Karachi University scientist elected as Vice President of World Academy of Sciences
World renowned
Pakistani scientist
Prof Dr M Iqbal Choudhary has been elected as Vice President Central and South
Asia of the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) for the four-year term from 2023 to 2026.
In a
statement, the spokesman of the International Center for Chemical and
Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi (KU) said that the council and the members of the TWAS
intended to take benefit from the wide experience of Prof. Iqbal Choudhary,
Director of ICCBS, and COMSTECH Coordinator
General, in promoting science in the developing world.
It is
pertinent to mention that Prof Iqbal Choudhary has recently received the 2021
Mustafa (PBUH) Prize, the most prestigious prize of the Muslim World, for his
services in the field of bio-organic chemistry. He has published 1,175 research
papers in the fields of organic and bio-organic chemistry in international
journals, 76 books, and 40 chapters in books published by major US and European
press. He has secured 40 US patents so far. He has established several new
centers for the support of industries and government organizations.
Dr Iqbal’s
work has been cited by researchers from around the world — 32,000 times in
total — and his h-index is 70. As many as 94 local and international scholars
have completed their PhD degrees under his supervision so far.
Dr Iqbal has been awarded
by different Pakistani governments with the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz,
and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz. He has been elected a fellow by renowned academies,
including the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Islamic World
Academy of Sciences (IAS), Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), and Chemical Society of Pakistan (CSP).
Prof Iqbal has
previously been honored by the president of Iran with the Khwarizmi
International Award; president of Azerbaijan with the ECO Award in Education;
and the prime minister of Pakistan with COMSTECH Award in Chemistry.
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