Khan Bahadar Marwat
| Current Position | Phone No. | 0944-885527 | |
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| Born in | Lakki Marwat, Pakistan in 15/08/1953 | Year Elected | 2014 |
| [email protected] |
Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA): PhD (Weed Science), 1988; University of Peshawar, Peshawar: PhD
(Botany),1985; MSc (Botany) 1975; BSc, University of Peshawar, 1973.
Positions Held
Vice Chancellor, The Agriculture University, Peshawar/SBBU, Sheringel, Dir Upper; Meritorious Professor, 2004-
2010; Professor, 1995-2004; Associate Professor, 1987-1995; Assistant Professor, 1982-1986; Lecturer, 1977-1982; Plant
Taxonomist, 1976-1977, Agriculture University, Peshawar.
Awards
Sitara-i-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan, 2012; President of Pakistan’s Medal for S&T, 2008; HEC Best University
Teacher Award for 2005; Outstanding Weed Science Award from Governor Punjab, 1993; Quaid-e-Azam Gold Medal,
2011; Research Productivity Award by Pakistan Council of Science & Technology.
Fellowships / Memberships
Chairman, Agriculture Steering Committee of Italian sponsored Agriculture Development Project, Swat, Pakistan; Life
Member and President, Weed Science Society of Pakistan; Life Member, International Weed Science Society; Member,
Pakistan Botanical Society; Member & Founding President, Pakistan Ethnobotanical Society; Member, Pakistan Council
for Science and Technology; President, Asia Pacific Weed Science Society (2007-2010); Executive Member Near-East,
Weed Science Society (2007-date); Weed Science Society of Japan (2003-2010); Member, Weed Science Society of
Philippine (2003-05); Member (Honorary), New York Academy of Sciences; Member (Honorary), Research Board
of Advisors, The American Bibliographic Institute; Member, Weed Science Society of America (1984-91); Member,
Core Group in Biological Science, HEC, Islamabad; Member, The University of Peace Foundation UNESCO CR; Principal
Signatory of Memorandum of Sino-Pakistan Collaboration with Chinese Academy of Sciences for Biodiversity; Former
Member, Pakistan Science Foundation; Member, Himalayan University Consortium; Member, Executive Committee of
National Commission for Science and Technology, Pakistan.
Research Area
Weed Ecology, Parasite Weeds, Invasive Weeds, Plant Taxonomy, Weed Management, Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotany.