M. R. Khan

Mohammad Rafi Khan
Born	August 1, 1928
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	physician, teacher

Prof Mohammad Rafi Khan (born 01 August 1928, Satkhira District Bangladesh) is a Bangladeshi physician and teacher. He passed MBBS from Calcutta Medical College in 1952. He subsequently completed DCH, MRCP, FCPS, FRCP from London ( 1957), Edinburgh (1962), Bangladesh(1974) and Edinburgh (1978).

Work

Khan has served as physician and teacher in the field of child health for a half century in Bangladesh. So he is regarded as father of Paediatrics in Bangladesh. He served as a professor in different medical colleges in Bangladesh such Rajshahi Medical College and Dhaka Medical College. He is the visiting professor of ICDDRB (Bangladesh), Women's medical college, Uttara, Dhaka. He made a strenuous effort in establishing Women's medical college, Uttara , Central Hospital, Dhanmondi and Nivedita Hospital . He has been appointed as National Professor since 2011

Books

He has written nine books most of which are famous in Indian Subcontinent for three decades. Such as

• Practice of Paediatrics Medicine
• An Essential Aid on Paediatrics Medicine
• Essence of Paediatrics with Prof. M. Ekhlasur Rahman

Awards

• Independence Award^[1][2]
• Ekushey Padak

References

1. "Muhith, Maqsudul, Bannya are among 14 named for 2016 Independence Award". bdnews24. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
2. "Muhith, Bannya, Navy named for Independence Award". Dhaka Tribune. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

1. Order about Natoinal Professor(Bengali):Ministry of Education, Bangladesh
2. National Professor M. R Khan :The Daily Star(Bangladesh) -20-02-2013
3. Governments appoints five National Professor :-New Age(Bangladesh) -20-06-2016
4. স্বাধীনতা পদক :২০১৬ ;দৈনিক নয়া দিগন্ত -০৮-০৩-২০১৬