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Zabta Khan Shinwari

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Dr
Zabta Khan Shinwari
Born(1959-03-03)March 3, 1959
Nationality Pakistani
Alma materUniversity of Peshawar
Quaid-i-Azam University
Kyoto University
Children05
AwardsAvicenna Prize (2015)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2011)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2018)
Scientific career
FieldsBioethics
Molecular systematics
Agricultural biotechnology
Medicinal Plants Ecology
Sustainable development
InstitutionsQuaid-i-Azam University
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Kohat University of Science and Technology
Qarshi University
Author abbrev. (botany)Shinwari
Secretary General of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
In office
2015–2017
Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology, Islamabad
In office
8 September 2004 – 7 September 2006

Zabta Khan Shinwari (Urdu: زبتا خان شنواری; born 3 March 1959) is a Pakistani botanist and researcher.

Early life and education

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Zabta Khan Shinwari was born on 3 March 1959 in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1] Shinwari got his B.Sc (Biology) degree in 1980[1] and M.Sc (Botany) in 1983 from University of Peshawar, M. Phil. (Taxonomy) in 1986 from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Ph.D. (Molecular Systematics) in 1994 Kyoto University (Japan) and Post Doc Fellow in 1996-98 from International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) Japan.[2][1]

In 2008, he was elected a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.[3]

In 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences.[3]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "ZABTA KHAN SHINWARI (Profile as a Fellow of the Academy)". Pakistan Academy Of Sciences website. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari". qau.edu.pk. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Zabta Khan Shinwari (Profile as a Fellow of the Academy) Islamic World Academy Of Sciences website, Retrieved 9 April 2021
  4. ^ "Professor of Biotechnology and Bioethicist Zabta Khan Shinwari of Pakistan is awarded 2015 UNESCO Avicenna Prize for ethics in science". unesco.org (english). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Civil awards on 23rd". The News International (newspaper). 16 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2021.