Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui پیرزادہ قاسم | |
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Born | |
Alma mater | University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom |
Known for | Literary work in Urdu language |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Neuroscience |
Institutions |
University of Karachi
[1] Federal Urdu University [1] Nazeer Hussain University Ziauddin University [2] Laboratories of Lord Walton of Detachant |
Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui ( Urdu: پیرزادہ قاسم رضا صدیقی) (born 8 February 1943) is a Pakistani scholar, poet, [3] [4] scientist and educationist. He is serving as vice chancellor of Ziauddin University. [5]
Pirzada was born on 8 February 1943 to an Urdu-speaking family in Delhi, India.[ citation needed] After the Partition of India in 1947, he continued his studies in Pakistan and received his college degrees from D J Science College in Karachi and BSc (H) from University of Karachi. He earned his PhD degree at Newcastle University, England.
Pirzada Qasim started his career as a lecturer at the University of Karachi and became a professor. He has been associated with the University's Department of Physiology since 1960. He also served as Vice-Chancellor at the Federal Urdu University, University of Karachi and Ziauddin University. [1] He has also served as the Chancellor of Nazeer Hussain University. He has written several books in English and Urdu, including Urdu poetry. [6]