Biography: Dr. Imdadul Haque

Dr. Imdadul Haque Khan, commonly known as Dr. Imdad Khan, lived his childhood in the village Amla, Kushtia, Bangladesh. He became a US citizen and lived with his wife, Sitara Khan in Saratoga, California. After Matriculation from Amla High school in 1945 with distinction, he completed I.Sc. and B.Sc. honours in Physics from the Rajshahi Government College, and M.Sc. in Physics from the Dhaka University. He carried out his M.Sc. research work under the supervision of Dr. Abdul Matin Choudhury. He then went to Imperial College, London, as a British Council scholar to pursue PhD programme. He did his PhD under the supervision of Professor Blackman and under the chairmanship of Professor P.M.S. Blackett, a Nobel Laureate.He was selected as a Post Doctoral Fellow at NRC, Ottawa, Canada in 1959.

Dr. Khan later worked at different research laboratories in USA, such as General Dynamics, Phil Co. Ford, and General Telephones and Electronics as a Senior Engineering Specialist. His research work was on thin film technology, a very challenging and attractive field for scientists even today. He was then invited to work as a research scientist at NASA Electronics Research Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Later he was transferred to NASA's Moffet Field Laboratories, where he was involved in fundamental research on thin film materials. He was well-respected as a thin film technology expert in the scientific community of his time. He published numerous technical papers in international journals and made presentations in many well-known conferences. His contribution in Handbook of Thin Film Technology, edited by Dr. Andrew Mossel of IBM bears testimony to this fact. After his retirement from NASA, he was involved in acquisition and management of real estate properties.

Dr. Khan was actively involved in philanthropic activities around the globe. He sacrificed his own personal needs to fulfill the needs of his family and others. His mentorship and guidance helped many in their struggle to uplift their socioeconomic status. He considered his responsibility very seriously. He had empathy for anyone who came across him. His family foundation, known as The Khan Family Foundation, through SpaandanB, a US nonprofit organization, has been sponsoring "Imdad-Sitara Khan Scholarship" which provides substantial financial support to meritorious but economically disadvantaged Bangladeshi students to pursue higher education in medical science, engineering and science. His family foundation sponsored JRCASE, and a VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) R&D Centre at East-West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. His foundation is also a sponsor of the Jahangirabad Institute of Technology, India. The Khan Family Foundation, is currently working with ORCA-USA (Old Rajshahi Cadets' Association, USA Chapter), to set up 5 kidney dialysis centres at Rajshahi, Kushtia, Bogra Rangpur and Dhaka. His Foundation has also set up a large number of computer learning centres in different parts of Bangladesh.

Dr. Khan passed away on May 7, 2006.

 
Inauguration Ceremony @ Rangpur
Annual Event @ Dhaka
Inauguration Ceremony @ Khulna
Inauguration Ceremony @ Chittagong
Inauguration Ceremony @ Barisal
Imdad-Sitara Khan Foundation
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Zakat Distribution-2014
MOKIB Thanks His Donors for Supporting His Dialysis 100%
EC Meeting January 2, 2016
A reception for Sir Fazle Hasan Abed of BRAC from SBF team in Silicon Valley, USA
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed is talking in the reception program from SBF Team
A crowd of SBF team in the reception program for Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Barisal Center-Inauguration
ISKLKC Chittagong- Inauguration
Date: -2/05/2014
Dr. Shah Musa and his Mother-in-law visited ISKKC,
Dhaka-February 05, 2014
Date: -23/03/2014
SBF EC Meets with USA Ambassador on March 23, 2014
Date: 02/01/2014
ISKF Operation Recruited Four Engineers-01 February 2014
Date: 12/26/2013
Executive Committee Meeting-25 Dec, 2013
Date: 01.02.2014
Guest Visiting ISKKC, Dhaka- January 02, 2014
Date: 10.04.2013
Report on Workshop cum Training on “Haemodialysis, Environmental Hygiene, Safety, Financial and Operational Management of ISK Kidney Centers (ISKKC)
Date: 07.14.2013
Youth Volunteering at ISKKC.
Date: 07.10.2013
ISKF EC meets Philathropist Mr. Sadek Afzal.
 
 
 

 
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