Background
Shafi, Muhammed was born on July 22, 1939 in Santahar, Bangladesh.
Shafi, Muhammed was born on July 22, 1939 in Santahar, Bangladesh.
Bachelor of Science with honors, Dhaka (Bangladesh) U., 1960; Master of Science, Dhaka (Bangladesh) U., 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, Glasgow (Scotland) U., 1969.
Lecturer in zoology, Chittagong (Bangladesh) College, 1961-1966;
assistant professor zoology, Chittagong (Bangladesh) College, 1969-1972;
research fellow department zoology, Glasgow U., 1966-1969;
assistant professor fisheries biology, Agri-Varsity, Mymensingh, Bangladesh, 1972-1973;
associate professor zoology, Dhaka U., 1973-1978, 82-86;
professor zoology, Dhaka U., since 1986;
professor ichthyology National History Research Center, Baghdad (Iraq) U., 1978-1982. Chief biologist Aquatic Research Group, Chittagong, 1985-1986. Aquatic expert Multidisciplinary Action Research Center, Dhaka, 1990-1993.
Senior fisheries advisor Overseas Development Administration, England, 1992-1993. Fisheries expert, development design consultant, Dhaka, since 1993.
Fellow Bangladesh Zoological Society. Member Asian Fisheries Society, Grameen BankFish Foundation (Board of Governors).
Son of Abdul Latif and Amena Khatun m. Anwara Begum, September 5, 1964. 3 children.