Fazlur Rahman Khan

Born

April 3, 1929
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (present day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)

Death

March 27, 2015 (aged 85)
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Alma Mater

University of Dhaka
Indian Institute of Engineering Science And Technology, Shibpur
Civil Engineering degree from Ahsanullah Engineering College (present-day Bangladesh University Of Engineering And Technology)
University of Calcutta

Discipline

Architectural
civil, structural

Kown Work

Willis Tower
John Hancock Center
King Abdulaziz International Airport
United States Air Force Academy

Awards

Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Independence Day Award
AIA Institute Honor for Distinguished Achievement
Twenty-five Year Award
Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards

Residence

Calcutta (now Kolkata) 1929 - 1943 and 1948 -
Dacca (now Dhaka) (1943 - 1947)
Chicago (1952 - 1971 and 1978 - 1980 and 1989 - 2015)
New York City (1971 - 1978)
Jeddah (1980 - 1982)
Minneapolis (1982 - 1989)

Fazlur Rahman Khan was a Indian American Structural Engineer who mostly did buildings in USA. He was one the the best Bengali Muslim's from India. He is known for making the Sears Tower (now Willis Tower) in Chicago. He was the first Muslim Engineer.