Mohammad Ali Reza Khan is a Bangladeshi ornithologist.

Education

Khan completed his HSC from Manikganj Debendranath College. He completed his Ph.D. in Ornithology from

Bombay University The University of Mumbai is a collegiate, state-owned, public research university in Mumbai. The University of Mumbai is one of the largest universities in the world. , the university had 711 affiliated colleges. Ratan Tata is the appointed ...

(now University of Mumbai) in 1977 under the supervision of Indian ornithologist

Salim Ali Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the "''Birdman of India''", Salim Ali was the first Indian to conduct systematic bird surveys across Indi ...

Career

In 1983, Khan assumed the role of the curator of the

Al Ain Zoo Al Ain Zoo ( ar, حَدِيْقَة ٱلْحَيْوَانَات بِٱلْعَيْن, Ḥadīqat Ḥaywānāt Bil-ʿAyn), also "Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort" or simply "Al Ain Wildlife Park" ( ar, مُتَنَزَّه ٱلْعَيْن لِلْح ...

United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...

. He became head of

Dubai Zoo Dubai Zoo ( ar, حديقة حيوان دبي) was a zoo located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was originally built in 1967 by a Dubai resident when Sheikh Rashid bin Maktoum, the late Ruler of Dubai, permitted Otto J. Bulart to build a zoo ...

in 1989 and then went on to become a specialist in Wildlife and Zoo Management in 2010. Khan is a former member of

International Union for Conservation of Nature The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of nat ...

(IUCN) Species Survival Commission and World Commission on Park and Protected Area. Khan has written 24 books, 50 publications. He served as a faculty member at Rajshahi University. As of 2016, Khan is serving as a specialist on Wildlife and Zoo Management in Dubai.

Awards

* Sheikh Mubarak Award for Wildlife Conservation (2001) * National Bangabandhu Award (2010) * Star Lifetime Award (2016)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Mohammad Ali Reza 1947 births Living people People from Manikganj District University of Mumbai alumni Bangladeshi ornithologists Bangladeshi naturalists