Education and Life
He was born in the village of Ningolai in Kabal subdivision of Swat District, Pakistan and studied Chemistry at the University of Peshawar, obtaining an M.Phil. Dr.Jan obtained his PhD from University College Cork,followed by three years Post-Doctoral work in the University College Dublin,in the Republic of Ireland,returning to Pakistan in 1985, he joined the Department of Chemistry at the University of Peshawar as Assistant Professor. In 1999 he was appointed as head of the Department of Environmental Sciences. He held a Fulbright Program fellowship at the New Mexico State University in 2003.He worked in Bio-Design institute at Arizona State University, USA He served as Vice-Chancellor of University of Malakand from 14 April 2008 till 1st October 2012. Presently he is serving the University of Peshawar as a Vice-Chancellor.Based on his contribution in the field of chemistry,he was awarded Pride of Performance in Science by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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