Winai Dahlan Explained

Winai Dahlan
Native Name:	วินัย ดะห์ลัน
Native Name Lang:	th
Birth Date:	7 January 1952
Known For:	founding Halal Science Center
Workplaces:	Chulalongkorn University

Winai Dahlan (Thai: วินัย ดะห์ลัน) (born on 7 January 1952) is the Founder Director of the Halal Science Center Chulalongkorn University. He is also the Head of The Lipid and Fat Science Research as well as International Graduate Program Chair in Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University.

Dahlan was born to parents of Javanese descent in Bangkok. His father is Irfan Dahlan and his mother is Zahrah.^[1] His grandfather is Ahmad Dahlan. He has more than 30 articles published and has been listed as one of “The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims"^{[2] [3]} for 14 consecutive years as compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre and the only Thai Muslim Scientist ranked in “The World's 16 most Influential Muslim Scientists” in Science and Technology.

Education

• Ph.D. Applied Medical Biology (grand distinction), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, St-Pierre Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 1989
• M.S. Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1982
• B.Sc. Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1976

Career

• Lecturer, Chulalongkorn University, 1993–present
• Founding Director, The Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University, 2004–present
• Vice President, The Central Islamic Council of Thailand (CICOT), 2013–present
• Chairman, The Halal Standard Institute of Thailand (HSIT), 2014–present
• Member, The National Reform Committee on Social, 2017–present
• Member, Thailand Halal Task Force (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives), 2022
• Member, Committee of Muslim-friendly tourism promotion (Ministry of Tourism and Sports), 2022

External links

• Halal Science Center Management Team

Notes and References

1. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/03/08/winai-dahlan-advancing-halal-science.html Winai Dahlan: Advancing Halal science
2. Web site: Winai Dahlan. 2 February 2015.
3. Web site: Winai Dahlan, Founding Director of HSC-CU named in the world's 500 most influential Muslims in 2012. 2 February 2015.