Niaz Ahmad Akhtar

Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
نیاز احمد اختر
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar in January 2020
Vice-Chancellor Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad
Assumed office
March 14, 2023
Vice-Chairman (Punjab), Pakistan Engineering Council
In office
September 2021  August 2024
Vice-Chancellor University of the Punjab Lahore
In office
June 2018  June 2022
Vice-Chancellor University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila
In office
December 2014  June 2018
Rector National Textile University Faisalabad
In office
August 2010  December 2014
Personal details
Born (1960-06-15) 15 June 1960
Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
ChildrenMuhamamd Hussain Jaffar
Sohaib Abdul Rehman
Khubaib Abdul Malik
Mohammad Musaab Jaffar
Alma materUniversity of the Punjab
University of Leeds
ProfessionChemical Engineer
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz (2015)
Websitewww.drniazahmad.com

Niaz Ahmad Akhtar (Urdu: نیاز احمد اختر; born 15 June 1960) is a Pakistani academic who is currently serving as the vice-chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University, in office since 14 March 2023 and rector of National Textile University, Faisalabad on additional charge basis. He was also the vice-chairman of the Pakistan Engineering Council from Punjab for 3 years term (2021-2024).

His other roles have included being the professor emeritus at the University of the Punjab, where he also served as a vice-chancellor, the vice-chancellor of the University of the Punjab, the vice-chancellor of the University of Sahiwal, rector of the National Textile University, Faisalabad, vice-chancellor of the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, and the vice-chancellor of the Information Technology University, Lahore.

He is also the founding director of the Institute of Quality and Technology Management and the Quality Enhancement Cell at the University of the Punjab, Lahore.

In recognition of his outstanding performance in the field of Education (Engineering & Technology), he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2015.