Kanwal Ameen
Kanwal Ameen | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | professor of information management |
| Known for | Vice Chancellor, Government College Women University Faisalabad, academic leader, teacher and researcher, community development services in library and information science |
| Spouse | Mohammad Zafarullah |
| Children | Ali, Zain, Danyal |
| Awards | 2023 Tamgha e Imtiaz 2020 Women Excellence Award Indigenous Post-Doctoral Supervision Award (2018-2019) 2010 Pakistan Library Association (PLA) Appreciation Award for Academic Achievement 2010 HEC Best University Teacher Award 2013 Asian Library Leader's Award |
| Academic background | |
| Education | PhD in library and information science |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
| Thesis | Philosophy and Framework of Collection Management and Its Application in University Libraries in Pakistan: An Appraisal. (2005) |
| Website | https://uhe.edu.pk/index.php/principals-message/ |
Kanwal Ameen (Urdu: کنول امین) is Professor Emeritus and vice chancellor of Government College Women University Faisalabad (2024-2028) of Pakistan. She has served as the founding Vice-chancellor at the University of Home Economics (2019–2023). She is also Vice Chair, Board of Governors of the Punjab Library Foundation (2023–). Previously she served as Chairperson (2009–2018) of the Department of Information Management, Chairperson of Doctoral Programme Coordination Committee (2013–2017), University of the Punjab, and as Director of External Linkages. With a career spanning nearly four decades, she has made substantial contributions in teaching, research and academic leadership in Pakistan. Ameen has authored many publications and in internationally known scholar who has been honoured with several national and international awards, including Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan for her contributions in Education. Ameen continues to contribute to the academic community through her research, mentorship of post-graduate students, and serving on editorial boards of international journals.
Ameen has been serving as honorary secretary of Ali Zafar Foundation which is working on spreading digital literacy and education with a special focus on girls and helping economically marginalized communities.