Muhammad Zubair Uppal

Background

Uppal, Muhammad Zubair was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. Arrived in Saudi Arabia, 1978. Son of Muhammad Nasrullah and Hamida Begum (Siddiqi).

Education

Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1958. Master of Science (MSc) Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1960. BPhar, University of Sydney, Australia, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Manchester, Manchester, England, 1972.

Career

Demonstrator, Institute of Chemistry, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1960-1961. Pharmaceutical Chemist, Burroughs Wellcome & Co., Sydney, Australia, 1965. Pharmacist, Manager, Karachi, Pakistan, 1965-1969. Demonstrator, University of Manchester, England, 1970-1972. Senior Research Officer, National Health Laboratories, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1973-1975. Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1975-1978. Assistant Professor, Consultant, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1978-1995.

Achievements

• Achievements include discovery that some benzimidazole derivatives showed some anti-viral activity. New alkaloid found in medicinal plant solanum xanthcarpum. New source of vegetable fat found and chemically evaluated as compared to known vegetable fats.
  
  Found some changes in blood parameters of mice due to different dose levels of thyroxine hormone.

Membership

Member Australian Pharmaceutical Society, Pakistan Pharmaceutical Society, Pakistan Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Nighat Bhatty, March 3, 1968. Children: Amjad, Ayesha, Omama, Marya.

Father:

Muhammad Nasrullah

Mother:

Hamida Begum (Siddiqi)

Spouse:

Nighat Bhatty

Son:

Amjad Hussain Uppal

Daughter:

Ayesha Siddiqa Zubair

Daughter:

Omama Khadija Zubair

Daughter:

Marya Afifa Zubair