Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar | |
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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 | 15 June 1960 Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Children | Muhamamd Hussain Jaffar Sohaib Abdul Rehman Khubaib Abdul Malik Mohammad Musaab Jaffar |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab University of Leeds |
| Profession | Chemical Engineer |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2015) |
| Website | www |
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.