Amirali Hassanali Kassam

Background

Kassam, Amirali Hassanali was born on June 30, 1943 in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Son of Hassanali Mohamed Saleh and Roshan (Fazal Bhanji) Kassam.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Science, Reading University, 1966. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Botany, Reading University, 1971. Master of Science in Irrigation Science, University California, Davis, 1967.

Career

Research demonstrator Reading (England) University, 1968-1971. Research fellow Institute for Agricultural Research, Ahmadu Bello University, Samaru, Nigeria, 1971-1974. International scientist International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, India, 1974-1976.

Director Echemess Ltd., management and development consultant, London, 1978-1990. Senior consultant Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations, Rome, 1977-1990. Senior agricultural research officer, technical advisory committee to consultative group on international agricultural research, 1990-1998, 2000-2002.

Deputy director general West Africa Rice Development Association, Bouake, Ivory Coast, 1998-2000. Executive secretary Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research Science Council, Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations, Rome, 2003-2004. Member World Health Organization/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)/United Nations Environment Programme panel of experts on Environmental Management of Vector Control, 1983-1985.

Chairman Aga Khan Foundation (United Kingdom), 1985-1989. Member advisory committee Overseas Development Institute, London, 1988-1991. Referee Directorate General for Science, Research and Technology, Commission for European Community, Brussels, 1984-1991.

Member science advisory committee Center World Food Studies, Free University Amsterdam, 1993-1996. Member advisory board interuniv. programme water resources engineering Katholieke University Leuven and Vrije University Brussels, Belgium, 1994-1997. Chairman Families Of Children Under Stress Humanitarian Assistance Europe Foundation, 1995-1998.

Co-convenor World Faiths Development Dialogue Engagement Group on Hunger and Food Security, 1998-2001. Visiting professor School Agricultural, Policy and Development, University Reading, since 2005. Chairman Tropical Agricultural Association, since 2006.

Achievements

• Amirali Hassanali Kassam has been listed as a notable agricultural scientist, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Potential Population Supporting Capacities of Lands in the Developing World (Includes Maps)

Membership

Fellow Institute Biology (London).

Connections

Married Parin Suleman, May 3, l968. Children: Zahra, Shireen, Laila, Salman.

Father:

Hassanali Mohamed Saleh Kassam

Mother:

Roshan (Fazal Bhanji) Kassam

Spouse:

Parin Suleman

child:

Laila Kassam

child:

Zahra Kassam

child:

Shireen Kassam

child:

Salman Kassam