Niaz Ahmad Akhtar
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar | |
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نیاز احمد اختر | |
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar in January 2020 | |
| Chairman, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office February 6, 2026 | |
| Vice-Chancellor Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad | |
| In office March 14, 2023 – February 6, 2026 | |
| Vice-Chairman (Punjab), Pakistan Engineering Council | |
| In office September 2021 – August 2024 | |
| Vice-Chancellor University of the Punjab Lahore | |
| In office June 2018 – June 2022 | |
| Vice-Chancellor University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila | |
| In office December 2014 – June 2018 | |
| Rector National Textile University Faisalabad | |
| In office August 2010 – December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1960 |
| Children | Muhamamd Hussain Jaffar Sohaib Abdul Rehman Khubaib Abdul Malik Mohammad Musaab Jaffar |
| Alma mater | University of the Punjab University of Leeds |
| Profession | Chemical Engineer |
| Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2015) |
| Website | www |
Niaz Ahmad Akhtar (Urdu: نیاز احمد اختر; born 15 June 1960) is a Pakistani academic who is currently serving as the chairman of the Higher Education of Pakistan. He is also a professor emeritus at the University of the Punjab.
Previously he has been vice-chancellor of Quaid-i-Azam University, University of the Punjab, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, University of Sahiwal,, Information Technology University, Lahore and the rector of the National Textile University, Faisalabad. He was also the vice-chairman of the Pakistan Engineering Council from Punjab for 3 years term (2021-2024).
In recognition of his outstanding performance in the field of Education (Engineering & Technology), he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan in 2015.