Muhammad Ibrahim
Mohammad Ibrahim | |
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মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম | |
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| Born | c. 1911 |
| Died | 6 September 1989 (aged 77–78) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting place | Banani Graveyard[1] |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | physician |
| Spouse | Nilima Ibrahim |
| Awards | full list |
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". The Daily Star. 2007-09-06. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b Rahman, Siddique Mahmudur (2012). "Ibrahim, Mohammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Independence Day Award" (PDF). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ a b c "Dr Ibrahim: A great humanitarian". The Daily Star. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim: A great reformer". The Daily Star. 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ a b c d "National Professor Mohammad Ibrahim: A Believer In Change". The Daily Star. 2012-09-06. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
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