Deen Mohammad Noorul Huq

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 byMd. Sharfuddin Ahmed
Succeeded byMd Sayedur Rahman
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materMymensingh Medical College
Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
OccupationPhysician, university administrator

Early life

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Huq 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

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In 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

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  1. ^ "Dr. Deen Mohammad new BSMMU VC". The New Nation. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  2. ^ "Deen Mohammad took charge of health care of the people of South Kishoreganj". Bangla Insider. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ^ "World Sight Day..." The Daily Star. 2012-10-13. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  4. ^ "More extensive actions needed to attain universal eye health coverage". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Management". Deen Mohammad Group. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  6. ^ Prescott, Catherine (2010-11-22). "Bangladesh: Sight is the greatest gift". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  7. ^ "Dr. Deen Mohammad new BSMMU VC". The New Nation. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  8. ^ "DG Health made OSD". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  9. ^ "Professor Deen Mohammad Noorul Haque likely new BSMMU VC". Views Bangladesh. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  10. ^ "Sheikh Hasina gets eye check-up at city hospital". Daily Sun. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  11. ^ "About The Group". Deen Mohammad Group. Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  12. ^ "Executive Board – BVRS". Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  13. ^ "Dr. Deen Mohammad new BSMMU VC". The New Nation. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2024-03-05.