Riaz Ahsan
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Syed Riaz Ahsan | |
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| Born | 1951, December 24 Saint Patrick's College, Karachi Government Degree Science College |
| Doctoral advisor | Dr. Muhammad ali Sadiq |
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He is the youngest son of Karachi University . | |
Syed Riaz Ahsan (24 December 1951 – 8 September 2008) was a Pakistani
Education and career
Born in
Academic career
In 1975, he started his career from
Death
Dr. Ahsan was diagnosed with cancer in one of his legs in 2004 and was on medication since then. He recovered for a while and participated in many campaigns launched by the SPLA and fell ill again in 2008, never to recover. Registrar Prof. Raees Alvi paid him the following tribute: "He was a wise man who always guided teachers in the right direction. He always searched for development and never had any prejudice. He always worked for the promotion of merit. This great man always fought for the rights of teachers and I would call it an irreparable loss for all of us."
"The void he left behind can never be filled. It is a huge loss for SPLA and we would never get a personality like him in future", SPLA Senior Vice-president Manzoor Hussain Chishti said.
Family
His father, Professor Syed Zaheer Ahsan, was a
References
- ^ http://news.newsupdate.pk/?2008/9/9+396508[permanent dead link]
- ^ Our Staff Reporter (September 12, 2008), "Prof. Ahsan Remembered", Dawn News
- ^ The News, Karachi
- ^ Baloch, Farooq (September 9, 2008), "Prof. Riaz Ahsan passes away", The News International
- ^ http://www.dinnews.tv/dinnews/national/prof_riaz_ahsan_passes_away-7348.aspx[permanent dead link]