Khan Abul Kalam Azad

Bangladeshi physician & academic (born 1960)

Khan Abul Kalam Azad

খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ
40th Principal of Dhaka Medical College
In office
13 June 2017 – 31 December 2020
Preceded by| Shafiqul Alam Chowdhury (acting)
Succeeded by| Titu Miah
Personal details
Born| 1960 (age 64-65)
Dhaka, East Pakistan
Alma mater| Dhaka College
Dhaka Medical College
Occupation| Academic, physician

Khan Abul Kalam Azad is a Bangladeshi physician and academic. He is an internist. He is the 40th principal of Dhaka Medical College[1] and past president of the Bangladesh Society of Medicine.

## Early life

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Azad was born in Dhaka in 1960. He is the fourth son of Abul Hossain Khan and Selina Hossain Khan.

Azad passed Secondary school certificate from West End High School, Dhaka. He passed HSC from Dhaka College in 1976. Then he got admitted in Dhaka Medical College. He is a student of batch K-35 of the institution. He passed MBBS in 1983.[2] Azad obtained fellowship in internal medicine in 1991 from Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons.[3] He achieved M.D. in internal medicine from University of Dhaka in 1999.

## Career

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In 2017, Azad was appointed as 40th principal of Dhaka Medical College.[1]

He also served as dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Dhaka until 2019. He was the dean of the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences & Research, University of Dhaka.[4] He was also the principal of Popular Medical College.[5]

## Personal life

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Azad is married to Jesmine Hossain Khan. They have two sons.[citation needed]

## International affiliation

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He is a fellow of American College of Physicians. He was awarded with the mastership by the same college for FY 2020–21.[6]

## Professional and organizational affiliations

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* Councilor, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons[7]
* Member of Executive Committee, BCPS[8]
* Member of executive committee, Bangladesh Medical Research Council[9]
* Member, National Research Ethics Committee[10]
* Councilor and member of the executive committee, Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council[11]
* Chief administrator (Administration & finance), Bangladesh State Medical Faculty
* Past President, Bangladesh Society of Medicine
* Member of executive committee and former vice president, Bangladesh Rheumatology Society[12]

## Publications

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### Research works

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Azad published hundreds of research articles and reviews in national and international journals of Medicine.[citation needed]

### Books

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* Khan Abul Kalam Azad; Ahmedul Kabir; Mohammad Robed Amin (2020). 101 interesting cases in clinical medicine. Jaypee Brothers. ISBN 9789389129632.

### Editorial activities

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* Executive editor, Journal of Dhaka Medical College
* Executive editor, Journal of Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
* Executive editor, Journal of Bangladesh Medical Association
* Member of Advisory board, Journal of Society of Medicine.
* Member, Clinical Management of COVID-19, Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ a b ঢামেকের অধ্যক্ষ হলেন অধ্যাপক ডা. খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ. medivoicebd.com (in Bengali). 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. ^ ডা. খান আবুল কালাম আজাদ সারের সাথে কিছুক্ষণ. medicalbd (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
3. ^ "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)/Subjectwise fellow: Medicine; fellow's id_497". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
4. ^ "Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Sciences and Research". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
5. ^ "Desk of the Principal - Popular Medical College & Hospital".
6. ^ "ACP Announces New Masterships and Awardees for 2020-2021 | Awards, Masterships & Competitions | ACP". www.acponline.org. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
7. ^ "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
8. ^ "Bangladesh College of Physicians & Surgeons(BCPS)". bcps.edu.bd. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
9. ^ "Executive committee". bmrcbd.org. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
10. ^ "Ethics committee". bmrcbd.org. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
11. ^ "Committee EC". Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
12. ^ "Executive Committee – Bangladesh Rheumatology Society (BRS)". Retrieved 29 June 2020.