Nassar Ikram, is a retired two star admiral of the

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who was appointed as Pro-Rector, Research Innovation and Commercialization at NUST. He is currently serving as

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Military career

Ikram joined Pakistan Navy in 1979 and was commissioned Weapon Engineering branch in December 1983 winning the

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. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from

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in 1985, then affiliated with NED University, Karachi. He did his Weapon Engineering Application Course from

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UK in 1989. He obtained Masters in Electronics Systems Engineering from

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, UK in 1995. He is a graduate of

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in National Security and War Studies and holds Master's degree in National Security & War Studies from

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, Islamabad and Doctorate Degree in

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from

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, UK in 1999. Ikram served onboard PNS Tughril, PNS Dacca, PNS Shamsher and PNS Munsif as Weapon Engineering Officer / Deputy Weapon Engineering Officer. He also served at PN Dockyard. He was an instructor at Electronic Warfare Training Centre, PNS Bahadur. His appointments include Deputy Director General

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, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff at

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(NHQ), Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff at

(NHQ) and Commandant

. He served as Pro-Rector, Research Innovation and Commercialization at NUST and played a pivotal role in the establishment of Pakistan’s first Science and Technology Park the National Science and Technology Park (NSTP). He served as NSTP's founding Vice-President.

Academic career

Ikram has 83 publications in refereed journals and Conferences and three book chapters. He won the HEC Best University Teacher award in 2002. He led the team that authored Pakistan National Security Standard for testing of Crypto and IT products for Government of Pakistan. Ikram represents Pakistan in Asiacrypt and IT Security Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA). A recipient of the President Technology Medal in 2015. In April 2021 he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor at

University of Central Punjab The University of Central Punjab (Urdu: ''یونیورسٹی آف سنٹرل پنجاب'') or UCP is a private university located on Khayaban-e-Jinnah Road, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. History On 15 August 1996, the Punjab Group of Colleges, ...

. He is currently serving as the President/Vice-Chancellor at

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Awards and decorations

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ikram, Nassar Pakistan Navy rear admirals Living people Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz Year of birth missing (living people) NED University of Engineering & Technology alumni Alumni of Cranfield University Alumni of the University of Bradford Vice-chancellors of universities in Pakistan