Ajmal Khan (botanist)

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Muhammad Ajmal Khan
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Died(2019-05-04)4 May 2019 [1]
NationalityPakistani
Alma mater University of Karachi
Ohio University
Awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Pride of Performance
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Institutions University of Karachi

Muhammad Ajmal Khan was a Pakistani botanist and the 17th Vice-Chancellor of University of Karachi. [2] [3] [4]

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Education and career

Khan spent 40 years in teaching and research. He received his BSc (Hons) degree in botany in 1973, MSc in plant physiology in 1974 from University of Karachi, PhD in physiological ecology from Ohio University in 1985 and DSc in botany again from University of Karachi in 2010. [5] [6] [7]

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