Usman Ali Isani
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Dr. Usman Ali is a former senior Pakistani bureaucrat, educationist and a philatelist. He is currently serving as Vice Chancellor for Iqra University.[1]
Education
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Usman received his earlier education from Lawrence College, Murree. He has a Masters Degree in History from Punjab University and Masters Degree in Education from University of California, Berkeley.
Career
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Isani initially joined the Pakistan Army. Upon leaving, he joined the civilian government and served in various capacities. These included:
- Secretary Education in the Government of Sindh
- Chief Secretary, Planning and Development, Government of N. W. F. P (now Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa)
- Secretary, Food & Agriculture, Government of Pakistan,
- Secretary, Ministry of Health,
- Ministry of Railways
- Secretary General Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan,
- Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Chairman, University Grants Commission
- Vice Chancellor for Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
- Vice Chancellor for Iqra University, Karachi.
Philatelist
Isani is one of Pakistan's leading philatelist having won medals for both his traditional and literature exhibits at world exhibitions.[citation needed] He is also a former President of the Philatelic Federation of Pakistan[2] as well as the country's representative on the FIP Commission for Philatelic Literature.[3]
Publications
- Women's Access to Higher Education in Pakistan: A Case Study of Access of Women to Higher Education in Pakistan. Saarbrücken: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 28 April 2010[4]
- Problems of Higher Education;[5] paper prepared by Capt. U.A.G. Isani and Dr. Latif Virk for the Task Force on Improvement of Higher Education in Pakistan, 2001.
- Pakistan: Overprints on Indian Stamps and Postal Stationery, 1947-1949 by Usman Ali Isani and Ron Doubleday, 1993)
- The Amirate of Bahawalpur, Postal History and Stamps (1932–1949) by Dr. UA Isani and Syed Abid Hussain. Karachi: Post Office Foundation Press. 2006.
Membership
Isani is an active member of Philatelic Federation of Pakistan.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.iqraisb.edu.pk/vc.php
- ↑ Philatelic Federation of Pakistan, Members of the Executive Board 2010 - 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ FIP Literature Commission delegates Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/dp/3838349733
- ↑ http://prr.hec.gov.pk/Thesis/233.pdf
- ↑ http://www.philatelicfederationofpakistan.com/members/islamabad%20-%20rawalpindi.xls
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