Mir Masoom Ali, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mir Masoom Ali

Bangladeshi American educator and author

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Patuakhali, Barisal Division, Bangladesh

Profession: statistician

Nationality: United States, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mir Masoom Ali (born February 1, 1937) is a Bangladeshi American statistician, Distinguished Professor, educator, researcher and author.
He migrated to the United States in 1969 and became a naturalized citizen in 1981.
Ali founded the graduate and undergraduate programs in statistics at Ball State University.
He co-founded the Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop (MBSW-History), held at Ball State University annually since 1978, and co-sponsored by the American Statistical Association.
He served as editor and associate editor of several international statistical journals.
He is the founding president of the North America Bangladesh Statistical Association (NABSA) and a member of advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology.
In 2002 Ali received the Sagamore of the Wabash Award, the highest award given in the US state of Indiana, by the Governor of Indiana Frank O'Bannon, for his contributions to Ball State University, to higher education in the state, and specifically to the statistics profession.