Kauser Abdulla Malik


Kausar Abdullah Malik, also spelled Abdullah Malik, is a noted agriculture scientist and educationist from Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Family

Malik is the eldest son of noted Urdu language author, journalist and Marxist, Abdullah Malik.

Education

Malik attended Forman Christian College from 1959–1961 and completed his Higher Secondary School Certificate. His Bachelor of Science and Master of Science are from Government College University, Lahore. He holds his Doctor of Philosophy in microbiology from Aston University, United Kingdom.

Scientific career

Prof. Malik started his research career from the Nuclear Institute for Agriculture & Biology, Faisalabad . He is the founder Director General of the National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering at Faisalabad where he had been involved from the conceptual stage to its operation and developed all the research programs and scientific manpower.
In view of his research and management experience, Dr Malik was appointed Chairman of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council http://www.parc.gov.pkwhich is the apex body responsible for coordinating research and development activities related to agriculture in the country '''. During his tenure he was able to establish an Agricultural Research Endowment Fund of Rs 1.2 billion which is being utilized to fund competitive research grants in the country.
During 2001-2006, Dr Malik served as Member of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission and established Medical Institutes at different places in the country. Subsequently, he was invited to join Planning Commission as its member looking after Food and Agriculture economic development from 2006-2008. During this period, Dr Malik also acted as the Secretary of the National Commission on Biotechnology

Awards and honors

Distinguished National Professor by the Higher Education Commission.
He has been awarded three prestigious civil award by the Government of Pakistan at different occasions. These are, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.
In 1997, he was awarded ISESCO Prize in Biology. Dr Malik is a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences and is one of five leading scientists and technologists appointed by the government to the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology.

Services

He is the Vice Chairman of National Technology Council .