Amir Muhammed

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]

Amir Muhammed
Born (1931-11-21) 21 November 1931
Udaypur Village, Una Tehsil, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, British Indian Empire (Present-day Pakistan)
NationalityPakistani
Alma materUniversity of Punjab
Oxford University
OrganizationNational University of Computer and Emerging Sciences
SpouseMrs. Fazilat Amir (late)
ChildrenPervaiz Amir, Sohaila Umair, Raheela Tariq, Rubina Sadaf, Afshan Amir

Positions held

References
  1. "FAST-NU - University". www.nu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  2. Akhtar Amin (21 May 2014). "IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  3. "History of PARC". Pakiostan Agricultural Research Council website. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. Profile of Amir Muhammed on Pakistan Academy Of Sciences website Retrieved 8 February 2020


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