Muhammad Ibrahim (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম; 31 December 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.[1] The Government of Bangladesh awarded him National Professor and the Independence Day Award in 1978.[2]
Mohammad Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
মোহাম্মদ ইব্রাহিম | |
| Born | 31 December 1911 village of Kharera in Bharatpur, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
(Present day in West Bengal) |
| Died | September 6, 1989 (aged 77) |
| Resting place | Banani graveyard |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Calcutta Medical College |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse | Sakina Ibrahim |
| Awards | Full list |
Education
editIbrahim earned MBBS degree from Calcutta Medical College in 1938.[3] He became MRCP in 1949. He was made a Fellow of College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) in 1950.[3]
Career
editIbrahim established Diabetic Association of Pakistan (later Diabetic Association of Bangladesh) on 28 February 1956.[4] He also founded Diabetic Association in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan, in 1964.[5]
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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[4]
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.[4]
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.[1]
Awards
edit- 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)[3]
Personal life and legacy
editIbrahim's death anniversary is observed as the Diabetic Service Day to endorse and honor his contribution to socio-medicare services.[5]
References
edit- ^ 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.