M. Affan Badar - Chairman

M. Affan Badar, PhD is the Chairman of Salfia Paramedical Institute, Darbhanga. He is a professor of engineering and former department chair at Indiana State University (ISU), USA, where he has been employed since 2002. While on leave from ISU for two years, he was professor and chair of the Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management Department at the University of Sharjah, UAE. Before his PhD, he had taught at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia). He is an ABET program evaluator and commissioner. ABET accredits engineering and technology programs in the US and around the world.
Prof. M.A. Badar earned a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering (IE) from the University of Oklahoma (USA), MS in Mechanical Engineering (ME) from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Saudi Arabia), and MSc in IE and BSc (Hons) in ME from Aligarh Muslim University (India).

Prof. M.A. Badar has published over 65 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. He has received grants from the National Science Foundation (USA) and other agencies. He has been presented with the 2020 IEOM Teaching Excellence Award, 2020 IEOM Best Track Paper Award, 2017 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, and 2015 Epsilon Pi Tau Warner Professional Practice Award. He served on the Operations Management Board of Jahangirabad Institute of Technology (India). He was President of AMSET, Vice President of the ATMAE Manufacturing Division, and Director of the IISE Engineering Economy Division.

Chairman’s Message

It is a great pleasure for me to welcome all students, faculty, and staff of the Salfia Paramedical Institute (SPI) who have joined this Institute.

An ongoing demand exists for competent professionals in Paramedics and other areas of Healthcare in both the Public and Private sectors. The opening of SPI in 2020 is a humble effort from Al Hafeez Educational & Welfare Trust to meet such demand. Our vision is to be an institution of excellence in the Mithilanchal region and North India and to expand to include other streams of professional education. Our ultimate goal is to serve humanity by offering quality education and preparing professionals who will work to improve the quality of life for both individuals and communities. Our system of education will facilitate learning within and beyond the classroom including community-engagement and hands-on experience, and will promote a culture of inclusiveness of the diversity of individuals and ideas.

I welcome you to SPI, which is administered by highly skilled and experienced professionals from India and the USA. I believe you have made a wise career decision and I wish you all the best.