University Awards of Distinction
1985-2023
Distinguished University Professor
The title of Distinguished University Professor has been conferred on just three individuals in AKU’s history. It is reserved for the complete scholar, whose career is characterized by sustained excellence in research, teaching, and service.
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2002
2019
2021
2023
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Dr Camer W. Vellani
Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta
Professor M. Khurshid
Dr. William Macharia
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University Awards
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Year
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Honorary Degrees
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Professor
Emeritus
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Award of
Distinction
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Award of Excellence
in Education6
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Award of Excellence
in Research
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Innovation Impact
Award of Distinction9
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19851
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Dr Habib Patel
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1986
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Dr Hafdan Mahler3
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19892
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1994
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Dr Jack Bryant
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Dr Camer W. Vellani
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1995
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Dr Farhat Moazam
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1996
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Dr Mushtaq Ahmed
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1997
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Dr Jamsheer Talati
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1999
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Dr Andrea Baumann
Ms Ilmia Mughal
Mrs Faiz Alamzaib
Dr Susan French
Ms Winnifred Warkentin
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2000
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Dr David Elliot Bell4,7
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Dr Cheves Smythe
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2001
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Mr Shahibzada Yaqub Khan4
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2003
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Dr M. Afzal4
Dr Francis X. Sutton4
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2004
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Dr Ahmad H. Dani4
Dr Ruth K. Pfau3
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2005
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Dr Paula Herberg
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Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta
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2006
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Dr Bo S. Lindblad
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Dr M. Perwaiz Iqbal
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Dr Rabia Hussain
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2007
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Dr Camer S. Vellani
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Dr Richard Pring
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2008
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Dr Sheikh Arshad Saeed
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2009
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Dr Jamsheer Talati
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Dr Syed M. Husain Jafri
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Dr Rukhsana Zuberi
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2010
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Dr Terrence Gibson
Dr Mushtaq Ahmed
Dr Riaz Qureshi
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Dr Shaista Khan
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2012
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Dr Abdul Gaffar Billoo
Dr Sadruddin Pardhan
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Dr Yasmin Noorali Amarsi
Dr Zulfiqar Bhutta
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2013
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Mr Shamsh Kassim-Lahka5
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Dr Thomas Christie
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Ms Jacqueline Maria Dias
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Dr Anita Kaniz Mehdi Zaidi
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2015
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Professor Abdou Filali-Ansary
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Dr M. Memon
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Award of Excellence in Teaching & Teaching Leadership Education8
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2019 (All citations)
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Dr Yasmin Noorali Amarsi
Dr Abul Faizi
Dr Neelofar Halai
Dr M. Perwaiz Iqbal
Dr Murad Moosa Khan
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Mr Asif Fancy
Dr Amilali Pyarally Gulamhusein
Mr Louis R. Ariano
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Professor Rashida Ahmed
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Dr Rumina Hasan
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2020
(All citations)
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Dr Mohammed Ataullah Khan
Dr Iqtidar A. Khan
Dr Rukhsana W. Zuberi
Dr Shaista Masood Khan
Dr M. Memon
Dr David Taylor
Dr Robert Armstrong
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Dr Iftikhar Salahuddin
Dr Rafat Jan
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Dr M. Tariq
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2021
(All citations)
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Dr Mushtaq Ahmed
Dr Rehana Kamal
Dr Farouk Topan
Dr Joe Lugalla
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Dr Laila Akbarali Dossa
Dr Shehzad Jeeva
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Dr Kulsoom Ghias
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Dr Syed Asad AliDr Philip Wood
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Dr Zahra Hasan
Dr Naveed Yousuf
Dr Azra Naseem
Mr Paxpaul M. Mbogori
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2022
| Lee Hilling
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| Dr Anjum Halai
Dr Sadrudin Pardhan
Dr Tashmin Khamis
Dr Rozina Karmaliani
| Khairulnissa Abdul Hameed Ajani
| Amina Abubakar
Sadia Bhutta
Marleen Temmerman
| Aziz Ali Najam
Amina Hirani
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2023
| | Dr Farhat Moazzam
Dr Ronald Wasike
| Dr Fazal Hameed Khan
Dr Naila Kayani
Dr Dilshad Ashraf
Dr Rubina Barolia | Dr Saniya Raghib Sabzwari
Dr Eunice Siaity Pallangyo
| Dr Sajid Bashir Soofi Dr Mohammad Asim Beg
| Dr Asad Latif Dr Saba Abdul Hameed
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Total
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9
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29
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28
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15
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11
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Notes
1Inaugration of Aga Khan University Hospital
2Aga Khan University First Convocation Ceremony. Held in March 1989
3Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa
4Doctor of Letters (DLitt), honoris causa
5Doctof Humane Letters (DHL), honoris causa
6Name of the award changed from Excellence in "Teaching" to "Education" in 2007
7Awarded posthumously
8Name of the award changed from Excellence in "Education" to "Teaching & Teaching Leadership" in 2019
9Launched in 2021
