Timeline of few major events in Mohammad Rafi (M. R.) Khan's life
1952 - Graduate in Medicine (MBBS) from Calcutta Medical College
1955 - Denied Chairmanship in Pourashava election win and jailed
1957 - Travel to UK for postgraduate qualifications
1963 - Begin career as Associate Professor of Medicine in Dhaka Medical College
1970 - Professor of Paediatrics in Dhaka Medical College
1972 - Introduce FCPS, DCH & MCPS in Paediatrics
1972 - Appointed founding president of Bangladesh Paediatric Association (BPA)
January 1983 - Founding chairman of the Shishu Sasthya Foundation Bangladesh (SSFB). Establish many health-related institutions including Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Shishu Hospital
1986 - 2011 - Winner of 15 Gold Medals including Sher-E-Bangla Jatiyo Smrity Sangsad (1992) and Ekushey Gold Medal Award for Social Service (2009)
1987 - Biography included in International WHO is WHO of Intellectuals (7th edition) published by Biographical Centre (IBC) Cambridge, U.K.
August 1988 - Retire as a Professor of Pediatrics in IPGM&R
1995 - Designated 'National Professor' by Government of Bangladesh