Abdullah H. Baqui

Background

Baqui, Abdullah H. was born on March 31, 1953 in Gopalganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Son of Abdus and Rawshan Ara (Begum) Salam.

Education

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Dhaka Medical College, 1976; Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1985; Department of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1990.

Career

Medical officer, ICDDR, B, Matlab, Bangladesh, 1978-1981; senior medical officer, ICDDR, B, Matlab, Bangladesh, 1981-1984; assistant scientist epidemiology department, ICDDR, B, Dhaka, 1987-1990; head research and evaluation urban extension project, ICDDR, B, Dhaka, 1990-1994; associate director urban extension project, ICDDR, B, Dhaka, 1994; director urban extension project, ICDDR, B, Dhaka, since 1994. Research associate Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1990-1995, assistant scientist, 1996-1997, adjunct assistant professor, since 1997. Faculty associate U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1993-1994.

Consultant, adviser World Health Organization, Geneva, 1987.

Achievements

• Abdullah H. Baqui has been listed as a noteworthy Health science facility director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Public Health Association, Population Association American, National Center Internat.Health, Bangladesh Medical Association, Bangladesh Epidemiological Association (scientific secretary 1994-1995), New York Academy Sciences.

Interests

• Avocations: reading books, travel, teaching, music.

Connections

Married Nasima Banu, April 5, 1982;children: Sabrina Sharlin, Samin Abdullah Noor, Tashnia Tahsin.

Father:

Abdus Salam

Mother:

Rawshan Ara (Begum) Salam

Spouse:

Nasima Banu

child:

Sabrina Sharlin Baqui

child:

Samin Abdullah Noor Baqui

child:

Tashnia Tahsin Baqui