Abdul Malik

Abdul Malik (1 December 1929 – 5 December 2023) was a Bangladeshi cardiologist and National Professor of Bangladesh. In 2004, he was awarded the Independence Day Award, the highest state award by the government of Bangladesh for his contribution to medical science.

Early life and education Abdul Malik was born on 1 December 1929 in the present-day Dakshin Surma Upazila area of Sylhet district in the then British India to Moulavi Furqan Ali and Syeda Nurunniea Khatun.

Malik was the founder president of the Bangladesh Cardiac Society from 1980 to 2005, SAARC Cardiac Society, and a member of the Expert Panel Committee of World Health Organization (WHO) on cardiovascular disease during 1976–2000.

Malik was a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons, American College of Cardiology, and American College of Chest Physicians.

Awards Independence Day Award 2004, highest state award by the government of Bangladesh (for contribution in health education and medical science) National Professor, 2006, by the government of Bangladesh (for contribution in health education and medical science) Sandoz Gold Award, 2008, by Novartis Bangladesh