Winai Dahlan (, ; born 7 January 1952) is a Thai scientist and founder-director of the Halal Science Center Chulalongkorn University. He is also the Head of The Lipid and Fat Science Research as well as International Graduate Program Chair in Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University.

Dahlan was born to parents of Javanese descent in Bangkok. His father is Irfan Dahlan and his mother is Zahrah.Winai Dahlan: Advancing Halal science, Yuliasri Perdani, 8 March 2013, The Jakarta Post His grandfather is Ahmad Dahlan. He has more than 30 articles published and has been listed as one of “The World's 500 Most Influential Muslims" for 14 consecutive years as compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre and the only Thai Muslim Scientist ranked in “The World's 16 most Influential Muslim Scientists” in Science and Technology.

Education Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Medical Biology (with highest distinction), Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, St-Pierre Hospital, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium, 1989 M.S. Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1982 B.Sc. Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1976

Career

Lecturer, Chulalongkorn University, 1993–present Founding Director, The Halal Science Center, Chulalongkorn University, 2004–present Vice President, The Central Islamic Council of Thailand (CICOT), 2013–present Chairman, The Halal Standard Institute of Thailand (HSIT), 2014–present Member, The National Reform Committee on Social, 2017–present Member, Thailand Halal Task Force (Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives), 2022 Member, Committee of Muslim-friendly tourism promotion (Ministry of Tourism and Sports), 2022

References

External links Halal Science Center Management Team