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Famous scientist, Professor Ihsan Doghramaji dies - UPDATED

Famous scientist, Professor Ihsan Doghramaji dies - <font color=red>UPDATED</font>

25 February 2010 08:05 (UTC +04:00)

Professor was under intensive care unit at Hacettepe University Hospital since November 9, 2009 and died of "multiple organ failure", APA reports citing Haberturk. He was 95 years old.
Professor Ä°hsan DoÄŸramacÄ± (April 3, 1915 - February 25, 2010) was an Iraqi Turkmen born in Erbil, Iraq, TÃ¼rkmeneli then Ottoman Empire. He was a pediatric physician, an academic and an international leader of development. His father Ali Pasha DoÄŸramacÄ± was the Mayor of Erbil and later a Senator in Baghdad, and his grandfather Mehmet Ali Kirdar was a Member of the Ottoman Parliament for Kirkuk. He was the founder of Bilkent University, a leading private university, in Ankara, Turkey, and he had been the first President and the Chairman of its Board of Trustees since 1985. He was the founding President of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey (YÃ–K) from 1981 until 1992. He established the Hacettepe University in 1967, which is now one of the best state universities in Turkey in medicine-related areas. He also chaired the Board of Trustees in Middle East Technical University in 1965 and held the rector position in Ankara University in 1963. He was offered national political leadership positions by Cemal GÃ¼rsel that he declined. Professor Ä°hsan DoÄŸramacÄ± co-founded the Assembly of the Parliament of Cultures together with Prince Hassan of Jordan and joined members from many nations in Ankara in 2004. The purpose of the Foundation is to promote and strengthen international and intercultural understanding among different cultures in the world and to enhance dialogue between their thinkers and intellectuals by means of peaceful dialogue. He had three children. His son, Professor Ali DoÄŸramacÄ± is currently the Rector of Bilkent University. He spoke in Turkish, English, French, German, Arabic and Persian. He authored over 100 scientific articles, three books, six book chapters and served as the editor of four medical journals.