Syed Zahoor Qasim

Syed Zahoor Qasim
Born 31 December 1926
Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Died 20 October 2015(2015-10-20) (aged 88)
Delhi, India
Nationality India India
Fields Marine biology
Alma mater Majidiya Islamiya Intermediate College Allahabad
Aligarh Muslim University
University College of North Wales

Syed Zahoor Qasim (31 December 1926 – 20 October 2015) was an Indian marine biologist. Qasim helped lead India's exploration to Antarctica and guided the other seven expeditions from 1981 to 1988.[1] He was a Member of the Planning Commission of India from 1991 to 1996. He is an Honorary Professor of universities including Aligarh Muslim University, Madurai Kamaraj University, Anna Malai University, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, and Jamia Millia Islamia.

Early life

Qasim was born in Allahabad in 1926.[2] He began his schooling from Majidiya Islamiya Intermediate College Allahabad, and then moved to Aligarh Muslim University, where he obtained a B.Sc. degree in 1949 and a M.Sc. degree in Zoology in 1951. He stood first in the order of Merit for which he was awarded the University Gold Medal. For several years, he was a lecturer in the Department of Zoology at Aligarh before proceeding to the United Kingdom for higher studies in 1953. In 1956 he completed his D.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from University College of North Wales. He was the Director of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala from 1971-1974. On 20 October 2015, he died at the age of 88.[2]

Awards and honours

References

  1. KAUR, NAVNEET (17 May 1999). "An ocean of experience and the will to be a pioneer". NEW DELHI: Indian Express. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Renowned marine biologist Syed Zahoor Qasim died". Jagranjosh.com. jagranjosh.com. 21 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

4. http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/view/creators/Qasim=3AS_Z=3A=3A.html

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