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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Bangladeshi physician and educator}}<br />
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{{infobox person<br />
|name=Nurul Islam<br />
|native_name=নুরুল ইসলাম<br />
|native_name_lang = bn<br />
|occupation=Physician, educator<br />
|birth_date={{birth date|1928|4|1}}<br />
|birth_place=Mohammadpur village, [[Chandanaish Upazila]], [[Chittagong District]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
|alma_mater={{plainlist|<br />
* [[Calcutta National Medical College]]<br />
* [[University of Wales]]<br />
}}<br />
|father=Syedur Rahman<br />
|mother=Gulmeher Begum<br />
|spouse={{marriage|Anwara Islam|1962|2012|end=d.}}<br />
|death_date={{death date and age|2013|1|24|1928|4|1}}<br />
|death_place=[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh<br />
|children= {{plainlist|<br />
* Nur-E-Jannat Ayesha Dina <br />
* Neena Islam <br />
* Ahmed Iftekharul Islam <br />
}}<br />
|resting_place=USTC campus<br />
}}<br />
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'''Nurul Islam''' (April 1, 1928 – January 24, 2013)<ref name=death>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2013/01/24/national-prof-nurul-islam-dies|title=National Prof Nurul Islam dies|date=January 24, 2013|accessdate=June 9, 2016|newspaper=bdnews24.com|author=Mintu Chowdhury}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi physician and educator. In 1987, he was selected as the [[National Professor]] of Bangladesh. He founded and served as the vice-chancellor of [[University of Science and Technology Chittagong]]. He was a Founding Fellow of [[Bangladesh Academy of Sciences]] since 1973.<ref name=bas>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bas.org.bd/fellowship/list-of-fellows-/userprofile/nislam.html|title=Dr. Nurul Islam|accessdate=June 9, 2016|publisher=Bangladesh Academy of Sciences}}</ref> He served as the personal physician of Bangladeshi President [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Islam was born on April 1, 1928, in Mohammadpur village, [[Chandanaish Upazila]], [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]] to Syedur Rahman and Gulmeher Begum.<ref name=quantum/> Rahman was a school teacher. Islam was the youngest of eight siblings.<ref name=quantum/> He passed SSC from Gachbaria Nityananda Gourachandra Model Govt secondary School and ISc from Calcutta Islamia Science College in 1943 and 1945 respectively. He then earned his bachelor's in medicine from [[Calcutta Medical College]] in 1951. He completed [[Membership of the Royal College of Physicians|MRCP]] in 1954 and TDD (Diploma in Tuberculosis Diseases) in 1955 from [[University of Wales]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/in-memory-of-a-medicine-man-8409|title=In memory of a medicine man|date=January 26, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star|author=M. A. Jabbar}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
Islam joined [[Mitford Hospital]] and then [[Dhaka Medical College]] as an associate professor in 1958, and [[Chittagong Medical College]] as a professor in 1962. With Nuffield scholarship, he worked as visiting professor in London during 1963–1964.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newstoday.com.bd/?option=details&news_id=2377440&date=2014-05-07|title=Dr Nurul Islam's contribution recalled|accessdate=June 10, 2016|date=April 19, 2014|publisher=The News Today}}</ref> He was the founder and director of the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine Research (IPGMR) which is later renamed to [[Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University]] (BSMMU) for 24 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/printversion/details/31361|title=Remembering National Professor Dr. Nurul Islam|accessdate=June 10, 2016|date=January 24, 2016|newspaper=the independent|author=M. A. Jabbar}}</ref><br />
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He served as the Founding Dean of Faculty of Postgraduate Medicine at the [[University of Dhaka]].<ref name=bas/><br />
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In May 1989, Islam established the Institute of Applied Health and Science (IAHS) which was later renamed [[University of Science and Technology Chittagong]] (USTC).<br />
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==Social activism==<br />
