About Me:
Marital Status Married (Four children) Languages English, Urdu, Pushto, Punjabi (Fluent)
FOREIGN VISITS
- Turkey 1985 One month tour on Modern Forest Nursery Techniques in Turkey.
- USA 1989 One month course in Organization and Project Management for Natural Resource Management Professional at University of Idaho.
- New Zealand 1990 Three years study for M.Phil degree in Soil and Water Conservation at Massey University.
- Nepal 1994 One month training in GIS for the Management of Natural Resource and Environment, ICIMOD, Katmandu.
- Nepal 1997 Two weeks workshop on People and Resource Dynamics in the Himalayas at ICIMOD, Katmandu.
- Netherlands 2003 One week LISEM Modeling workshop on Soil and Water Conservation.
Academic Background:
- M.Phil Forestry Science, Massey University, New Zealand, 1992.
- M.A Economics University of Peshawar 1984.
- B.Sc. Forestry University of Peshawar 1982. Won Gold Medal for Best Practical Forester and Silver Medal for standing First in Watershed Management.
OTHER CREDENTIAL
- One month training "Organization and Project Management for Natural Resources Management Professionals" University of Idaho, USA.
- One month training "Research Planning & Study Plan Preparation Organization" by Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar and University of Montana, USA.
- One month training "GIS for the Management of Natural Resource and Environment", ICIMOD, Katmandu, Nepal.
- One month training "Project Formulation, Implementation and Evaluation" at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar.
- One month training in Range Management, Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar.
Professional Experience:
Teaching: Eighteen years teaching experience as an Assistant Professor in Economics, Soil Science, GIS and Remote Sensing, Silviculture, Watershed Management, Design of Soil Conservation works, Watershed Planning & Analysis, Recreational and Park Management, Forest Accounts and Procedure and Land Use Planning, at Graduate/Post Graduate Level at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar.
Research: Served Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar as a professional research scientist in various capacities for 36 years.
Administration/Management
- Worked as Branch Head at Pakistan Forest Institute, dealing with Forest Tree Seed Collection, Storage and handling, Raising nurseries of indigenous as well as exotic forest trees and than lay out experimental trails for tree growth in all the four provinces of Pakistan including NA's and AJK.
- Worked as Project Director for the Establishment of two Environment/Model Forestry Parks in District Attock, supervision, direction and control of about 150 personnel's in project functions.
- Conducted farmers training in Forest Tree Seed Collection, Storage and Handling, Silviculture, Soil and Water Conservation Techniques and Afforestation in Watershed areas of Pakistan.
- Working as Consultant on various fields of forestry with IUCN, WWF, Agha Khan Rural Development Programme, FAO, UNDP, ICIMOD and National and International NGO's.
- Knowledge of UN system worked as Assistant National Coordinator with FAO/UNDP project Pak. 78/036 at Pakistan Forest Institute, Peshawar from 1983 to 1990.
- Conducted training courses for in-service forestry personnel in GIS and Remote Sensing (Soil Science), Silviculture, Watershed Management, Range Management, Land Use Planning, Remote Sensing and GIS.
- Programme Officer (Forestry) students for eight years. Preparation of lecture, examinations and tour schedules.
- Officer Incharge Sports Forest College, Peshawar
- Supervisor and examiner, University of Peshawar for M.Sc. thesis in Forestry and Environment.
- Working knowledge of MS-OFFICE, Remote Sensing and GIS software like Dragon, IDRISI, ACR/INFO, ILWIS.
- Writing Monthly, Quarterly and Annual Progress Reports.
- Organizing Meetings, Seminars, Conferences and other events of National and International levels.
Publications:
- Watershed Management Practical Training for Forester and Forest Guard Students FAO Publication (1980).
- Watershed Management Research at Faza Gut, NWFP, FAO Publication (1986).
- Use of Spot Satellite Imagery to Assess Soil Erosion Caused by Cyclone Bola in the Major Forests of Gisborne, New Zealand, PJF 43(3), (1993).
- Effect of Vegetation and engineering Control Structures of Surface Runoff and Sediment Yield at Faza Gut, Swat PJF 47(1-4), (1997).
- Effect of different Land Uses on Surface Runoff and Sediment Yield in Moist Temperate Zone, PJF 48(1-4) (1998).
- Integrating Natural Resources Conservation with the Built Environment. AKRSP Report 2001.
- Fuel wood consumption practices, interventions for fuel wood conservation at the domestic household level and relative impaction conservation of Forests and wood resources in the northern areas of Pakistan. WWF and Agha Khan Development Network (2001).
- Effect of water conservation techniques on the establishment and growth of forest tree species in scrub zone. PJF 51(1) 2001.
- National forest and Rangeland Resource Assessment, Ministry of Environment, GOP, 2004.