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Muhammad Ibrahim (academic)

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Muhammad Ibrahim
মুহাম্মদ ইব্রাহীম
Born (1945-12-01) 1 December 1945 (age 78)
Chittagong, Bengal, British India
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
University of Southampton
OccupationAcademic
RelativesMuhammad Yunus (brother)

Muhammad Ibrahim (Bengali: মুহাম্মদ ইব্রাহীম; born 1 December 1945) is a Bangladeshi academic.[1] He is a former professor of physics at University of Dhaka.[1] He is the moderator of the show Desh o Biggyan on Bangladesh Television. He is the editor of Bigyan Shamoiki, the first monthly science magazine of Bangladesh.[1] Since January 2015, he has been serving as a professor of the General Education Department at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB).[2]

Ibrahim is the recipient of Bangla Academy Literary Award (2006) in the science category.[3]

Background and education

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The fourth of nine children,[4] Muhammad Ibrahim was born on 1 December 1945 in the city of Chittagong, Bengal Presidency. He belonged to a Bengali family of Muslim Saudagars hailing from the village of Bathua, by the Kaptai road in Hathazari subdivision.[5][6] His father was Haji Dula Mia Soudagar, a jeweller, and his mother was Sufia Khatun. One of his elder brothers is Prime Minister Muhammad Yunus.[7][8] By 1949, his mother was afflicted with psychological illness.[6] He studied at the Chittagong College. Around 1962, he got admitted into the physics department of the University of Dhaka where he completed his bachelor's and master's in 1965 and 1966 respectively. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Southampton on surface physics in 1972.[4]

Career

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Ibrahim was a faculty member in University of Dhaka's Physics Department until he retired in 2012.[9] He served as the director of Renewable Energy Research Centre at the same university.[9] He also served as a visiting professor in BRAC University.[2]

Ibrahim is the founder and executive director of Centre for Mass Education and Science (CMES), an NGO which aims to promote the use of science and technology at the root level.[1][10]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Apurba Jahangir (24 January 2015). "A man of science". The Daily Star. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Muhammad Ibrahim new Head of General Education Program - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Three get Bangla Academy Award". bdnews24.com. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Ansari. "About Professor Yunus :: Family". www.muhammadyunus.org. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ^ "First loan he gave was $27 from own pocket". The Daily Star. 14 October 2006. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2007.
  6. ^ a b Haider, Mahtab (1 January 2007). "Muhammad Yunus: The triumph of idealism". New Year Special: Heroes. New Age. Archived from the original on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007.
  7. ^ "Yunus Centre protests Finance Minister's statement". The Daily Star. 3 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Television of Innovation". The Daily Star. 9 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Faculty Profile - University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh". University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. ^ "History". cmesbd.org. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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