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Maj. Gen. (Dr.) A.S.M. Matiur Rahman
Maj. Gen. (Dr.) A.S.M. Matiur Rahman

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Maj. Gen. (Dr.) A.S.M. Matiur Rahman
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Maj. Gen. (Dr.) A.S.M. Matiur Rahman
House # 79, Road # 11
Flat A-3 (2nd Floor)
East side, Dhaka Cantt. R/A
Dhaka-1206
Bangladesh
989 1734 (R)
01713 030403

Biography

MBBS (Dhaka), MCPS (BD), D.Bact (Manchester), M. Sc. (Manchester, UK), FCPS (BD), FCPS (Pak.), FICS (USA), FRCP (Edin.), FAS (BD), FRCP (Glasgow).
All through his education, he maintained a brilliant academic career. He graduated (MBBS) from the Dhaka Medical College in 1967 and in the same year he was commissioned in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps and served in different Military hospitals and field medical units. He started his career as specialist in Pathology in 1970 after successful completion of his specialization course in which he stood First from the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) and the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) Rawal- pindi.
He passed MCPS from the Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons (BCPS) in Clinical Pathology. As a Commonwealth Scholar, being one of the most fortunate people, he obtained Postgraduate training from the Teaching Hospitals (Manchester), UK and obtained D.Bact. and M.Sc. degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Manchester, UK.
He also obtained FCPS, BCPS and FICS from the International College of Surgeons, USA. He was awarded FCPS in Microbiology from the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP). He has been elected as Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy Sciences (FBAS). He was also awarded highest qualification FRCP from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Edinburgh). He was also awarded FRCP from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow).
From the very inception of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in 1973, he relent- lessly worked in various capacities as the Head of the Department of Microbiology, Virology and Immunology and finally as Commandant of AFIP. He was directly inv
Recipient of the award "Leader of the Profession" from the University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC), Chittagong for outstanding contribution in Medical Sciences.
Recipient of BAS-Dr. Sultan Ahmed Choudhury Gold Medal award -2004 for outstanding contribution in Medical Sciences.
Chief HIV Advisor, NASP, MOH&FW, GOB; Chairman, Technical Committee of National AIDS Committee (NAC); Chairman, Blood Transfusion Sub-Committee of NAC; Chairman, National Task Force Committee for the Prevention & Control of Hepatitis 'B'; Chairman, Surveillance Advisory Committee (SAC) of TC/NAC; Professor of Microbiology, Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka. President, Bangladesh Society of Pathologists (BSP); Ex-Commandant, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Dhaka Cantonment; Ex-Head of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Virology, AFIP; Ex-President, Bangladesh Society of Microbiologists.
Has more than 55 publications in the journals of Medical Science. Beside these, regularly conducting seminars, workshops particularly in the field of HIV/AIDS, STDs and Safe Blood Transfusion and thus playing a commendable role in the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in this country as an expert on the subject.
He had the rare privilege to participate three Special Sessions in the UN General Assembly on HIV/AIDS (UNGASS) and actively participated in the round table meetings and represented the country in UNGASS.
He also participated the World Health Assembly Session in Geneva. He is also an active Member on Certification Committee for Polio Eradication in Bangladesh.
Represented the country in many international seminars, workshops, conferences and visited many countries like UK, USA, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Malaysia, Singapore, KSA, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, West Germany, Italy, Japan, Sri Lanka and China.
He is currently the President of the Society of Pathologists. Immediate past President and active member of the Society of Microbiologists. Immediate past President and Member of the Society of Immunologists.

Academy

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Elected Fellow
2000