M. Shamsher Ali
M. Shamsher Ali (Allama M. Shamser Ali) | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1937 Bheramara, Kushtia, Bengal Province, British India |
| Died | 3 August 2025 (aged 87) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Jessore Zilla School[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Manchester University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theoretical physics |
| Institutions | Bangladesh Open University Southeast University |
| Website | mshamsherali |
M. Shamsher Ali, also known as Allama M. Shamser Ali [2] (Bengali: ডঃ এম. শমশের আলী; 21 November 1937 – 3 August 2025) was a distinguished physicist, educator and Islamic Scholar. [3] He served as the President of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vice-Chancellor of Southeast University, and the founding Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University.
Early life and education
M. Shamsher Ali was born on 21 November 1937 in Bheramara Upazila, Kushtia, then part of the Nadia District, Bengal Province, British India. His family hailed from Singia, Jashore. He completed his BSc (Hons) and MSc in Physics from Dhaka University before earning his PhD in Theoretical Nuclear Physics from the University of Manchester in 1965. He has further studied Islam and Sufism and worked with Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. He was an ardent follower of Allama Shaikh Sayyid Manzoor Ahmed Uwaysi (QS). [4]
Career
Ali served as a Professor of Physics at the University of Dhaka from 1982 to 2006. Prior to his academic tenure, he was affiliated with the International Centre for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy, and held key positions at both the Pakistan and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commissions. Notably, he served as Director of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission in Dhaka between 1970 and 1978.[5]
Ali also played a prominent role in academic leadership, becoming the founding Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University and later Vice-Chancellor of Southeast University in Dhaka. From 2004 to 2012, he served as President of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Dr. M. Shamsher Ali co-developed a potential in the late 1960s with A. R. Bodmer while working in the UK. Their 1966 paper (“Phenomenological α–α potentials”) proposed a mathematical form for the α–α interaction that could reproduce observed scattering data and the properties of the ^8Be nucleus, which is essentially two alpha particles weakly bound together and it is taught in advanced nuclear physics courses and referenced in research on cluster models of nuclei.[6]
Death
Ali died at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 3 August 2025, at the age of 87.[8]
Academic memberships
- Fellow of the Bangladesh Physical Society[9]
- Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences[9]
- Member, Board of Governors, National Council of Science and Technology, Bangladesh, (1978–1981)[9]
- Senior & Honorary Associate, the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.[10]
- Fellow, Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), Jordan.[10]
- Fellow, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.[10]
- Fellow, Bangla Academy[9]
Books
Author
Editor
- Scientific Indications in the Holy Qur'an (Islamic Foundation Bangladesh)
- Muslim Contribution to Science and Technology (Islamic Foundation Bangladesh)
Contributor
- Oliver Leaman, The Qur'an: an Encyclopedia (Routledge, 2005. ISBN 978-0415775298. 800 Pages)
References
- ^ "Curriculum Vitae of M. Shamsher Ali" (PDF). M. Shamsher Ali. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ "Allama Dr M Shamsher Ali- Meditation Is the Way to Control Your Distracted Mind". video.quantummethod.org.bd. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ^ "Quantum Method | The Science of Living". quantummethod.org.bd. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Nuclear scientist Shamsher Ali passes away". Jagonews24.com. 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Prof Dr M Shamsher Ali, former Founder Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Open University and former President of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, inaugurating a discussion meeting on "Holy Ramzan & Al-Quran" organized by Al-Arafah Islami Bank at Bangabandhu International Conference Center on Thursday. Shah Mohammad Waliullah, Khatib & Pesh Imam, Sobhanbagh Jeme Masjid, presented keynote paper". The New Nation. 5 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ^ Ali, Shamser. "Phenomenological α–α potentials. Nuclear Physics, 80(1), 99–112". Nuclear Physics.
- ^ "Professor Dr. M. Shamsher Ali". Archived from the original on 7 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Nuclear scientist Shamsher Ali passes away". Jagonews24.com. 3 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Fellow Details". Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Profile: Prof. Muhammad Shamsher Ali". Islamic Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.