Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui ( ur, پیرزادہ قاسم رضا صدیقی) (born 8 February 1943) is a Pakistani
scholar
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,
poet
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, scientist and
educationist
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. He is serving as
vice chancellor
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of
Ziauddin University
The Ziauddin University ( ur, ); abbreviated as ZU) is a private university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Early life and career
Pirzada was born on 8 February 1943 to an Urdu-speaking family in
Delhi
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, India. After the Partition of India in 1947, he continued his studies in Pakistan and received his college degrees from D J Science College in Karachi and
BSc
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(H) from
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 ...
. He earned his PhD degree at Newcastle University, England.
Pirzada Qasim started his career as a lecturer at the University of Karachi and became a professor. He has been associated with the University's Department of
Physiology
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since 1960. He also served as Vice-Chancellor at the
Federal Urdu University
The Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology ( ur, ); alternatively known as FUUAST) is a public university primarily located at Islamabad, Pakistan. The university has two satellite campuses; the central campus is located in Is ...
,
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 ...
and
Ziauddin University
The Ziauddin University ( ur, ); abbreviated as ZU) is a private university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.Nazeer Hussain University. He has written several books in English and Urdu, including Urdu poetry.