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Prof Dr Zia Ul Haq[1] is the youngest Vice Chancellor[2] and Dean Faculty of Public Health at Khyber Medical University, the only public sector Medical University in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. He assumed the charge of Vice Chancellor KMU on 2020 at the young age of 40[2]. He is also president of Pakistan Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education (PNQAHE)[3] .

Education

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Prof Dr Zia Ul Haq was born in 1980 in Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. His father was Ex Chief Engineer in Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Zia Ul Haq completed his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 2005 from prestigious Khyber Medical College. He obtained Masters in Public Health from Gandhara University in 2007. Dr Zia completed his PhD Public health from University of Glasgow, UK which was sponsored by Government of Pakistan[1][4][5].

Academic Career

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Dr Zia is the first Lecturer of Public Health and Pioneer Faculty at Khyber Medical University. He joined KMU in 2009 as a lecturer Public Health and remained lecturer till 2014. In 2014 Dr Zia was promoted as Assistant Professor in Public Health.

He was honored with the Best Young Research Scholar Award[6] in the health sciences category across all health-related departments in the country. He received a cash prize of PKR 150,000 in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of public health. The primary goal of this award was to acknowledge the achievements of researchers and to promote a competitive research culture within higher education institutions. The slogan for the 7th HEC Outstanding Research Award was "Celebrating our Champions." [7][6]

Dr Zia became the first ever Professor of Public Health[8] in 2018 and is currently working as Dean Public Health and Vice Chancellor at Khyber Medical University. He became the youngest Vice Chancellor[2] in History of Pakistan at the age of 40 years.

Awards

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  • Appointed as the first ever Professor of Public Health[8]
  • Youngest Vice Chancellor of Pakistan[2]
  • Best young scholar award[7]
  • Sitara-e-Imtiaz[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Meritorious Professor Dr Zia Ul Haq". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  2. ^ a b c d Report, Bureau (2020-07-18). "KMU gets youngest VC in country". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-28. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "4th International Conference of PNQAHE". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  4. ^ "University of Glasgow - Schools - School of Health & Wellbeing - Our staff - Zia Ul Haq". www.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  5. ^ Ul Haq, Zia (2014). Adiposity and subjective well-being (PhD thesis). University of Glasgow.
  6. ^ a b "64 teachers bag HEC's best university teachers awards – Business Recorder". Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  7. ^ a b Report, Bureau (2019-08-15). "Best young scholar award for KMU teacher". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-08-28. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ a b "Dr Zia Ul Haq Of Khyber Medical University (KMU) Appointed As First Ever Professor Of Public Health". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
  9. ^ Report, Bureau (2024-08-15). "KMU VC nominated for Sitara-i-Imtiaz". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-09-12. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
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