National Professor Dr. Mohammad Ibrahim, physician, teacher, organizer, was born in Murshidabad, India on 31 December 1911. He spent major part of his life in the Government Health Services in 12 different key positions after getting the MBBS degree in 1938. He received MRCP in 1949. He was made FCCP in 1950. He founded the Diabetic Association in Dhaka in 1956. He also founded its branches in Karachi and Lahore, West Pakistan in 1964. He established BIRDEM in 1980. In recognition to his contribution in the health and social sectors, Mohammad Ibrahim received numerous prizes, medals and honours from different organizations. Some of such awards are Independence Day Gold Medal (1979), Mahbub Ali Khan Memorial Trust (1985), Khan Bahadur Ahsanullah Memorial Trust (1989). He died on 6 September 1989.