Syed Atiqul Haq is a Bangladeshi physician & academic. He is the current president of

Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) is a federation of organisations of rheumatology. It was established in Sydney in 1963 and the first congress was held in 1968 in Mumbai at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. History In 1961, th ...

for 2018–2020 tenure. He is the founding chairman of department of

Rheumatology Rheumatology (Greek ''ῥεῦμα'', ''rheûma'', flowing current) is a branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis and management of disorders whose common feature is inflammation in the bones, muscles, joints, and internal organs. Rheumatolog ...

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) is a graduate medical university in Bangladesh. It was established in 1965. The university offers postgraduate degrees only, not offering undergraduate medical or dental degrees. History Est ...

, Dhaka.

Life and education

Dr Haq was born in

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. He passed

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery ( la, Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae; abbreviated most commonly MBBS), is the primary medical degree awarded by medical schools in countries that follow the tradition of the United King ...

from

Chittagong Medical College Chittagong Medical College (CMC) is situated in the port city of Chattogram, Bangladesh and is the oldest medical college in the south-eastern part of the country. It is affiliated with a tertiary level hospital where clinical students are tra ...

. He then completed the FCPS (Medicine) degree from

Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons (BCPS) is a professional membership body dedicated to improving the practice of medicine, chiefly through the accreditation of doctors by examination. It organizes examinations for Fellowship (FCPS) a ...

. He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 2003 and International Fellowship of the American College of Rheumatology in 2005.

Achievements

Dr. Haq was the Head of the department of medicine from 2009–2012 in

, Dhaka. He has edited several international journals on rheumatology. The veteran physician is a former president of the Association of Physician Bangladesh. He was accorded with Gold Medal from Bangladesh Academy of Science for his contribution in medical science in 1997.

References

Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Bangladeshi rheumatologists Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University alumni People from Chittagong District {{Bangladesh-academic-bio-stub