Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq is a Bangladeshi ophthalmologist and former vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University.[1][2] He is a former director of the National Institute of Ophthalmology & Hospital[3] and former Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services of Bangladesh.[4]
Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq | |
|---|---|
দীন মোহাম্মদ নূরুল হক | |
| Vice-Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University | |
| In office 28 March 2024 – 18 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Md. Sharfuddin Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Md Sayedur Rahman |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Mymensingh Medical College Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Occupation | Physician, university administrator |
Early life
editHuq was born in 1955.[5] He graduated from Mymensingh Medical College with an MBBS in 1979.[5] He got his fellowship in ophthalmology from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1991.[5] He was a fellow at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley and Southern General Hospital.[5]
Career
editIn 2009, Huq was the Line Director of National Eye Care Plan of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.[6]
Huq served as Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services of Bangladesh.[7] Before that, he served as director of the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital.[8] He was the president of the Ophthalmological Society of Bangladesh and served consecutive two terms as the president of the Academy of Ophthalmology.[9]
Huq is the lead doctor for a team that examines the eye of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[10]
Huq is the chairman of Deen Mohammad Group, which owns Deen Mohammad Eye Hospital and Research Centre, Salauddin Specialized Hospital Limited, and Deen Mohammad Trade International Limited.[5][11] He is the President of Deen Mohammad Foundation.[5] He is an advisor of Bangladesh Vitreo Retina Society.[12]
In March 2024, Huq was appointed vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University. He established Deen Mohammad Eye Hospital and Research Centre.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Dr. Deen Mohammad new BSMMU VC". The New Nation. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Deen Mohammad took charge of health care of the people of South Kishoreganj". Bangla Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "World Sight Day..." The Daily Star. 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "More extensive actions needed to attain universal eye health coverage". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f "Management". Deen Mohammad Group. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ Prescott, Catherine (2010-11-22). "Bangladesh: Sight is the greatest gift". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Dr. Deen Mohammad new BSMMU VC". The New Nation. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "DG Health made OSD". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Professor Deen Mohammad Noorul Haque likely new BSMMU VC". Views Bangladesh. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Sheikh Hasina gets eye check-up at city hospital". Daily Sun. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "About The Group". Deen Mohammad Group. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Executive Board – BVRS". Retrieved 2024-03-05.
- ^ "Dr. Deen Mohammad new BSMMU VC". The New Nation. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.