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Anwar Nasim

b. 1935

Pakistani scientist

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Born 1935. Anwar Nasim is a Pakistani and Indian geneticist and botanist.

Early life and education Anwar was born in a village near Pasrur in Sialkot District of Pakistan. His father was in the police service, so Anwar spent his childhood in different cities. He got his early education from Sialkot. In 1951 he passed his matric exam from Lahore. In 1953 he passed his F.Sc. exam in pre-medical from Forman Christian College Lahore. Then in 1955 he did BSc. in molecular biology from Gordon College, Rawalpindi and got first position. In 1957, he got his MSc. degree in botany from the University of the Punjab, Lahore.

From 1966 to 1973, he was a research officer in Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. Dillon, J.R., NASIM, A., Nestmann, E.R. (1985). Recombinant DNA Methodology. John Wiley & Sons, New York. Translated into Japanese. NASIM, A., Young, P. and Johnson, B.F. (1989). Molecular Biology of the Fission Yeast. Academic Press, New York. Chopra, V.L. and NASIM, A. (1990). Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India. NASIM, A. (1992). Genetic Engineering - State of the Art, 150 pages. A monograph prepared for Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Rabat, Morocco . Translated into Arabic and French. Kauser A. Malik, NASIM, A. and Ahmed M. Khalid (1995) Biotechnology for sustainable development. (NIBGE), Faisalabad

Honours and awards Some of Dr. Anwar's awards are:

Gold Medal in MSc (1957) Academic roll of Honour Govt. College, Lahore . (1958) Chairman, Committee on Environmental Mutagenesis, Genetics Society of Canada, 1976–1977. Member of Teaching Faculty of the UNESCO Regional Training Course on Gene cloning held in Singapore, 1983. Chairman, Committee on Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Genetic Society of Canada, 1983–1984. Elected Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences, 1987. Elected Foreign Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 1988. Elected Fellow of Islamic Academy of Sciences, 1998. Elected Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Medical Sciences, 2000. International coordinator and member of the executive committee for the XVI International Congress of Genetics, Toronto, 1988. Consultant and member of international advisory committee for National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad (1993 - To Date). Honorary professor in H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan. (1993) Overseas Pakistani's Institute (OPI) award for outstanding services for the cause of science in Pakistan. (1995). Civil Award "Pride of Performance" in Molecular Genetics (1995) (by the president of Pakistan) Civil Award "Sitara-e-Imtiaz" in Molecular Genetics 1999. Chairman National Commission on Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of Pakistan . (2001-To Date) Chairman Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) Chapter in Pakistan (July 2002) Elected general secretary Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) (Jan 2012) Elected president of Pakistan Academy of Sciences (PAS) (Jan 2015) Patron Broader Middle East and North Africa Association of Young Scientists (BAYS) Since 2009.

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Education
University of Edinburgh, Government College University, Forman Christian College, University of the Punjab
Employers
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
Awards
Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Anwar Nasim?

Pakistani scientist

When was Anwar Nasim born?

Anwar Nasim was born on 7 December 1935 in Pasrur.

What is Anwar Nasim's occupation?

Anwar Nasim is a geneticist and botanist.

What nationality is Anwar Nasim?

Anwar Nasim is Pakistani and Indian.

Sources & further reading

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