Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta

MBBS, Khyber Medical College (1977); Diploma in Child Health, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, London, UK (1980); MRCP Paediatrics, UK (1981); FCPS (Paediatrics) (1987); PhD (Nutrition), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (1996); Fellowship of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health, UK (FRCPCH) (1997).

Distinguished University Professor and Founding Director, Institute for Global Health and Development, The Aga Khan University, Karachi; The Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health and Policy and Co-Director, The SickKids Center for Global Child Health Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, and Senior Scientist Research Institute & Professor (Paediatrics), University of Toronto (2013– date); Founding Director, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health, the Aga Khan University (2013–2024); The Noordin Noormahomed Sheriff Professor & Founding Chair, Division of Women & Child Health, Aga Khan University & Medical Center (2009–2013), Department of Paediatrics & Child Health (2005–2008); Professor, 1997; Director Neonatal Services of the University Hospital, Karachi, (1989-2004); The Husein Laljee Dewraj Professor of Paediatrics, 1999; Associate Professor (1994-1995); Assistant Professor (1987-1992); Senior Instructor and Consultant Pediatrician (1986-1987); Consultant Pediatrician and Neonatologist to the Bakhsh Hospitals Group, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (1983- 1986); University of Bristol Lecturer in Pediatrics & Fellow in Neonatal Pediatrics (1981-1983) Adjunct Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA (2002) & International Health, Boston University, Boston, USA (2006 - todate); Visiting Professor, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA (2011-2015); Visiting Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2011– to-date).

Tamgha-i-Imtiaz by President of Pakistan (2000); Scholarship, Harvard School of Public Health, (2001); President of Pakistan Gold Medal for Services to Child Health (2004); Distinguished Faculty Award for Research, Aga Khan University (2005); Outstanding Paediatrician of Asia Award (2006); HEC Distinguished National Professor (2007); Hillman Memorial Lecturer, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada (2007); Alpert Lecture, Boston University, Boston (2007); Member, Commission for Professional Health Education, Institute of Medicine, USA (2008); Program for Global Pediatric Research, Global Child Health Award (2008); Distinguished Visiting Scholar in Global Health, Boston University (2009); Honorary Fellowship, American Academy of Pediatrics (2009); Windermere Lecturer, Royal College of Pediatrics & Child Health Annual Meeting, University of Warwick (2010); Kenneth Warren Prize for Best Cochrane Review (2011); Global Advocacy Prize, Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (UK) (2012); Henderson Lecture, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Toronto (2013); MacDonald Lecture & Professorship, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia (2013); Christopherson Lectureship, American Academy of Pediatrics, Orlando, USA (2013); WHO Ihsan Dogramaci Prize for Family Health (2014), AAP Samuel J Fomon Award for Lifetime contributions in Nutrition (2014); Harvey Medovy Lecturership, University of Winnipeg, Canada (2014), Professional of the Year Award, Canada Pakistan Business Council (2015); Sam Fomon Award of the American Academy of Pediations, 2015; Mc Kinsey Global Health Award 2015; Senate of Canada 150 Medal 2016, TWAS Science Award in Medical Sciences 2017; ROUX Prize for Global Impact, 2021; Appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan as Chairman, Board of Governors National Institutes of Health, Pakistan, 2021; Awarded the John Dirks Gairdner Foundation Global Health Award, 2022; Awarded the Henry Friesen Prize for International Health Research, 2022; Awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) from the President of Pakistan; 2023; Awarded the Nils Van Rosentein Medal for contributions to global health by the Swedish Medical Association & Swedish Pediatric Association, 2024, Appointed to the Order of Canada (2024).

Member: British Paediatric Association & International Child Health Group; Paediatric Research Society (UK); Society for Pediatric Research (USA); Executive Council, Commonwealth Association for Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition (CAPGAN); Central Executive Committee, Asian Conference for Diarrhoeal Diseases; Council, Asian Pan-Pacific Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition; International Society for Infectious Diseases; American Society for Clinical Nutrition & Society for International Nutrition Research; Federation of American Society of Experimental Biologists; Council, Commonwealth Association for Paediatric Gastroenterology & Malnutrition (1994 to date); Steering Committee, Program for Global Paediatric Research (2003); Steering Committee, International Pediatric Association (2004-7); Global Zinc Task Force (2005-2008); Board, Global Alliance for Vaccines & Immunizations (2012-2015); WHO Strategic Advisory Group for Vaccines (2010-2015); Public Health & Population Panel, Wellcome Trust, UK (2010-2014); President, CAPGAN (2003-2006); President (2006-10, 1998-2004); Convener, SAARC Neonatal Forum; Deputy Secretary General, Asia-Oceania Federation of Perinatal Societies (1998-2000); Secretary General & President, Federation of Asia Oceania Perinatal Societies (2002-2006); Treasurer, International Pediatric Association (2008-2010); President, International Pediatric Association (2013-2016); Founding Member, Board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (2004-16); Member & Chair, Hilleman Laboratories Advisory Board, Wellcome Trust, UK (2011-2015); Member, Prime Minister’s Task Force for Health (2018-2022); Chair of the Board of Governors of the National Institute of Health Pakistan (2021-2024), Fellow, Royal Society (UK), 2020.

Community-based prenatal care, interaction of nutrition and infections, micronutrient malnutrition, Climate Change, Global Maternal and Child Health Policy & Action.