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Akhtar Hameed Khan

1914 - 1999

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Akhter Hameed Khan (Urdu: اختر حمید خان, pronounced [ˈəxt̪ər ɦəˈmiːd̪ xaːn]; 15 July 1914 – 9 October 1999) was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi development practitioner and social scientist. He promoted participatory rural development in West Pakistan, East Pakistan and other developing countries, and widely advocated community participation in development. His particular contribution was the establishment of a comprehensive project for rural development, the Comilla Model (1959). It earned him the Ramon Magsaysay Award from the Philippines and an honorary Doctorate of law from Michigan State University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Akhtar Hameed Khan is the 1,019th most popular biologist (down from 983rd in 2019), the 879th most popular biography from India (down from 832nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Indian Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Akhtar Hameed Khan ranks 1,019 out of 1,097. Before him are Judah Folkman, Wim Crusio, Jan-Just Bos, Ilkka Hanski, Hugh Huxley, and Prideaux John Selby. After him are David Lack, John Belchier, Helia Bravo Hollis, Elliott Coues, John Bartram, and Alexander Wendt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Akhtar Hameed Khan ranks 382. Before him are Billy Eckstine, Rolf Holmberg, Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Bob Gerard, Mark Kac, and Bill Erwin. After him are Donald A. Wollheim, Giuseppe Berto, Jonathan Harris, John James, Hillary Brooke, and George Bruns. Among people deceased in 1999, Akhtar Hameed Khan ranks 285. Before him are Anthony Newley, Davor Dujmović, Ntsu Mokhehle, Man Mohan Adhikari, Thelma Kalama, and Roderick Thorp. After him are Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Rick Rude, Rolf Landauer, João Carlos de Oliveira, Hoyt Axton, and Władysław Hasior.

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In India

Among people born in India, Akhtar Hameed Khan ranks 879 out of 1,861. Before him are Arjun Kapoor (1985), Anandiben Patel (1941), Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan (1905), Basanti Bisht (1953), Usha Mehta (1920), and Gauri Khan (1970). After him are Javed Akhtar (1945), Gurdial Singh (1933), Tarsem Singh (1961), Buddhadeb Dasgupta (1944), Kanan Devi (1916), and Balasaraswati (1918).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In India

Among biologists born in India, Akhtar Hameed Khan ranks 4. Before him are Janaki Ammal (1897), Salim Ali (1896), and Robert Swinhoe (1836). After him are Sunetra Gupta (1965).

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