Azra Quraishi

Azra Quraishi (22 September 1945 – 22 November 2002) was a leading botanist from Pakistan. She worked on the improvement of potato production in Pakistan and became known for her work on tissue culture. She was given the Borlaug Award in 1997 and the Ordre des Palmes académiques in 2002. She is credited with raising potato production in Pakistan by 5%. and screening salt tolerance through tissue culture in local wheat and rice cultivars." She had published more than 140 research papers. Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC/PARSA) Millenium Award for Best Scientist in 2001

Azra Quraishi was a member of several societies including the Pakistan Botanical Society.

Publications Quraishi published over 140 scientific research papers in internationally recognized scientific journals and 85 popular science articles. Quraishi participated in over 70 national and international conferences, symposia or seminars in Pakistan, India, Canada, Egypt, Philippines, USA, UK, India, Jordan, Bangladesh, and, in the month before her death, China.

Death Azra Quraishi died on 22 November 2002 at age 57.