Mushtaq Ahmad

University of Sains Malaysia, Post Doc. 2013, Chengdu Institute of Biology, China, Post Doc., 2018, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan, PhD, 2008, MPhil, 2003, Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, MSc, 2000, University of the Punjab, Lahore, BSc, 1998.

High Talent Visiting Scientist, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China 2024; Co-Chair Bio-Health Agriculture Alliance, Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China, 2024-preent; Honorary Professor, Tashkent State Agrarian University, Uzbekistan, 2024-Present; Honorary Professor, Andijan State University, Uzbekistan, 2023-Present Director Sino-Pak Biodiversity Research Center, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2024-Present; Chairman Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 2021-24; Chairperson Tree cutting/Biodiversity Conservation, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2021-present; Professor Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 2019-Present; Visiting Scientist TUBITAK, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey, 2019. Director Technology Science Park, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2022-23; Director Botanical Garden and Herbarium, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan 2014-Present; High Talent Visiting Scientist, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China, 2017-18; Associate Professor Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2015-19; Chairman Horticulture cell, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2016-17; Post Doc Fellow, TWAS, University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, 2012-13; Assistant Professor Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2009-15; Herbarium Botanist, Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2007-09.

Honorary Professorship Award, Uzbekistan, 2023 & 2024; Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, Government of Pakistan, 2024; Declared amongst the Top best 2% scientists worldwide 2020-24; Highly Cited scientist Award, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2024; Highly Cited article award by Willey publisher USA, 2024; Best research paper Award, Tashkent State Agrarian University, 2024; Gold Medal Award by Applied Society of Zoology, 2024; Chhach Award Attock, 2024; Highly Cited article award Willey publisher USA, 2023; Highly Cited article award by Elsevier USA, 2023; Best research article award, Samarkand State University, 2022; TUBITAK Visiting Scientist Award, Turkey, 2022; Elected Fellow, PAS, 2021; Top cited article by Willey Publisher, 2021; Best young researcher award, HEC, Pakistan, 2019; High Talent PIFI-CAS Award, China, 2017 & 2023; PAS young membership 2019; PCST Productive Scientist Awards, 2012-18; NAS project Award USA, 2015; TTS performance based Award by Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 2010-24; Best Book Award, HEC, 2013; Gold Medal Award in Botany by PAS, 2011; Best paper Award, HEC, 2010; Young PAS Associateship 2016, TWAS Post Doc Award, 2012-13

Member Silk road Agricultural Education and Research Innovation Alliance, SAERIA, 2024-present; Co-Chair Bio-Health Agriculture Industrial Alliance, 2024-present; Advisory Board member, Flora of PAN Himalaya, Asia, 2021-present; Member Asian Federation fo Biotechnologists, 2023-present; Member Medicinal Plants Naming KEW, UK, 2018-present; Member GBIF-BIFA, USA, 2019-present; VICE President, PBS and BSP 2022-present; Elected Fellow PAS, 2021; Member IUCN, 2017-present; PAS Member, 2016-21; Life Time Member PBS, AZSP; PIFI-CAS Fellow 2017-present; Member International Society of Ethnopharmacology, 2011-present; Member Society of Herbarium Curator, 2023-present; Member Young Associate of Botany, PAS, 2013

Plant Sciences, Agro-biological Resources, Biodiversity and Systematics, Renewable Energy, Alternative food crops, Climate change, Interdisciplinary Biology, Bioenergy and Nanotechnology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Palynology, Innovative Biotechnology