Atta ur Rahman

University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan: B.Sc. (Hons) (Chemistry), 1963, M.Sc. (Organic Chemistry), 1964; Cambridge University, UK: Ph.D. (Chemistry), 1968, Sc.D. 1987 (Cantab); Honorary D.Sc. Sir Syed University of Engineering, 2003; Honorary D.Sc. Gomal University, 2004; Honorary D.Sc. University of Karachi, 2005; D.Sc. Bradford University, UK, 2010; Honorary Ph.D. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2010; Honorary D.Sc. University of Technology, Malaysia, 2011; Dr. Edn, Coventry University, UK, 2007.

Federal Minister of Science and Technology, Govt. of Pakistan (2000-2002); Federal Minister of Education (2002); Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC) (Federal Minister) (2002-2008); Coordinator General, COMSTECH (Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC), Ministerial Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation (1996-2012); Chairman of Prime Minister’s Task Force on Science and Technology (2019), Vice Chairman on Prime Minister’s Task Force on Technology Driven Knowledge Economy (2018), and Co- Chairman of Prime Ministers Task Force on Information Technology and telecommunication (2018). HEC Distinguished National Professor (2011); Prof. Emeritus, University of Karachi (2011); Patron-in-Chief, International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi (2008 to date); President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (2003-2006, 2011-2014); Director, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi (1990-2008); Vice-President, Academy of Sciences for Developing World (TWAS) (2010 to 2013); President, The Network of Academies of Science in Countries of the Organization of Islamic Conference (NASIC) (2004 to date); Advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Federal Minister (in-charge), Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of Pakistan (2003-2004); Professor, University of Karachi (1981-2011); Co-Director, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry (1977-1980); Associate Professor (1974-1981); Assistant Professor (1969-1974); Lecturer (1964-1969); Visiting Fellow, German Academy Exchange Service (DAAD), University of Tubingen, Germany (1979), Consultant, Asia Education Forum (2015-2020); Founding Editor-in-Chief Current Medicinal Chemistry (1999-to date), Editor “Studies in Natural Product Chemistry (Elsevier Science) (1998- to date); Founding Editor-in-Chief “Natural Product Letters” (Taylor and Francis) (1992-2010), Chairman Steering Committee for University of Applied Engineering and Emerging Technologies, Samrial, Sialkot (2019-to date), Professor Emeritus University of Petra, Amman Jordan (2012 to date).

UNESCO Science Prize (Budapest, Hungary) (1999); Govt. of Pakistan civil awards: Nishan-i-Imtiaz (2002); Hilal-i-Imtiaz (1997); Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1991); Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (1983); Austrian Government Civil Award “ Grosse Goldene Ehrenzeischen am Bande”, (2007); China International Science and Technology Cooperation Award of Government of China (2020), 7th Achievement Award on Science and Technology by FPCCI (2019), Sandberg Medal for Excellence in Research (2018), Friendship Award of China, China (2014), International Cooperation Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CAS, China (2014), Einstein Professorship by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (2013); ISESCO Chemistry Award (2001); Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Prize 2000 by the President of Iran with Cash Award of USD 7,500/-; ENGRO Excellence Award (2011); TWAS Prize for Building Scientific Institutions (2009); Gold Medal of the Scientific Partnership Charitable Foundation, Inter Bio Screen Ltd., Moscow, Russia, (2004); “Wall of Scientists” Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), (ETH), (2024), Award of Federation of Asian Chemical Society, Japan (1997); Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Gold Medal, Pakistan Intellectual Forum (1995); Babai-Urdu Award, Baba-i-Urdu Research Center, Karachi (1994); Gold Medal, Pakistan Academy of Sciences (1977, 1984,1996); First Khwarizmi Prize, Govt. of Iran (1993); Islamic Organization Prize, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (1988); Scientist of the Year Award and Prize of Rs. 0.2 million, Govt. of Pakistan (1987); FPCCI Prize for Technology Innovation, Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industries (1985); Gold Medal, Govt. of Kuwait, First World Conference on Islamic Medicine (1980); First Prize for a book on Spectroscopy, Pakistan National Book Council.

