Ihsan Ali

Ihasan Ali is a Pakistani archeologist. He served as Vice-Chancellor of Hazara University from 2006-2009.Presently he is serving the Vice-Chancellor of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.He is also served as Additional Vice-Chancellor of Islamia College Peshawar.Dr Ihsan is an eminent researcher, academician and administrator with several distinguished services rendered in various fields.^[2][3][4] He is an educationalist and great proponent of preserving the cultural and historical relics of this great nation.^[5]

Education and Career

He born in the district Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan and studied Archeology at University of Peshawar,and then obtained his PhD from one of the world renowned seat of learning, University of Cambridge, U.K.^[6] Dr.Ihsan served for the University of Peshawar in different professions from 1981 to 2002^[4] Prof. Dr. Ihsan Ali has earned a name for Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan. Under his leadership AWKUM has maintained the level of academic excellence. His meritorious services in academics, administration and for the welfare of the region are highly commendable.He has been given the additional charge for his landmark efforts paid for the uplifting of AWKUM.^[7] Dr Ihsan Ali travelled worldwide and delivered lectures, in various universities of the world including New York, Pennsylvania, Harvard, Boston, Ohio and California State University in USA, Cambridge, Leicester, Southampton, Sheffield and Glasgow Universities in UK, ULM University Germany etc. He has published over 63 research papers and edited 17 different Volumes of Journals in Archaeology, for University of Peshawar, Peshawar Museum and Hazara University.^[2] After being the Chair of Archaeology, University of Peshawar for three years (1997-2000), he was appointed as Director Archaeology & Museums, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2002, and during his tenure, he has established six Museums and started a new Journal “Frontier Archaeology”.^[2] In 2008, the Govt. assigned him the task of establishing Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, with nine Campuses, two of which have now attained the status of independent universities (Bacha Khan University Charsadda & University of Swabi) and taken to a level where they are rated very high amongst the Public Sector Universities of Pakistan.^[2]

Awards and Honors

Governor,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engr.Shaukatullah Khan gave away the Civil Award “Sitara-i-Imtiaz” to Prof.Dr Ihsan Ali on behalf of the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

• 1980, Gold Medallist & Record Holder, M.A. Archaeology, University of Peshawar.^[4]
• 2007, Best Administrator Award & Gold Medal for the year 2007, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[4]
• 2008, Best Researcher Award & Gold Medal, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.^[4]
• 2010, Best Administrator Award & Gold Medal for the year 2008-09, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan.^[4]
• 2013, Civil Award "Sitara-i-Imtiaz" for rendering invaluable services and for his contributions in the field of Archaeology.^[1]
• 1987-1989, British Council Fellowship for study in University College London, U.K.^[4]
• 1995-1998, Central Overseas Training Scholarship, Govt of Pakistan.^[4]
• 2000, Charles Wallace Trust Fellowship at University of Cambridge, U.K.^[4]
• 2002, American Institute of Pakistan Studies Lecture Tour to the US Universities of Pennsylvania, New York City, Harvard, Boston and Madison, Wisconsin, October 2002.^[4]
• 2003, American Institute of Pakistan Studies Lecture Tour to the US Universities of Philadelphia, New York City, Harvard, Boston, Madison, Wisconsin and long Beach -Los Angeles, United States.^[4]
• 2006, Tour to the United States (October 10 to 30, 2006) invited by American Institute of Pakistan Studies, As member of the high profile delegation including Vice Chancellors of 10 Universities and senior officials of the HEC visited the University of Manitoba, University of Saskatchewan, Quest University, University of Winnipeg, University of Victoria, Thompson Rivers University, University of British Columbia, Athabasca University, Simon Fraser University and Kwantlen University College.^[4]
• 2008, Academic visit to the U.K University of Leicester, University of Glasgow, University of Brunel, University of London, University of Southampton (December 28 to January 16, 2008).^[4]
• 2008, Academic visit to the U.K university of Durham, University of Leicester, University of Southampton December, 2008.^[4]

Research publications

Dr Ihsan published more than sixty research Papers in the National and International Journals of world repute.^[7]

publications (Books/Journals)

• 1994: Ali, I. (Author and Editor) 1994. Settlement History of Charsadda District (Ancient Pakistan), Vol. IX, Peshawar, pp. 175.
• 1994: Ali, I. (Editor) 1994. Peshawar University Teachers’ Association Journal (PUTAJ), Vol. I, Peshawar.
• 1994: Ali, I. (Co-Editor) 1994. Excavations in the Gomal Valley (Ancient Pakistan), Vol. X, Peshawar.
• 1997-8: Ali, I. (Editor) 1997-8. Ancient Pakistan, Vol. XII, Peshawar.
• 1998: Ali, I. (Co-Editor) 1998. The Glory that was Pakistan: 50 years of Archaeological Research in Pakistan, Spinzar Press, Peshawar.
• 1998: Ali, I. 1998. Ancient Pakistan, Vol. I (Reprinted), Peshawar (First edited Professor Dr. A.H. Dani in 1962).
• 1998: Ali, I. (Editor) 1998. Ancient Pakistan, Vol. XIII, Peshawar.
• 2003: Ali, I. (Editor) 2003. Early Settlements, Irrigation and Trade Routs in Peshawar Plain, Frontier Archaeology, Volume I, Peshawar.
• 2004: Ali, I. (Editor) 2004. Catalogue of Coins in the Peshawar Museum, No. I (Kushan Period), Frontier Archaeology, Vol. II, Peshawar.
• 2004: Ali, I. and Lari, Y. 2004. Peshawar Document One: Walled City of Peshawar, Islamabad.
• 2004: Ali, I. (Editor) 2005. Explorations & Excavations in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Frontier Archaeology, Vol. III, Peshawar.
• 2005: Ali, I.& Zahir, M. 2005. Guide to Peshawar Museum, Peshawar, Pakistan.
• 2006: Ali, I. (Editor) 2006. Catalogue of Coins in the Peshawar Museum, No. 2, Frontier Archaeology, Vol. IV, Peshawar.
• 2007: Coningham, R and Ali, I. 2007. Charsadda The British-Pakistani Excavations at the Bala Hisar (BAR International Series 1709), Oxford: Archaeopress, England.
• 2008: Ali, I. and M. N. Qazi 2008. Gandharan Sculptures in the Peshawar Museum (Life Story of Buddha), Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan.
• 2009: Ali, I, Shah, I, and Young, R. (Editors) 2009. Pakistan Heritage (Research Journal of the Department of Archaeology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan Vol. 1.
• 2009: Ali, I. and Ahmad, H. (Editors) 2009. Cultural and Biological Resources of Pakistan (Proceedings of the National Conference held at Bara Gali, August 22–26, 2006).

References

External links

• http://www.awkum.edu.pk/Administration/VC_office.html