Pakistani scientist appointed UN committee chairman

Karachi - Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman has served as the Chairman of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and as the former federal minister for science and technology.

The United Nations has appointed Prof. Atta-Ur-Rahman, former federal minister for Science and Technology, as the Chairman of a UN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI).
A Pakistani scientist specialising in organic chemistry, Dr. Atta-Ur-Rahman has also served as the Chairman of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and as the former federal minister for science and technology. Now, the professor has been bestowed upon another responsibility by the United Nations of heading the committee on Scie­nce, Technology and Innovation.
Dr. Atta-ur-Rahman studied Chemistry from the University of Karachi and went on to get a PhD and then an ScD in organic chemistry from Cambridge. Honored with all four Pakistani civil awards including Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Rahman is one of the best scientific minds of this country and has 900 important publications in the field of Organic Chemistry and 28 patents. Along with that, 150 books have been written or edited, published and circulated internationally by him.
 
 

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