Amir Muhammed Explained

Amir Muhammed
Birth Date:	1931 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Udaypur Village, Una Tehsil, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, British Indian Empire (Present-day Pakistan)
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

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]

Web site: FAST-NU - University. www.nu.edu.pk. 20 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20161016002426/http://www.nu.edu.pk/University#Governers. 2016-10-16. dead.
News: IT pioneer in Pakistan, FAST eyes more programmes in future. 21 May 2014. Akhtar Amin. The News International (newspaper). 8 February 2020.
Web site: History of PARC. Pakiostan Agricultural Research Council website. 20 March 2020.
http://www.paspk.org/fellow-profile/?fellowID=80 Profile of Amir Muhammed on Pakistan Academy Of Sciences website