Ibrahim Bijli Syed (born March 16, 1939) is an American Radiological Scientist/Medical Physicist/Health Physicist and the immediate past president of Islamic Research Foundation International. He was born in Bellary, Karnataka, the son of Mumtaz Begum and B. Syed Ahmed. Ibrahim B. Syed married Sajida Begum Shariff who graduated with M.Sc. degree from Central College, Bengaluru of the University of Mysore. They are blessed with one son, Mubin I. Syed, M.D., F.A.C.R., F.S.I.R., He is an Interventional and Neuroradiologist who works at Dayton Interventional Radiology, in Dayton, Ohio. Mubin married Afshan Ahmed. They are blessed with a son (Rehan), two daughters (Nadia and Lena). Rehan graduated from the Dayton University and Nadia earned her M.Sc. from the Johns Hopkins University. Lena is a student in George Washington University. Ibrahim B. Syed has one daughter, Zafrin B. Syed, M.D., who is a practicing Psychiatrist in Louisville, Kentucky. Syed promotes Islamic Renaissance or Intellectual Upliftment of Muslims through Critical Thinking, Opposing Points of View, and Ijtihad. He is a multilinguist with fluency in many languages, such as Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, German, Spanish, Sanskrit and Arabic. He is a Student of Comparative Religion. At age 18 he became the fastest typing Champion in Ballari District, typing at the Speed of 100 words per minute with no mistakes. The normal speed is 35 words per minute. Also at age 18 he passed the Junior Level and Senior Level professional Typing Certificate examinations. Furthermore he passed the Junior Level and Senior Level professional Stenographer (short-hand) examinations. He holds 34 professional Licensing Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees, Fellowships and three doctorate Degrees. He is the highest educated person in Louisville and in the State of Kentucky. He is also the highest educated person in Ballari District, Karnataka State( India) and perhaps the only highest educated Muslim in India. He is a judge of the Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair. and is a member of the Curiosity Council, Smithsonian Institutions, Washington, D.C. (2018- today) Education Syed received his B.Sc. in physics in 1960. He obtained the B.Sc. as well as his M.Sc. degree in nuclear physics from the University of Mysore in India. He is ranked in the top 10 in the Rankings of the University of Mysore Alumni. [4]. Received D.R.P. (Diploma in Radiological Physics) from Bombay University ( Now Mumbai University) after one year training at B.A.R.C.(Bhabha Atomic Research Center), Mumbai in 1964. Before his appointment