DR MANZOORUDDIN AHMED ........learned professor and family patriarch

Dr Manzooruddin Ahmed was a famous Pakistani scholar and  former Vice Chancellor of Karachi University the largest University of Pakistan.He was born in Sultanpur India did Masters in Diplomacy from Allahabad University , India . He was among the first few Pakistanis who obtained a  PhD degree in Political Science from Columbia University, NY in 1969 . Dr Ahmed also served as the professor of Pakistan Studies/Political Science through the prestigious Quaid E Azam Chair at Columbia University ."Quaid E Azam Chair" was awarded to him by then Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He later on served as professor at University of Alberta. Dr Ahmed served as Dean of Arts and later Vice Chancellor of Karachi University . He along with few other notable personalities established the Fatima Jinnah Dental College in Karachi , Pakistan in the year 1992. He wrote many books about Pakistan it's history and it's political destiny. His last book was published few years back . Dr Manzooruddin Ahmed passed away  on 27th Dec 2012 in Syracuse, NY.

He was not only a highly qualified scholar but he was also a great family man who loved his children, brothers,sisters,nieces and nephews dearly. Dr Ahmed was the first one in his family who acquired a Doctorate degree from a highly recognized international institute. He was a family patriarch who was a beacon of inspiration and source of encouragement for everyone around him.