Muhammad Qudrat-A-Khuda (c. 1900 – 3 November 1977) was a Bangladeshi organic chemist, educationist and writer.[1] He was a professor of chemistry at Presidency College, Kolkata.[2] From 1969 till 1972, he served as the president of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences. After the independence of Bangladesh, as a chairman of the National Education Commission, he published a report named Qudrat-a-Khuda Education Commission Report. He founded the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. [1]
Muhammad Qudrat-A-Khuda | |
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মুহাম্মাদ কুদরাত-এ-খুদা | |
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| Born | c. 1900 |
| Died | 3 November 1977 (aged 76–77) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Citizenship | British Indian (1900-47) Pakistani (1947–71) Bangladeshi (1971–77) |
| Alma mater | Presidency University London University |
| Awards | full list |
Awards
edit- Tamgha-e-Pakistan (1973)
- Sitara-e-Imtiaz (1972)
- Ekushey Padak (1976)
- Independence Day Award (1984)
References
edit- ^ a b Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Qudrat-a-Khuda, Muhammad". In Islam, Sirajul; Murshed, Md (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Zaman, Habibuz (1999). Seventy years in a shaky subcontinent. Janus Publishing Company. p. 87. ISBN 1-85756-405-7. Retrieved 26 February 2015.