Beijing, 5 December 2022 (TDI/ GNP): The Chinese government awarded Prof. Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Director of ICCBS and Coordinator General of COMSTECH, the Government of China Friendship Award. At a formal ceremony conducted at the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad, the award was given by Ambassador Nong Rong, Ambassador of China to Pakistan.
China’s highest honour for foreign experts who have made remarkable contributions to the country’s economic and social advancement is the Chinese Government’s Friendship Award. The State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs (SAFEA), an arm of the State Council, chose the recipients of this prize.
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The prize, which consists of a medal and an award certificate, is presented as part of the festivities commemorating China’s National Day on October 1. Prof. Choudhary has been instrumental in fostering Sino-Pakistan cooperation in research and technology, including the development of institutions in several areas. This includes the national virology institute at the PCMD, working with the Wuhan Institute of Virology China.
A notable medicinal chemist around the globe is Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary. In addition to 76 books and 40 chapters in books published by prestigious US and European presses, he has 1,175 research papers in the fields of organic and bioorganic chemistry published in international journals. He now holds 40 US patents.
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Prof. Choudhary holds a C. Chem, a D.Sc., and a Ph.D. He has received the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz awards from various Pakistani administrations.
Moreover, Professor Dr. M. Iqbal Choudhary is currently the Director of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences at the University of Karachi and the Coordinator-General for COMSTECH.
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