astronomy

Kazem Behbehani

Kazem Behbehani is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kazem Behbehani rather than just read about it. In short: Kazem Behbehani (Arabic: كاظم بهبهاني; born 1943) is a Kuwaiti immunologist and retired professor. He is known for his research on tropical diseases before he became International Health Advocate at WHO.

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Reference excerpt

Kazem Behbehani (Arabic: كاظم بهبهاني; born 1943) is a Kuwaiti immunologist and retired professor. He is known for his research on tropical diseases before he became International Health Advocate at WHO.

Early life and education Behbehani was born in Kuwait City, studied medicine at the Universities of Kuwait, Liverpool and London University and received a PhD in Immunology in 1972. He was a Post Doctoral Fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Mathilda and Terence Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology in London. He married Dr Sabikah Abdulrazzaq and has two daughters Faye and Farah. He also has five grandchildren, Jana, Bader, Mohammed, Lana and Leia.

Career In 1983, Behbehani returned to Kuwait and joined University of Kuwait, Medical School, where he eventually became Professor of Immunology and tropical diseases. At the University level he held the following posts: Vice President for Research, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, Vice Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Medicine and member of the university council. During these years, he also became a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School (1979–1984). After the Invasion of Kuwait in 1990 Kazem Behbehani had to flee Kuwait and joined the WHO. At WHO (1990–2005), he worked in the vaccine research of the Global programmed of AIDS, was the Programme Manager of Tropical Disease Research (TDR), the Director of both the Division of the Control of Tropical Diseases (1994–1998) and, the Eastern Mediterranean Liaison Office (1998–2003) in Geneva. He served as a member of the WHO Board of Appeal, Secretary of number of Intergovernmental meetings (e.g. Tobacco Convention), as well as several of the committees/subcommittees of the Executive Board and the World Health Assembly. His last position was Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Governing Bodies (2003 - 5). In 2005, he became WHO Envoy. In 2006 he became official candidate in the WHO Director General election, where he succeeded to reach the top 5 list. Beside his WHO work he became member of many national and international advisory boards like the Scientific Advisory Board of the Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health; chairman of the International Atomic Energy Agency – IAEA’s External Panel for the Evaluation of Human Health Programme (2005); member of the International Agency for Research on Cancer – IARC’s Ethics Review Committee (2005–2009) or member of the board of Baroness Nicholson and J.K. Rowling’s Children’s High Level Group.

Scientific merits and awards Over the years Behbehani has developed close working relationships with various agencies and international bodies including Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development, OPEC Fund for International Development, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development and the World Bank. He is the recipient of several awards and scientific recognitions, including the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science's (KFAS) Best Researcher in Medicine. He served as a member of the Editorial Board of a number of scientific journals. He has more than 100 scientific publications and one book on science and technology to his credit. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath) (1995) and Fellow of the Islamic Academy of Sciences (1992). The Cyprus International Institute for the Environment and Public Health in Association with Harvard School of Public Health has awarded him with an honorary degree of Master of Science in Environmental health in 2009. In 2016 Kazem received an Order of the British Empire from Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth for his services to UK/Kuwait Healthcare cooperation.

Books Proceedings of the Symposium on Science and Technology for Development in Kuwait (1981) Longman (ISBN 0582783259)

References

External links Kazem Behbehani Biography The Official World Health Organisation Web Site Dr Kazem Behbehani's Personal Web Site

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Kazem Behbehani

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Kazem Behbehani claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Kazem Behbehani before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Kazem Behbehani ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Kazem Behbehani

In research: Kazem Behbehani appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kazem Behbehani in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kazem Behbehani is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Academic staff of Kuwait University, Alumni of the University of Liverpool, Alumni of the University of London, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kazem Behbehani outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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