M Amirul Islam
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M Amirul Islam (1918-2001) was a Bangladesh academic, researcher, and scientist. He developed the Seven Soil Tracts system, a classification of the soil of Bangladesh, which is the foundation of agriculture and soil management in Bangladesh.[1]
Islam was born on 1 September 1918 in Noakhali District, East Bengal, British India. In 1936, he completed his Matriculation and in 1938 his Intermediate examination. He graduated from the University of Dhaka in 1941 with a BSc in chemistry. He was first Muslim student to graduate with honors in chemistry from the University of Dhaka. He completed his MSc next year from the University of Dhaka. He completed his PhD in soil sciences from the University of California in 1949.[2]