Syed Modasser Ali
Bangladeshi medical person and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syed Modasser Ali FRCS, FRCOpth (Bengali: সৈয়দ মোদাচ্ছের আলী) is an ophthalmic surgeon from Bangladesh and was the Health, Family Welfare and Social Welfare adviser to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, from 2009 to 2013.[3][4] He is the founder of Mojibunnessa Eye Hospital, the first registered[5] eye hospital in Bangladesh and founding editor-in-chief of the Bangladesh Ophthalmic Journal, the first peer-review ophthalmic journal in Bangladesh.[6] He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Community Ophthalmology (public eye health) and his book titled Community Ophthalmology, published in 1985, is considered to be the first textbook on the subject by the British Journal of Ophthalmology.[7] He is currently overseeing the Bangladesh Community Clinic programme as chair of the board of trustees.[8][9] He is an executive board member[10] of the World Health Organization (WHO), having previously served on the board twice before.
Syed Modasser Ali | |
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Born | (1946-02-01) 1 February 1946 (age 78) |
Education | Dhaka Medical College |
Known for | Community ophthalmology |
Medical career | |
Profession | Eye Surgeon |
Institutions | Bangladesh Government, WHO, National Institute of Ophthalmology (Bangladesh), Dhaka University |
Sub-specialties | Anterior segment surgery, cataract, public health |
Research | Community ophthalmology |
Awards | World No Tobacco Day Award 2010,[1] BCOS Lifetime Achievement Award 2008[2] |
In 2013, Ali was named as one of the 20 most innovative surgeons alive by healthcare education website Healthcare-Administration-Degree.net.[11] He is also a recipient of Bangladesh National Personality Research Centre's Freedom Fighter Award for his services during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[12]