Fellow: Royal Society (London, UK), 2006; Fellow Kings College, Cambridge University, 1969-1973; Fellow Royal Society of Chemistry, London, 1981; Fellow The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), 1985; Islamic World Academy of Sciences, 1988; Foreign Fellow, Korean Academy of Sciences, 2004; Life Honorary Fellow, Kings College, Cambridge University, 2007; Vice President (Central & South Asia), TWAS Council, 2009-2012; Honorary Member, Bilim Akademisi, Turkey, 2012; Member, International Advisory Board, ELLTA Conference, 2012; Distinguished Visiting Professor at University of Teknologi Mara, Malaysia, 2012; Honorary Fellowship of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka (2014); Member of the Board of Governors of Sir Syed University of Engineering June (2014-2016); Member of the Resource and Advisory committee of Anjuman Urdu Taraqqi-e- Pakistan (2014); Member Board of Governors of Zia –uddin – University, Karachi (2014); Chairman, International Organizing Committee Eurasia (2014); Senior Member “101 Friend of China”, A mega strategic think tank of Pakistan (February, 2015); Member Global Advisory Board of “World Academy of Chemistry” 55/11, Krishna Nagar, Hojai-782435, India (April, 2015); Chairman Standing Committee on Science and Technology of FPCCI (2015); Member BoG, Karachi School of Business and Learning (KSBL) 2015. Member, Senior Advisory Council of the International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD), 2013; Chairman, Standing Committee on Higher Education Science and Technology of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 2014; Chairman, Standing Committee on Higher Education of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry, 2013; UNIDO Expert on Panel of Medicinal Plants, 1984; WHO Expert on Vector Biology and Control, 1983; Chairman, National Committee for South and Central Asian Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, UNESCO, 1982-1985; President, Chemical Society of Pakistan, 1992; Vice President, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, 1997-2001; Scientific Advisor to CIBA Foundation, London, 1995-1999; Member, National Commission for Science and Technology, 1985 to date; Chairman, Steering Committee for Establishment of Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Haripur Hazara 2017-2020, Vice Chairman Board of Governors Pak Austria Fachhochschule,2020 to date ;, Editorial Board Member: Journal of Islamic Sciences, Turkey, 1991; Khimiya Prirodnynkh Soedinchii, 1992; Spectroscopy, 1996; Journal of Asian Natural Products Research, 1998; Fitoterapia, 1999; Member Advisory Board, Journal of Pharmacy of Istanbul University, Turkey, 1998; Member: American Chemical Society; American Society of Pharmacognosy; Swiss Chemical Society; Member: New York Academy of Sciences; Member: Russian Academy of Sciences; Academy of Natural Sciences; Member: Republic of Uzbekistan; Founding Editor-in-Chief/Executive Editor/Editor of 8 European Chemistry journals, national/international journals and Editor of “Studies in Natural Product Chemistry”, Elsevier, Netherlands, Member Syndicate, University of Karachi (2018-21), Member, HEC Commission (2021). Chairman, Board of Advisory, PAF-IAST (2020), Member International Advisory Board, ICACB- / Jordan (2022), Member Advisory Council of NUST Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS) (2022), Member BOG, Al-Qader University, Chairman BoG, Nattional Institute of Kidney and Urological Diseases 2021 to date), Member BoG IBL Health Care (2024), Member BOG DHA Suffa University (2022-to date), Member BOG Indus University(2014-to date), Member BoG Dadabhoy University (2012 to date).

Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Structural Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Phytochemistry with emphasis on Novel Natural Products / Bioactivity /Clinical Applications, Modern NMR Spectroscopy, Neuroscience, Anti-cancer drug development, Molecular Basis of Memory; over 1559 international publications in several fields of organic chemistry (h index 76, citations 38,200) (https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bSBNj1MAAAAJ) including 86 international patents, 70 chapters in books, 875 research publications, , and 391 books (11 authored and 380 edited).