Pirzada Qasim

Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui
پیرزادہ قاسم
Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui; پیرزادہ قاسم
Born	8 February 1943 (age 81); Delhi, British India
Alma mater	University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Known for	Literary work in Urdu language
	Scientific career
Fields	Neuroscience
Institutions	University of Karachi; Federal Urdu University; Nazeer Hussain University; Ziauddin University; Laboratories of Lord Walton of Detachant

Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui (Urdu: پیرزادہ قاسم رضا صدیقی) (born 8 February 1943) is a Pakistani scholar, poet,^[3]^[4] scientist and educationist. He is serving as vice chancellor of Ziauddin University.^[5]

Early life and career

Pirzada was born on 8 February 1943 to an Urdu-speaking family in Delhi, India.^{[citation needed]} After the Partition of India in 1947, he continued his studies in Pakistan and received his college degrees from D J Science College in Karachi and BSc (H) from University of Karachi. He earned his PhD degree at Newcastle University, England.

Pirzada Qasim started his career as a lecturer at the University of Karachi and became a professor. He has been associated with the University's Department of Physiology since 1960. He also served as Vice-Chancellor at the Federal Urdu University, University of Karachi and Ziauddin University.^[1] He has also served as the Chancellor of Nazeer Hussain University. He has written several books in English and Urdu, including Urdu poetry.^[6]