Muhammad Ali Shaikh

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Mohammad Ali Shaikh
Vice Chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University
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Mohammad Ali Shaikh is the vice-chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Pakistan. [1] [2]

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Education

Muhammad Ali Shaikh was born in Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.

Muhammad Ali Shaikh graduated with a degree in engineering from Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro in 1985 and holds a PhD degree in Mass Communication from the University of Karachi. [3]

Career

Academic career

On 21 July 1994, he was appointed Principal, Sindh Madressatul Islam College, when the college needed a lot of attention and even lacked some basic facilities. [4] After 24 years of heading this college, he has transformed it from a typical public sector college to a quality university. He saw to it that it was upgraded from a college to a university in 2012. [4]

Positions held

Publications

Muhammad Ali Shaikh has written books on the subjects of education and communication as well as biographies of leading personalities of South Asian origin.

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References

  1. Sindh Madressatul Islam University: SMIU plans to build new campus next year The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 31 July 2013, Retrieved 6 February 2020
  2. SMIU (Sindh Madressatul Islam University) likely to introduce courses of human rights Pakistan Today (newspaper), Published 8 October 2018, Retrieved 6 February 2020
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Profile of Muhammad Ali Shaikh". Freedom of Information Pakistan Network website. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 Muhammad Ali Shaikh celebrates 24 years as head of Sindh Madressatul Islam The News International (newspaper), Published 24 July 2018, Retrieved 6 February 2020