Amir Muhammed

Amir Muhammed
Amir Muhammed
Born	November 21, 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(s)	Mrs. Fazilat Amir (late)
Children	Pervaiz Amir, Sohaila Umair, Raheela Tariq, Rubina Sadaf, Afshan Amir

Amir Muhammed (Born: 21 November 1931; Urdu:امیر محمد) 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

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 Scietific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), Lahore (1959 – 1961)[4]

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