Yearul Kabir

Background

Kabir, Yearul was born on January 8, 1958 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Son of Taheruddin and Rabeya Ahmed.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Dhaka, 1981; Master of Science, U. Dhaka, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, Tohoku U., Sendai, Japan, 1990.

Career

Lecturer, U. Dhaka, 1984-1986; assistant professor, U. Dhaka, 1990-1991; UNU postdoctoral fellow, National Food Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan, 1994-1995; research fellow, Tohoku U., 1986-1987; Monbusho fellow, Tohoku U., 1996; associate professor, U. Dhaka, 1992-1997; professor biochemistry, U. Dhaka, since 1997. Visiting sicentist National Institute Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan, 1993. Part-time teacher Jahangirnagar U., Savar, Bangladesh, 1990.

Achievements

• Yearul Kabir has been listed as a noteworthy Nutrition biochemist, educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Graduate Biochemists Association (life. Founder president since 1995), Bangladesh Biochem.Soc. (life; joint secretary 1995-1997), Bangladesh Nutrition Society (life), New York Academy Sciences, Dhaka U. Teachers Association (joint secretary 1998).

Interests

• Avocations: travel, reading, writing popular articles on health and nutrition.

Connections

Married Farida Begum, June 12, 1987. Children: Faiaz, Ifaz.

Father:

Taheruddin Ahmed

Mother:

Rabeya Ahmed

Spouse:

Farida Begum

child:

Ifaz Kabir

child:

Faiaz Kabir