Lutfor Rahman


Lutfor Rahman is a pioneer of beating heart bypass surgery in Bangladesh. He currently works at Labaid Cardiac Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh as Chief Cardiac Surgeon.

Early life and education

Lutfor Rahman was born on 1 January 1962 in Pabna, Bangladesh. He completed his MBBS from Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in 1988. Later on, in 1997, he completed a Master of Surgery from National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases.

Personal life

In 1991, Rahman married Rana Ferdous Ratna BSS,MSS, a sociologist. Their daughter Farisha Khan is a law graduate from SOAS, University of London, working at Allen & Overy and son Faryal Khan was student of Sunbeams, now studying IB at Sevenoaks school, Kent, England.

Career

Rahman worked in government hospitals for 10 years. Later on, he joined Sikder Medical, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1999 as a cardiac surgeon. In 2002, he became Head of Cardiac Surgery in Sikder Medical. After three years, he moved to Labaid Cardiac Hospital, Dhaka as Chief Cardiac Surgeon.
Honorary Awards

Election

In 1990, after the fall of Ershad, he contested in the national parliament election for a MP position from his own constituency at Pabna.