Munshi Siddique Ahmad ( bn, মুন্সী সিদ্দিক আহমদ; – 19 October 2011) was a Bangladeshi rice scientist. He served as the associate director of the

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(BRRI). He developed BRRI Shail (BR4), which was responsible for increasing rice production – from 8 million tons in 1965 to 20 million tons in 1975. In 1997, he earned

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in the science and technology category from the

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Education

Ahmad passed ISc from Government Rajendra College, Faridpur, in 1946. He then moved to Dhaka and got admitted into The Bengal Agricultural Institute (Present

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University ( bn, শেরেবাংলা কৃষি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, Sher-e-Bangla Krishi Bishwabidyaloy) or SAU ''(শেকৃবি)'' is the oldest agriculture educational institution ...

) under the

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. He graduated from the college in 1949, and completed his master's degree in Agriculture from the University of Dhaka in crop botany in 1956. In 1968, he earned his Ph.D. degree in plant genetics from

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Career

Ahmad served as the head of the breeding division at BRRI. He developed more than 30 new varieties of HYV (high-yielding varieties) rice, e.g. BR3, BR4, BR10, and BR11.

Awards

* Kazi Mahbubullah Trust Gold Medal *

(1997) * Begum Jebunsessa and Kazi Mahbubullah Trust Award (1986) * Bangabandhu Award (1974) In 1969, Siddique Ahmad was awarded the Tamgha-e-Pakistan, but he renounced it in March 1971, during the non-cooperation movement against the-then

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. Besides, under his leadership, the breeding division of BRRI received the President's Award in 1977 and the

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Bronze Plaque in 1980.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmad, Munshi Siddique Bangladeshi scientists University of Dhaka alumni Texas A&M University alumni Recipients of the Independence Day Award 1920s births 2011 deaths Place of birth missing Date of birth missing Place of death missing Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University alumni