M. Golam Shahi Alam

M. Golam Shahi Alam (Bengali: প্রফেসর ড. এম. গোলাম শাহি আলম; born: 2 February 1952) is a Bangladeshi academic, currently working as one of the members of Bangladesh Accreditation Council.[1] He is the former vice-chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University.[2] Prior to this, Shahi Alam was a professor of Surgery and Obstetrics department under Veterinary faculty of Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh.[3]

M. Golam Shahi Alam
Born(1952-02-02)2 February 1952
Jhenaidah, Jessore, Khulna, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationPh.D, Veterinary Clinical Science (Thesis: Stress and Reproduction in Cows)

MSc (Veterinary Science) in Medicine

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
Alma materBangladesh Agricultural University (DVM, 1974; MSc, 1975)

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (FRVCS, 1981)

University of Liverpool (PhD, 1985)

Royal Veterinary College (Postdoc, 1991)

National Institute of Animal Industry (STA fellow, 1998)

Nagoya University (JSPS fellow, 2002)

Iwate University (JSPS fellow, 2011)

Personal life

Md. Golam Shahi Alam was born on 2 February 1952 at Sondah, Shailakupa Police Station from Jhenaidah District in Khulna division, Bangladesh.[4] His father's name is Md. Golam Kibria, was a Retired Deputy Superintendent of Police, and mother's name is Anowara Begum.[5] His grandfather name is Md. Golam Rahman was the Deputy Director (Eastern Range) of Civil Veterinary Department, Dhaka.

Education

Md. Golam Shahi Alam received a first class Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, in 1974. And under the supervision of Professor Abdur Rahman he gained M.Sc.(Vet Science) degree in Medicine from the same university in 1975.[6] In 1981 he attended the 14 FAO/SIDA International Postgraduate Course in Animal Reproduction in Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden. Because of his outstanding achievement, he becomes the Fellow Royal Veterinary College, Sweden (FRVCS) from there.[5] Under the supervision of Emeritus Professor Hilary Dobson, he was awarded PhD degree from University of Liverpool, England, UK in 1985 after the successful completion of his work on Stress and Fertility in Cows. He did his post-doctoral research on intrauterine cellular defence mechanism in cows with Professor David Noakes from the Department of Large Animal Medicine & Surgery, Royal Veterinary College, University of London, England, UK.

Career

Md. Golam ĺShahi Alam worked as an academic staff of the Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh since 1977 in the Department of Surgery & Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science. Then he became a professor of the Department of Surgery & Obstetrics, Faculty of Veterinary Science.[3] He served as the head of the Department for 4 years and dean for 2 years. Also he was appointed as Coordinator, Committee for Adanced Studies and Research for 2 uyears. He worked as a syndicate member of BAU and Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, Trisal, Mymensingh.[5] He has been an authority of the Jessore University of Science & Technology since 2013.[7] Shahi Alam was appointed as the fourth vice chancellor of Sylhet Agricultural University in September 2014.[5] He was a visiting research fellow at the National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba, Nagoya and Iwate Universities, Japan in 1998, 2002 and 2011, respectively.[5]

Awards and honors
  • NST Fellowship from Bangladesh National Science & Technology division, Ministry of Education, Bangladesh,
  • FAO/SIDA Fellowship,
  • FAO Rome, Italy,
  • Postgraduate Research Studentship from the University of Liverpool, UK.,
  • Overseas Research Students (ORS) Award by the Committee of the Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities and Colleges of the United Kingdom,
  • European Commission (EC) Postdoctoral Fellowship from Brussels, Belgium,
  • Science & Technology Agency (STA) Fellowship from Japan,
  • Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellowship.[6]

Shahi Alam visited many countries of Asia, Africa and Europe including United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippine, Singapore, Japan, Egypt and Liberia.[5]

Publications

Shahi Alam is experienced in research of 32 years broadly in the field of dairy cattle reproduction and health.[6] In his long professional career, he has been co-authored of more than 70 scientific papers. Around hundred of his scientific papers have been published in different peer reviewed journals.[5] He is also an author of two books.

References
  1. "Council". BAC::Bangladesh Accreditation Council. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. "Former Vice-Chancellor List". SAU::Sylhet Agricultural University. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  3. "Dr. Md. Golam Shahi Alam". Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Md. Golam Shahi Alam". bvc. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. "SAU:: Biography of Md. Golam Shahi Alam". Sylhet Agricultural University. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. "Reproductive Performances and Management Effects on Productions of Indigenous Dairy Cows Raised at Char Areas in Northern Bangladesh". Global Science Journals. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  7. "JUST Authority". JUST. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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