Amir Muhammed
Amir Muhammed | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 November 1931 Udaypur Village, Una Tehsil, Hoshiarpur district,
Punjab, British Indian Empire (Present-day Pakistan) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | University of Punjab Oxford University |
| Organization | National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences |
| Spouse | Mrs. Fazilat Amir (late) |
| Children | Pervaiz Amir, Sohaila Umair, Raheela Tariq, Rubina Sadaf, Afshan Amir |
Amir Muhammed (born Urdu:امیر محمد; born 21 November 1931) is the Founding Rector and Chairman Board of Governors[1] of National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences.[2] Previously, he was President Pakistan Academy of Sciences. He was appointed Vice Chancellor of University of Agriculture (Faisalabad) in 1974 in the wake of food crisis in Pakistan. In 1978, he was appointed as Founder-Chairman of Pakistan Agricultural Research Council where he served till 1990.[3]
Positions held
[edit]- Founder/Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) (1978 – 1990)[4]
- Federal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture (Pakistan) (1978 – 1990)[4]
- Advisor to the President of Pakistan (1977 – 1978)[4]
- Vice-Chancellor, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (1974 – 1978)[4]
- Director, Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad (1969 – 1974)[4]
- Senior Research Officer, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Lahore (1959 – 1961)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "FAST-NU - University". www.nu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Akhtar Amin (21 May 2014). "IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "History of PARC". Pakiostan Agricultural Research Council website. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Profile of Amir Muhammed on Pakistan Academy Of Sciences website Retrieved 8 February 2020
External links
[edit]
|
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This biographical article about a Pakistani academic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| This article about a Pakistani scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1931 births
- Living people
- Founders of Pakistani schools and colleges
- Pakistani agriculturalists
- People from Hoshiarpur district
- Vice-chancellors of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
- Fellows of Pakistan Academy of Sciences
- Presidents of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
- Asian academic biography stubs
- Pakistani people stubs
- Asian scientist stubs