AK Azad Khan explained

Native Name:	এ কে আজাদ খান
Native Name Lang:	bn
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
Known For:	Social Worker, physician, professor
Awards:	Independence Award (2018)

AK Azad Khan is a physician and a social worker from Bangladesh. In 2018, he was awarded the Independence Award for his contributions in social-welfare. He was appointed National Professor by the government of Bangladesh in 2021.^{[1] [2]} On 1958, AK Azad Khan passed with highest marks in matriculation from Saint Alfred's High School in Padrishibpur. Later in 1960, he passed intermediate from Dhaka College and complete his medical degrees from Dhaka Medical College.^[3] AK Azad Khan's wife is the physician professor Kishowar Azad. Khan's father-in-law is the national professor and founder of BIRDEM, Muhammad Ibrahim. Khan has two sons Faruq Azam Khan and Foyez Aseef Khan.^[4]

Books

• Bangladesh Diabetic Samity Path Parikrama
• Sarak Pathe Oxford theke Dhaka

Awards and honours

• Independence Award (2018)^[5]
• Bangla Academy Fellowship (2020)^[6]
• National Professor (2021)^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: bn:১৬ জন পাচ্ছেন স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার . http://www.banglatribune.com/others/news/295979/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180224171406/http://www.banglatribune.com/others/news/295979/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AC-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9B%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0 . 2018-02-24 . 2018-02-24 . . bn.
2. News: bn:জাতীয় অধ্যাপক হলেন তিনজন . https://www.prothomalo.com/education/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8 . 6 May 2021 . . bn.
3. News: bn:মানবসেবাই আমার জীবনের একমাত্র লক্ষ্য . http://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/kothaikothai/2018/03/30/619169 . 2018-04-01 . . bn.
4. News: bn:জীবনে সৎ হওয়া গুরুত্বপূর্ণ - অধ্যাপক একে আজাদ খান . https://www.ntvbd.com/health/84509/জীবনে-সৎ-হওয়া-গুরুত্বপূর্ণ--অধ্যাপক-এ-কে-আজাদ . . bn.
5. News: bn:স্বাধীনতা পদক পাচ্ছেন ১৬ বিশিষ্ট ব্যক্তি . http://www.kalerkantho.com/online/national/2018/02/20/604601 . 2018-02-24 . . bn.
6. News: bn:৭ বিশিষ্ট ব্যক্তি পেলেন বাংলা একাডেমি সম্মানসূচক ফেলোশিপ . https://www.jugantor.com/national/others/377805/%E0%A7%AD-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A1%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA . 19 April 2021 . . bn.
7. News: bn:জাতীয় অধ্যাপক হলেন তিনজন . https://www.prothomalo.com/education/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8 . May 6, 2021 . . bn.