Ihsan Ilahi

Background

Ilahi, Ihsan was born on December 15, 1940 in Haripur, Pakistan. Son of Mohabat Din and Waris Jan Khan.

Education

Forest Stewardship council, Government College, Abbottabad, Pakistan, 1960. Bachelor of Science with honors, University Peshawar, 1963. Master of Science, University Peshawar, 1964.

Doctor of Philosophy, Manchester University, 1969.

Career

Lecturer, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, 1964-1970; assistant professor, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, 1970-1976; associate professor, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, 1976-1984; professor, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, since 1984; chair department botany, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, 1980-1983, 87-90; dean Faculty of Science, U. Peshawar, Pakistan, since 1997. Principal investigator research projects Pakistan Science Foundation, National Science Foundation, 1980-1990.

Achievements

• Ihsan Ilahi has been listed as a noteworthy botanist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Executive member local community development, Manchester, United Kingdom, 1967-1969. Member Pakistan Botanical Society (vice president 1980-1984, president 1984-1988, 96—), International Association Plant Tissue Culture (national correspondent since 1976), Peshawar University Teachers Association (executive member 1970-1971, 90-91), Asia-Pacific Association Micropropagators.

Interests

• Avocations: trekking, nature observation, environmental improvement.

Connections

Married Mumtaz Begum, September 9, 1972. Children: Tauqeer A., Master of Arts, N.A., A.A., Field Artillery, A.A.

Father:

Mohabat Din

Mother:

Waris Jan Khan

Spouse:

Mumtaz Begum

child:

Tauqeer A. Ilahi

child:

Master of Arts Ilahi

child:

N.A. Ilahi

child:

A.A. Ilahi

child:

A.A Ilahi

child:

Field Artillery Ilahi