M. R. Khan

Mohammad Rafi Khan (1 August 1928 – 5 November 2016) was a Bangladeshi pediatrician from Satkhira. In 1994, he was selected as the National Professor of Bangladesh. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2009 and the Independence Day Award in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh. He has been a Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences since 1975. He was the founder of Central Hospital, Dhaka.

Education Khan completed his MBBS from Calcutta Medical College in 1952. He completed post-graduate degrees from Edinburgh (1957, 1962 and 1978), London (1957) and Dhaka (1974). Ekushey Padak (2009) Gold Medal by the Ministry of Social Welfare (1999) Ibn Sina Gold Medal (1999) Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Gold Medal (1998) Poet Sorojine Naidu Gold Medal (1997) National Professor, People's Republic of Bangladesh, (1995) Bangladesh Pediatric Association Award (1994) Moulana Bhashani Gold Medal (1994) Moulana Tarko Baghis Gold Medal Award (1993) Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam National Award and Gold Medal (1993) Gold Medal by Sher-e-Bangla Jatiyo Smrity Sangsad (1992) World Astrological Society Award (1992) Association of Pediatrics from South East Asia Region, Manila Award (1991)