Islam founded Islamic Medical Mission, Janasheba Foundation and ADHUNIK, an anti-tobacco organization recognized by the [[World Health Organization]]. He formulated "The Bangladesh National Drug Policy 1982". He served as the Chairman of Bangladesh First National AIDS Committee and National Drug Administration Committee.<ref name=bas/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/prof-nurul-islam-as-i-saw-him|title=Prof. Nurul Islam as I saw him|author= M. Kasimuddin|date=March 27, 2013|accessdate=June 10, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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==Personal life==<br />
Islam was married to Anwara Islam from December 26, 1962, until her death in December 2012. She was a professor at Dhaka Education Extension Center. They had two daughters, Nur-E-Jannat Ayesha Dina, a [[BUET]] and [[Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka|IBA]] graduate serving as the Deputy Program Director of USTC Business Faculty, and Neena Islam, an MBBS, BCS (Health), FCPS and MBA, serving as an associate professor in the Family Medicine Department in USTC. Their son, Ahmed Iftekharul Islam, is serving as the Vice President of the board of trustees of the Janasheba Foundation.<ref name=quantum>{{cite news|url=http://quantummethod.org/obituary/person-id/15248|title=National Professor Dr. Nurul Islam|accessdate=June 9, 2016|publisher=Quantum Method}}</ref><br />
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Islam died on January 24, 2013, at the LabAid Hospital in Dhaka.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266621|title=Nat'l prof Nurul Islam no more|date= January 25, 2013|accessdate=June 10, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> He was buried in the USTC campus.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-266673|title=Dr Nurul Islam laid to rest|date= January 27, 2013|accessdate=June 10, 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref><br />
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==Awards==<br />
A partial list of Islam's awards:<ref name=bas/><br />
* President's Gold Medal (1963)<br />
* [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] (1970)<br />
* Fazlul Haque Memorial Award (1982)<br />
* Academy Gold Medal by [[Bangladesh Academy of Sciences]] (1982)<br />
* Daymi Award for Religion and Social work (1986)<br />
* Rangdhanu Academy Award for Social Service (1986)<br />
* WHO Commemorative Medal (1990,1992)<br />
* Bhashani Memorial Gold Medal (1993)<br />
* Ibn Sina Medal (1995)<br />
* [[Independence Day Award]] (1997)<br />
* Gold Medal-RCP Edin (1999)<br />
* Social Service Award by the Government of Bangladesh (2000)<br />
* Bangladesh Nutrition Society Award (2002)<br />
* Bangla Academy Award (2003) <br />
* Hussain Shahid Suhrawardi Award for tobacco-free society (2003)<br />
* Dr BC Roy Gold Medal and 'Chikitsa Ratna' Award for Medical Science, Kolkata (2003)<br />
* Enriching Communal Harmony & Human Rights Award, Kolkata University, India (2004)<br />
* WHO, DG's Special Award for outstanding work in the field of tobacco control in the South East Asia Region (2005)<br />
* Marie Curie Award for Medical Science (2006)<br />
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==Books==<br />
Islam wrote total 27 books and over 100 articles in international medical journals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalfamilydoctor.com/AboutWonca/PresidentsBlog/NationalProfessorNurulIslamMemorialLecture2015.aspx|title=National Professor Nurul Islam Memorial Lecture 2015|accessdate=June 10, 2016|date=February 15, 2015|author=Michael Kidd|publisher=Wonca}}</ref><br />
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* Tobacco Smoking : Opinions, Questions & Answers<br />
* Medical Diagnosis & Treatment<br />
* Tropical Eosinophilia<br />
* Essential Drugs for Village Practice<br />
* Prescription and Professionals<br />
* Something About Health<br />
* Some Thoughts<br />
* Jibon Srotay (In the stream of life)<br />
* History of IPGMR<br />
* Bangabandhu (in the eyes of his personal physician)<br />
* Thoughts on Complementary Medicine<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ustc.virtualdesignbd.com/index.php/article/load/1|title=Brief Life History of National Professor Dr Nurul Islam|accessdate=June 10, 2016|publisher=USTC}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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