WAIS KABIR Agricultural Research Council, (BARC) New Airport Road, Farmgate, Dhaka 1215, Bangladesh Phone 9135587, 9118692 Mailing address Executive Chairman Bangladesh (Home), Fax: 8802-8113032 Cell: 0088-01715036732 E-mail: Date of birth 30 December 1954 Marital status Married Academic Degree Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Engineering, Major in Water Management, Central Luzon State University, Munoz, N.E, Philippines, 1994 Master of Engineering, Major in Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand, 1985 Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering, Major in Irrigation and Water Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 1978 Post Doctorate Research Program, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA, 2001