| M. R. Khan | |
| Native Name: | এম আর খান |
| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Birth Date: | 1 August 1928 |
| Death Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Resting Place: | Satkhira, Khulna Division |
| Children: | Mandy Karim |
| Alma Mater: | Calcutta Medical College |
Mohammad Rafi Khan (1 August 1928 – 5 November 2016) was a Bangladeshi pediatrician from Satkhira.[1] In 1994, he was selected the National Professor of Bangladesh. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2009 and Independence Day Award in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh.[2] He was a Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences since 1975.[3] He was the founder of Central Hospital, Dhaka.
Khan completed his MBBS from Calcutta Medical College in 1952. He completed post-graduate degrees from Edinburgh (1957, 1962 and 1978), London (1957) and Dhaka (1974).[1]
In 1963, Khan joined Dhaka Medical College as an associate professor and retired as professor of pediatrics at IPGMR in 1988. He established the pediatric unit in Rajshahi Medical College in 1964-1965 and strengthened Dhaka Shishu Hospital in 1978–1979. He was the founder president of Bangladesh Pediatric Association.[1]
He served as a senior visiting professor of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh since 1989; professor and founder director and chairman of the Institute of Child Health and Shishu Hospital.[1]
Khan had one daughter, Mandy Karim.[1]
Khan wrote nine books including the following: