Iftikhar Ahmed Raja

Background

Raja, Iftikhar Ahmed was born on December 12, 1947 in Kotnajibullah, Hazara, Pakistan. Son of Mohammad Fazil and Gulshan Raja. arrived in England, 1993.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, 1968; Master of Science in Physics, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, 1971; diploma, U. London, 1982; Master of Science in Nuclear Reactor Science and Engineering, University London, 1982; Doctor of Philosophy in Solar Energy, U. Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1992.

Career

Medical representative, Mars Pharma Ltd., Karachi, Pakistan, 1968-1969; medical representative, Eastern Traders, Karachi, Pakistan, 1972-1974; commercial manager, Awena Traders, Tripoli, Libya, 1974-1975; supervisor, Pan Arabian Trading & Engineering Company, Benghazi, Libya, 1975-1981; physics lecturer, U. Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, 1984-1993; lecturer, Sheffield College, 1993-1994; research fellow School Architecture, Oxford Brookes U., Oxford, England, since 1994.

Achievements

• Iftikhar Ahmed Raja has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator, environmentalist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Institution Nuclear Engineers, Pakistan Institute Physics, British Nuclear Energy Society, European Nuclear Energy Society, International Solar Energy Society, International Energy Foundation.

Interests

• Avocations: community social services, stamp collecting. Achievements include research in renewable energy, energy and the environment, atmospheric pollution and related issues, indoor thermal comfort based onadaptive model with interest in energy efficiency and passive use ofsolar energy in building.

Connections

Married Shahnaz Parveen Kiyani, September 8, 1956. Children: Nauman, Farhan, Amber, Asim.

Father:

Mohammad Fazil Raja

Mother:

Gulshan Raja

Spouse:

Shahnaz Parveen Kiyani

child:

Asim Raja

child:

Farhan Raja

child:

Nauman Raja

child:

Amber Raja