Mohammad Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
| File:Biodata of Doctor Mohammad Ibrahim.jpg | |
| Native name |
মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
c. 1911 Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died |
6 September 1989 (aged Error: Need valid year, month, day) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | physician |
Muhammad Ibrahim (c. 1911 – 6 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi physician. He established Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (BIRDEM), the diabetes health-care and research institute complex in 1980.[2] The Government of Bangladesh awarded him National Professor and the Independence Day Award in 1978.[3]
Education[]
Ibrahim earned a Bachelor of Medicine degree in 1938.[4] He became MRCP in 1949. He was made a Fellow of College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) in 1950.[4]
Career[]
Ibrahim established Diabetic Association of Pakistan (later Diabetic Association of Bangladesh) on 28 February 1956.[5] He also founded Diabetic Association in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan, in 1964.[6]
Ibrahim established the diabetes health-care and research institute complex, BIRDEM at Dhaka in 1980 where the out-patients centre of the Bangladesh Diabetic Association was shifted to. The institute is housed in two buildings, named the Ibrahim Memorial Diabetes Centre after his death in 1989.[6] In recognition of its innovative, extensive and high quality service it was designated in 1982 as a "WHO-Collaborating Centre for Developing Community-oriented Programs for Prevention and Control of Diabetes." It is the first such centre in Asia.[6] He established the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training for Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN) and Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Centre (RVTC) in Dhaka to develop low-cost nutrition, and to give vocational training to poor and unemployed diabetics.[5]
Ibrahim served as an adviser to the president, with the rank of minister in-charge of the Ministry of Health and Population Control, in the mid-1970s.[5]
Ibrahim took part in drafting the government's first population control policy and setting up National Population Council.
Ibrahim was a founder fellow at the Islamic World Academy of Sciences, Amman, Jordan in 1986.[2]
Awards[]
- Independence Day Award (1979)
- Gold Medal by Begum Zebunnesa and Kazi Mahbubullah Trust (1981)
- Gold Medal by Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Trust (1985)
- Gold Medal by Comilla Foundation, Comilla (1986)
- Gold Medal by Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Memorial Trust (1989)
- Gold Medal by Islamic Foundation Bangladesh (1989)[4]
Personal life and legacy[]
Ibrahim's death anniversary is observed as the Diabetic Service Day to endorse and honor his contribution to socio-medicare services.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Dr Mohammad Ibrahim's death anniversary today" (in en). The Daily Star. 2007-09-06. http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-2883.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rahman, Siddique Mahmudur (2012). "Ibrahim, Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A.. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ibrahim,_Mohammad.
- ↑ "Independence Day Award". Government of Bangladesh. http://brri.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/brri.portal.gov.bd/page/87944ec4_496e_415d_af37_27a10fb35625/Independence%20Day%20Award.pdf. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Dr Ibrahim: A great humanitarian" (in en). The Daily Star. 2011-09-29. http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-204345.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim: A great reformer" (in en). The Daily Star. 2013-09-06. http://www.thedailystar.net/news/dr-muhammad-ibrahim-a-great-reformer.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "National Professor Mohammad Ibrahim: A Believer In Change" (in en). The Daily Star. 2012-09-06. http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-248520.
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