Muhammad Ibrahim
Quick Facts
Biography
Mohammad Ibrahim (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.
Career
In 1956 Ibrahim founded the Diabetic Association in Dhaka. He founded branches in Karachi and Lahore in West Pakistan in 1964. He was also the founder of Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training for Applied Nutrition (BIRTAN) and Rehabilitation and Vocational Training Centre in Jurain, Dhaka. Ibrahim also took part in drafting the government's first population control policy and setting up National Population Council.
Awards
The Government of Bangladesh awarded Ibrahim National Professor and the Independence Day Award in 1978.