Kausar Abdullah Malik (born 7 July 1945), is a noted
agriculture
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scientist and educationist from
Lahore
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,
Punjab
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,
Pakistan
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.
Family
Malik is the eldest son of noted Urdu language author, journalist and Marxist,
Abdullah Malik
Abdullah Malik (10 October 1920 10 April 2003) was a Pakistani journalist, writer and political historian. While being an active member of communist party, he contributed to Pakistan movement as a journalist. He worked at various newspapers a ...
.
Education
Malik attended
Forman Christian College
Forman Christian College is a private nonprofit Liberal arts college, liberal arts Universities in Pakistan, university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was founded in 1864 and is administered by the Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbyterian Church ...
in
Lahore
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, Pakistan from 1959–1961 and completed his
Higher Secondary School Certificate
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. His
Bachelor of Science
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The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...
and
Master of Science
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are from
Government College University, Lahore
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. He holds his
Doctor of Philosophy
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in
microbiology
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from
Aston University
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,
United Kingdom
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in 1970.
Scientific career
Malik started his research career from the
Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology
The Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, also known as NIAB, () is a Pakistani agriculture and food irradiation national research institute managed by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. It is located in Faisalabad, Punjab. Along ...
(NIAB), Faisalabad (1971-1992) (
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
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). He is the founder Director General of the
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering or NIBGE () is one of the main biotechnology institutes operated by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). It is located in Faisalabad.
History
It was planned under the auspices o ...
(NIBGE) at Faisalabad where he had been involved from the conceptual stage to its operation and developed all the research programs and scientific manpower.
In view of his research and management experience, Dr Malik was appointed Chairman of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) which is the apex body responsible for coordinating research and development activities related to agriculture in the country (15 September 1998 – 27 February 2001). During his tenure he was able to establish an Agricultural Research Endowment Fund of Rs. 1.2 billion which is being utilized to fund competitive research grants in the country.
During 2001-2006, Malik served as Member (Biosciences & Administration) of the
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
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and established Medical Institutes at different places in the country. Subsequently, he was invited to join
Planning Commission (Pakistan)
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as its member looking after Food and Agriculture economic development from 2006-2008. During this period, Dr Malik also acted as the Secretary of the National Commission on Biotechnology (2002-2008).
Awards and honors
He has been awarded many prestigious awards by the Government of Pakistan on different occasions.
These are:
*
Hilal-i-Imtiaz
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(Crescent of Excellence) Award by the
Government of Pakistan
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in 2004.
*
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
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(Star of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1998.
*
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
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(Medal of Excellence) Award by the Government of Pakistan in 1988.
*
Gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have b ...
by the
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
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Established in 1953 in ...
in 1993.
* Distinguished National Professor Award by the
Higher Education Commission (Pakistan)
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in 2005.
In 1997, he was awarded
ISESCO
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Prize in Biology. Malik is a Fellow of the
Pakistan Academy of Sciences
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Established in 1953 in ...
and is one of five leading scientists and technologists appointed by the government to the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology.