Background
Khuhawar, Muhammad Yar was born on February 5, 1948 in Shahdadkot, Sindh, Pakistan.
Analytical chemist Professor of chemistry
Khuhawar, Muhammad Yar was born on February 5, 1948 in Shahdadkot, Sindh, Pakistan.
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry with honors, University Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan, 1970. Master of Science in Chemistry, University Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, University Birmingham, England, 1977.
Doctor of Science, University Birmingham, England, 1999.
Presently, he is working as a Professor Emeritus at Institute of Advanced Research Studies in Chemical Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro. Currently, he is working with more than 50 researchers, focusing in the field of Chromatography and Electrophoresis for analytical method development for metals, non-metals and biological active compounds from wide variety of real samples. His research group has synthesized a number of Schiff base polymers and have developed new stationary phase for Gas Chromatography and sensitive Liquid Chromatography procedures for the determination of pesticide malathion.
He has also published a large number of research papers in field of environmental monitoring of water resources of sindh province from river Indus, canals, lakes, natural springs, sea, underground water resources, municipal sewerage and receiving bodies in terms of pollution and utilities for biological life inhabiting in the area.
He has a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry from Birmingham University, United Kingdom. He was awarded degree of "Doctor of Science" from University of Birmingham, United Kingdom in year 2000. He is among few persons who got the degree of Doctor of Science (Doctor of Science) in Pakistan.
He has more than 250 Research publication in National and International Journals.
Fellow Pakistan Institute Chemists (Shields of Merit 1998).
Son of Yar Muhammad and Nur Bhari Khuhawar. Widowed, 1995; children: Faheem Yar, Furquan Yar, Muzamil Yar.