Report: FT Correspondent:
ISLAMABAD –The Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) held a condolence reference at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) to pay tribute to its founding Chairman, late Dr. Amir Muhammed, Hilal-i-Imtiaz, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to agricultural research and national development.
As a tribute to his legacy, the Crop Sciences Institute at NARC has been renamed the Dr. Amir Muhammed Institute of Crop Sciences.
Chairman PARC Dr. Syed Murtaza Hassan Andrabi highlighted Dr. Amir Muhammed’s visionary leadership and pioneering role in establishing a coordinated national agricultural research system. He said his contributions laid the foundation for PARC as Pakistan’s leading agricultural research organization and continue to inspire scientists and researchers.
Dr. Amir Muhammed also served as the founding Director of the Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology (NIAB), Faisalabad, Vice Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, and founding Rector of the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences (FAST). He led PARC as Chairman from 1978 to 1990.
The condolence reference was attended by his daughters and other family members, serving and retired PARC scientists, and representatives of research institutions. Speakers paid tribute to his scientific achievements and lasting contributions to agricultural research and higher education in Pakistan.
