Zabta Khan Shinwari Explained

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Zabta Khan Shinwari

Birth Date:

3 March 1959

Birth Place:

Kohat

Fields:

Bioethics
Molecular systematics
Agricultural biotechnology
Medicinal Plants Ecology
Sustainable development

Workplaces:

Quaid-i-Azam University
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Kohat University of Science and Technology
Qarshi University

Alma Mater:

University of Peshawar
Quaid-i-Azam University
Kyoto University

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Awards:

Avicenna Prize (2015)
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (2011)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2018)

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Office:	Secretary General of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences
Term Start:	2015
Term End:	2017
Office1:	Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Urdu University of Arts, Sciences & Technology, Islamabad
Term Start2:	8 September 2004
Term End2:	7 September 2006

Zabta Khan Shinwari (; born 3 March 1959) is a Pakistani botanist and researcher.

Early life and education

Zabta Khan Shinwari was born on 3 March 1959 in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Shinwari got his B.Sc (Biology) degree in 1980 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.^[1] ^[2]

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

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

Awards

UNESCO Avicenna Prize for ethics in science (2015)^[4] ^[2] ^[3]
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) Award by the Government of Pakistan (2011)^[2] ^[3]
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan (2018)^[2] ^[5]
Distinguished Scientists Award by Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019 - 2020)^[2]
Best University Teacher Award by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (2012)^[2] ^[3]

Notes and References

News: Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari. qau.edu.pk. 29 May 2020.
Web site: ZABTA KHAN SHINWARI (Profile as a Fellow of the Academy). Pakistan Academy Of Sciences website. 9 April 2021.
https://www.iasworld.org/prof-zabta-khan-shinwari/ Zabta Khan Shinwari (Profile as a Fellow of the Academy)
News: Professor of Biotechnology and Bioethicist Zabta Khan Shinwari of Pakistan is awarded 2015 UNESCO Avicenna Prize for ethics in science. unesco.org (english). 9 April 2021.
News: Civil awards on 23rd. The News International (newspaper). 16 March 2018. 9 April 2021.