Bina Shaheen Siddiqui is a Pakistani chemist and the Director of the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry at the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (wh ...

. Siddiqui graduated from the University of Karachi with an MPhil in 1978. In 1980, she graduated from the same university with a PhD in organic chemistry. She specialises in the chemical components of Pakistan's indigenous plants. She was elected to

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in 1989, and was elected a Fellow of the

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in 1997. She is also a Fellow of the

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Awards

* Dr. Abdus Salam Prize in Chemistry (1986) * Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Ilm Plaque, Karachi University (1989) * Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Danish Plaque, Karachi University (1993) * Nishane- Danish Plaque, Karachi University (1998) * First Prize of the National Book Foundation (1997) * Star Woman of the Year Award and gold medal by Star Girls and Women's Foundation (1997) * Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, Government of Pakistan (2000) * Khwarizmi Award by the President of Islamic Republic of Iran (2001) * Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Govt. of Pakistan (2004) *Distinguished National Professor (HEC)

Selected publications

* Siddiqui B.S., Afshan F., Rasheed M., Kardar N., Begum S., Faizi S. (2002) Medicinal Plants - A Source of Potential Chemicals of Diverse Structures and Biological Activity. In: Şener B. (eds) Biodiversity. Springer, Boston, MA. * *

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