National Professor
Shahla Khatun
শাহলা খাতুন
Personal details
BornSylhet, Bangladesh
Parents
RelativesAM Abdul Muhith (brother)
AK Abdul Momen (brother)
Abdul Hamid (granduncle)
EducationDhaka Medical College[1]

Shahla Khatun FCPS FRCOG (Bengali: শাহলা খাতুন) is a Bangladeshi physician and National Professor.[2]

Early life and family

Khatun was born into a Bengali Muslim political family in Sylhet. Her father, Abu Ahmad Abdul Hafiz, a judge in profession, was one of the founders of the Sylhet branch of the All-India Muslim League and took part in the Pakistan Movement.[3] Her mother, Syeda Shahar Banu, was one of the leading women of the Bengali language movement. She has thirteen siblings including AM Abdul Muhith, a former Finance Minister of Bangladesh, and AK Abdul Momen, the country's incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs.[4][5]

Career

Khatun is a gynecologist. She has served IPGMR, currently Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University as a professor and head of department, Department of Obstretics and Gynecology. She was inducted as a National Professor by the government of Bangladesh in 2011.[6] She also taught at the Bangladesh Medical College.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Professor Shahla Khatun". Green Life Hospital. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Labaid installs new machine to ensure early breast cancer detection". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "সংরক্ষণাগারভুক্ত অনুলিপি". Sylhet Sadar Upazila (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "জীবনটা নিয়ে আমি সন্তুষ্ট". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 25 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Momen: Economic diplomacy will be my focus". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  6. ↑ "Women, men must progress unitedly". Prothom Alo. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.


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