Muhammad Ibrahim (born 1 December 1945) is a Bangladeshi academic. He is a former professor of physics at

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. He is the moderator of the show ''Desh o Biggyan'' on

Bangladesh Television Bangladesh Television ( bn, বাংলাদেশ টেলিভিশন), commonly known by its acronym BTV ( bn, বিটিভি), is the state-owned television network of Bangladesh. The network was originally established as the East ...

. He is the editor of ''Bigyan Shamoiki'', the first monthly science magazine of Bangladesh. Since January 2015, he has been serving as a professor of the General Education Department at

University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh ( bn, লিবারেল আর্টস বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বাংলাদেশ) (ULAB) is a private liberal arts-based University in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in ...

(ULAB). Ibrahim is the recipient of

Bangla Academy Literary Award The Bangla Academy Literary Award ( bn, বাংলা একাডেমি সাহিত্য পুরস্কার; ''Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar''), is given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh in recognition of creative genius i ...

(2006) in the science category.

Background and education

Ibrahim is the fourth among the nine children in the family. One of his elder brothers is the Nobel Laureate

Muhammad Yunus Muhammad Yunus (born 28 June 1940) is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance ...

. He studied at the

Chittagong College Chittagong College is a government college in Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is the second college established in Bangladesh after Dhaka College. It offers higher secondary education (HSC), bachelor's degree and master's degree. History Having begun ...

. Around 1962, he got admitted into the physics department of the

where he completed his bachelor's and master's in 1965 and 1966 respectively. He earned his Ph.D. from the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

on surface physics in 1972.

Career

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

BRAC University BRAC University ( bn, ব্র্যাক বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, also known as BracU) is a private research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It was established in 2001 as a branch of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed's BRAC un ...

. Ibrahim is the founder and executive director of Centre for Mass Education and Science (CMES), an

NGO A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

which aims to promote the use of science and technology at the root level.

Awards

(2006) * WorldAware Business Award (2004) * Institute of Diploma Engineer Gold Medal (2000) * Qudrat-E-Khuda Gold Medal (1989) * Agroni Bank Award for Children Literature (1987)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Muhammad Living people 1945 births People from Chittagong University of Dhaka alumni Alumni of the University of Southampton Academic staff of the University of Dhaka Bangladeshi television personalities Recipients of Bangla Academy Award Academic staff of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh