Muhammad Ibrahim (; – 6 September 1989) was a Bangladeshi physician. He established Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders (

BIRDEM BIRDEM, the Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders at Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh, is a 650-bed multidisciplinary hospital complex of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh. The hospita ...

), the diabetes health-care and research institute complex in 1980. The

Government of Bangladesh The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president, prime minister and cabinet), the ...

awarded him

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and the

Independence Day Award The Independence Award (), formally known as the Independence Day Award or Swadhinata Padak (), is the highest state award given by the government of Bangladesh. Introduced in 1977 by President Ziaur Rahman, this award is bestowed upon Banglade ...

in 1978.

Education

Ibrahim earned

MBBS A Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (; MBBS, also abbreviated as BM BS, MB ChB, MB BCh, or MB BChir) is a medical degree granted by medical schools or universities in countries that adhere to the United Kingdom's higher education tradi ...

degree from

Calcutta Medical College Medical College, Kolkata, also known as Calcutta Medical College, is a Government medical college and hospital located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It is one of the oldest existing hospitals in Asia. The institute was established on 28 Janua ...

in 1938. He became MRCP in 1949. He was made a Fellow of College of Chest Physicians (FCCP) in 1950.

Career

Ibrahim established Diabetic Association of Pakistan (later Diabetic Association of Bangladesh) on 28 February 1956. He also founded Diabetic Association in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan, in 1964. Ibrahim established the diabetes health-care and research institute complex,

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. 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. 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. 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. 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 The Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS) is a non-profit organisation of scientists and technologists that works for the promotion of science and technology in the Islamic world. It was founded in 1986. Foundation The establishment of the ...

, Amman, Jordan in 1986.

Awards

(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)

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.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Muhammad 1911 births 1989 deaths Bangladeshi military doctors National Professors of Bangladesh Recipients of the Independence Award Fellows of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Honorary Fellows of Bangla Academy Burials at Banani Graveyard Academic staff of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh Bangladeshi people of Indian descent Academic staff of Sir Salimullah Medical College