Naiyyum Choudhury

Choudhury held a PhD in biotechnology (1982) from University of New South Wales. He had his MSc in biochemistry (Thesis group) from Dhaka University in 1967, and had 1st Class (3rd in order of merit). He received the European Economic Community Fellowship, 1988–1989, for post-doctoral research at the University of Karlsruhe, West Germany.

Choudhury obtained the Commonwealth scholarship to attend the McGill University for his PhD degree. But as the liberation war broke out in Bangladesh in 1971, Choudhury actively protested the massacre by the Pakistani Army of the Bangladeshi people. He was the founder secretary of Bangladesh Association of Quebec, Canada, formed on 7 March 1971. On his active protest, a shipping of Sabre Jet spare parts for Chittagong, East Pakistan, was cancelled.[11] Choudhury could not finish his PhD and returned home to Bangladesh.

• PhD, M.Phil. & M.Sc. supervisor of more than 25 students in Dhaka University and Jahangirnagar University.
• Professor and chairman, Department of Microbiology, Dhaka University, November 1993– July 1994; teaching, research and administration.
• Part-time teacher, Life Science Institute, Jahangirnagar University; teaching Advanced Microbiology at the post-graduate level, 1990–1998.
• Part-time teacher, Department of Chemical Engineering, B.U.E.T. teaching the course: Principles of Food Preservation and Processing in the 3rd year B.Sc. Chem. Engineering, 1986–91.
• Part-time teacher, Department of Microbiology, Dhaka University, January 1983 – June 1993, teaching Food Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology at the B.Sc.(Hons) and M.Sc. level.
• Course Coordinator, Basic Nuclear Orientation Course (six months) 1984; Organized by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission for orientation of the fresh recruits in the commission.
• Course Coordinator, Radiation Biology course, 1983. Institute of Food and Radiation Biology,. AERE, Savar, Dhaka.
• Tutor (Part-time), 1st year Biology Teaching Unit and School of Biotechnology, University of N.S.W., Australia, July 1978 to June 1982.
• Lecturer, Chemistry, Chaumuhani College, teaching organic chemistry and physical chemistry at the undergraduate and graduate level Noakhali, February 1968 – September 1968.
• Guest professor, Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, D.U., April 2004 – to date
• Guest professor, Department of Microbiology, D.U., 2003– to date, teaching Bioprocess Technology at M.S. level.
• Professor, Department of Mathematics & Natural Science, BRAC University.

• Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority, 2014-2019
• Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, August 2002 – September 2003
• Project Director, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology; 1999–2003
• Member, Bio Science, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, March 1999 – August 2002
• Project Director; Research, Development and Academic programme of BAEC; 1999–2002
• Director, International Affairs, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, March 1998 – July 1999
• Director, Planning & Development, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, July 1994 – Feb 1998
• Chairman, Department of Microbiology, Dhaka University, November 1993 – July 1994
• Director, Planning & Development, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, July 1993 – October 1993
• Director, I.F.R.B., Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, Oct. 1989 – June 1993
• Director, Bio-science, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission, March 1988 – September 1988
• Head, Microbiology Division, Institute of Food and Radiation Biology, AERE, Savar, 1982–1988

• Resource Person in the Training Workshop on Project Planning, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency at Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois, US, 12–23 April 1999
• Facilitator in the Regional Training Course (RTC) on Planning and Design of TC Projects organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, Beijing, PRC, 28 June – 7 July 1999
• National TC Liaison Officer for International Atomic Energy Agency TC projects supported every year by IAEA, 1996–1999
• Project Counterpart for IAEA/ non-RCA project on Sustainability and Self-reliance of National Nuclear Research Institutions (RAS/0/032), 1999–2001
• RCA Chairperson, 2000–2001, Chairing RCA National Representative Meetings (17 Member States in the East Asia and the Pacific Region) and the General Conference Meeting held in IAEA Headquarters, Vienna for formulating strategy for Regional Projects, decide on policy issues and harmonising RCA projects in line with the TC strategy of the IAEA
• Chairperson, RCARO Advisory Committee, 2001–2003, RCA Regional Office was opened in Republic of Korea under the aegis of the RCA and IAEA in 2001

Choudhury has 31 international publications, 96 national publications and edited 5 books and proceedings, and written 18 articles.

• Journalists Association Award, 2000
• Zaki Memorial Gold Medal, 2002
• BAS Gold Medal, 2002[2]

Naiyyum was born in 1944 in Munsefbari, Comilla. He was married to Professor Shamima K Choudhury till his death.[13] Shamima and Naiyyum have two children, Dr. Sarah Nahin Choudhury, FRCP[14] and Dr. Sajid Muhaimin Choudhury.[15]

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  23rd Meeting of the RCA National Representatives held in Dhaka Sheraton Hotel in 1998
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  Bangladesh Atomic Energy Scientists Association (BAESA) meeting, attended by Dr. M. A. Wazed Miah
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  License Awarding Ceremony of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
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  Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority in Victory Day 2017

• "Remembrance Website dedicated to Dr. Naiyyum Choudhury". naiyyum.choudhury.cc.
• "Professor Naiyyum Choudhury appointed as Chairman, Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) 19 November, 2014". BRAC University. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
• "Prof Naiyyum Choudhury passes away". The Daily Star. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
• "Biochemist Naiyyum Choudhury no more". The Daily Sun. 7 September 2019. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
• "Obituary Prof Naiyyum Choudhury". Journal of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences 43(2). 3 March 2020.