Prof. M. Azizur Rahman (S’66-M’68-SM’73-F’88, LF’07) was born at Santahar, Bangladesh on January 9, 1941. He received the B. Sc. degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, the M. A. Sc. from the University of Toronto and the PhD. degree from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada all in Electrical Engineering in 1962, 1965 and 1968, respectively. In 1962 he joined BUET as a Lecturer and was promoted to Full Professor in 1975. In 1976, he joined the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada, where is a Professor and University Research Professor. He has 48 years of teaching including about 10 years of full-time and concurrent industrial, utility and consulting experiences at GE, Schenectady, GE Canada, Peterborough, Newfoundland Hydro, Dhaka Electric Supply, Teshmont Consultants, Iron Ore Company of Canada, etc. He has been a Visiting Professor and Research Fellow at the Imperial College, London, Technical University of Eindhoven, University of Manitoba and University of Toronto, Nanyang Technological University, Tokyo Institute of Technology, University of Hong Kong, Tokyo University of Science and University of Malaya. He has published some 650 papers including 164 IEEE Transactions paper, eleven patents, and two books as well as 7 book chapters. His current research interests are in machines, intelligent controls, power systems, digital protection, power electronics and wireless communication. He has been bestowed upon with numerous awards including the GE Centennial Invention Disclosure Award in 1978, IEEE Outstanding Students Counselor’s Award in 1980, IEEE Notable Service Award for contributions in IEEE and Engineering Professions in 1987, IEEE Industry Application Society’s Outstanding Achievement Award in 1992, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland Merit Award in 1994, IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineering Educator’s Medal in 1996, IEEE Third Millennium Medal 2000, IEEE Cyril Veinott Electromechanical Energy Conversion Award from PES in 2003, IEEE William E. Newell Power Electronics Award in 2004, the Khwarizmi International Award in 2005, the IEEE Dr. Ing. Eugene Mittelmann Outstanding Award from Industrial Electronics Society in 2007, the 2007 IEEE Richard H. Kaufmann Technical Field Award, the 2008 IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) Distinguished Service Award and the 2008 A.D. Dunton Distinguished Alumni Award of Carleton University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Japan, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K., a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, a Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.