Zabta Khan Shinwari

Zabta Khan Shinwari is a Pakistani botanist and researcher.

Early life and education

Zabta Khan Shinwari was born on 3 March 1959 in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Shinwari got his BSc degree in 1980 and MSc in 1983 from University of Peshawar, M. Phil. in 1986 from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Ph.D. in 1994 Kyoto University and postdoctorate fellow in 1996–1998 from International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Japan.
In 2008, he was elected a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
In 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences.

Awards

UNESCO Avicenna Prize for ethics in science
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Award by the Government of Pakistan
Sitara-i-Imtiaz Award by the president of Pakistan
Distinguished Scientists Award by Chinese Academy of Sciences
Best University Teacher Award by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan