Fazal Ahmad Khalid

Fazal Ahmad Khalid
Fazal Ahmad Khalid
Born	Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
Alma mater	University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore; University of Oxford
Awards	Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2008
	Scientific career
Fields	Materials Engineering; and Nanotechnology
Institutions	Rector of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi; ; Former Chairman of Punjab Higher Education Commission ; Former Acting VC Punjab Tainjin University of Technology; Former VC University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore; Former Pro Rector Academics Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology; University of Oxford; University of Leeds; EMPA Switzerland

Fazal Ahmad Khalid (Urdu: فضل احمد خالد; born 31 December 1957) is a Pakistani academician and administrator. Presently, he serves as the Rector of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi. Prof Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, SI, has extensive experience as a university administrator and has served in various positions at the national level. He has previously served as the Chairman of the Punjab Higher Education Commission, Vice Chancellor of the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Acting VC of Punjab Tianjin University of Technology (PTUT), Vice Chairman of the Pakistan Engineering Council, and head of PEC Accreditation Board and Curriculum Committee. He also worked at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology for 21 years as Pro-Rector Academics, Dean, and Professor of Materials and Nanotechnology from 1994 to 2014. He is also the recipient of the Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan and the PEC Engineers’ Excellence Award.

Early life and education

Fazal Ahmad Khalid completed his engineering education at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. Then he went to England for further studies in Metallurgical Engineering and Metallurgy & Materials Engineering and received his higher education degrees from the University of Oxford.^[2]

His research interests are in the field of Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering and published over 200 research papers with accumulative impact factor of 121. He had Postdoc Fellowships in University of Oxford and Leeds, UK and Guest Professorship for short-term research program on Diamond-Based Composite Materials at the Swiss Federal Labs (EMPA) Switzerland. Earlier he worked in PCSIR Lahore and Pakistan Steel Mills, Karachi.^[4]^[2]

He is a Fellow of Royal Microscopical Society, Oxford, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), London and the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.^[2] He is actively involved in the change and paradigm shift to implement Outcome Based Education (OBE) of engineering programs, quality assurance and accreditation manual to harmonize with Washington Accord and CPD for international recognition and ranking global mobility of engineers.^[2]

^ ^a ^b 137 Pakistanis, 17 foreigners get civil awards Dawn (newspaper), Published 15 August 2007, Retrieved 19 October 2021
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Fellows Of The Academy, Pakistan Academy of Sciences". Pakistan Academy of Sciences website. 26 October 2006. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "UET postgraduate courses reviewed". Dawn (newspaper). 31 January 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Distinguished academic named PHEC chairperson (profile of Fazal Ahmad Khalid)". Dawn (newspaper). 21 June 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2021.