Abida Taherani
Dr. Abida Taherani (died 1 June 2016) was a Pakistani educationist, scholar, and former vice chancellor at the University of Sindh. She was honored with the Pride of Performance Award in 2016. Biography Rising from a well-educated family, Teherani graduated with a master's degree in economics from the University of Sindh and the London School of Economics. She later earned a Ph.D in agricultural economics from the Colorado State University in the United States in 1995. She was appointed as an economics professor at the University of Sindh in 1977. Prior to her appointment as vice-chancellor on January 15, 2015, she had previously served as the head of the economics department, the Sindh Development Studies Center, and the faculty of social sciences. As a research scholar, economics, agricultural economics, developmental economics, sustainable development, environment, gender, poverty studies, water resources, and the Indus delta were the subjects of her interests. Teherani s ...
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