Bangladeshi physician
M Iqbal Arslan is a Bangladeshi physician and academic. He is the incumbent president of Swadhinata Chikitshak Parishad (SWACHIP), an organisation of pro-Awami League doctors of Bangladesh.[1] He is the former dean of the Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).
Education
Arslan passed MBBS from Dhaka Medical College. He completed a M.Phil in biochemistry later.
Academic career
Arslan joined BSMMU and served as chairman of the Department of Biochemistry.[1][2] In 2010, Arslan was elected dean of the Faculty of Basic Science and Paraclinical Science.[3][4]
Organisational affiliation
Arslan was elected as general secretary of SWACHIP in 2003.[5][6] He was elected as president of the same organisation in 2015.[7] Arslan was elected general secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association in 2012.[2][8] Arslan was also elected as member of Dhaka University senate in 2018.[9] Arslan is also a member of the executive committee of the Bangladesh Medical & Dental Council, the regulatory authority for doctors of Bangladesh.[10]
Arslan is appointed as member of the National Technical Advisory Committee of COVID-19 management in Bangladesh.[11][12][13]
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