Who is Abdul R. Rahman who invented the MRE? What is his ethnicity? Is he Muslim?
https://www.stripes.com/living/mres-it-could-be-worse-and-it-was-1.77097The credit for delicacies such as fajitas and pasta making their way into U.S. military rations is largely owed to one man, combat feeding experts say: Abdul Rahman.
But Rahman’s nephew, Army Capt. Eric Rahman, 34, a signal officer and veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, said that not all his uncle’s prototypes were home runs. Rahman grew up next door to his uncle in Natick, Mass., where the professor worked for the Defense Department’s Combat Feeding Program.
https://www.stripes.com/search/?q=mres+it+could+be+worse+and+it+was&type=storyline&contextPublication=truehttps://us.mealkitsupply.com/blogs/news/the-history-of-modern-mresDoctor Abdul Rahman, a civilian scientist, was contracted by the military in 1975 to start the process of creating a better version of the LRP. In the course of his research, he managed to create a whole meal made up of dehydrated food. This food was held in a lightweight and highly portable pouch.
His efforts led to him being awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Award by the military. The work he performed for the military served as the foundation for which the Meal Ready to Eat was created. Despite being effective, these meals still had some issues as they weren’t always palatable.