Ghulam Ahmad (forester)
Ghulam Ahmad | |
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File:Ghulam Ahmad.JPG | |
Born | 23 May 1923 |
Died | 20 September 2003 New Jersey, United States | (aged 80)
Alma mater | Delft University of Technology Colorado State University University of Punjab |
Known for | Environmental sciences |
Spouse(s) | Jamila Begum Born Oct 1, 1933 Rehara 15 June 2021 (aged 87)Dallas, Texas |
Children | 5 |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Engineer |
Institutions | Pakistan Forest Service (PFS) Colorado Department of Military Affairs (DMA) Pakistan Chrome Mines Ltd (PCM) Military Engineering Service (MES) |
Shaikh Ghulam Ahmad (23 May 1923 – 20 September 2003) was a Pakistani forestry official Report on Pankora Valley forests and later managing director[1] and chairman of Pakistan Chrome Mines Ltd, the largest and oldest chrome mining company in Pakistan.[2][need quotation to verify]
In World War II he served in the Royal Indian Air Force as an Engineer Officer, Fighter Pilot and Military Engineer.
Career
He joined the Royal Indian Air Force as a fighter pilot in the No. 1 Squadron, Indian Air Force. He fought against the Japanese Imperial Army in Burma during Second World War flying in a Hawker Hurricane fighter plane.
He was selected for the Forest Service after World War II and trained at the Forest Research Institute at Dehradun, India. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947 he joined the Pakistan Forest Service, becoming the chief conservator of forests and director of the Aerial Survey Project in Peshawar, Pakistan, where he surveyed the North-West Frontier Province for a natural resources survey from 1965 to 1969. He introduced hybrid poplars in Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir, and especially Rawalakot, changing the living conditions of the rural population.
He supervised an aerial survey of the Indus River Basin for the development of natural resources. He emigrated to the United States in August 1971 to complete a PhD in civil engineering at Colorado State University, and joined the Colorado Department of Military Affairs, where he helped to draft the emergency response plan for Colorado. From 1983 until 1999 he was the managing director of Pakistan Chrome Mines Ltd.
Author
He authored Unique and Everliving, a biography of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. The book was written over a period of five years. The book is published by Ferozeson's Ltd., a book publisher in Pakistan.National Library of Australia[3][4] This book widely available in libraries in the United States including the Library of Congress.National Library of Congress
References
- ^ E & MJ international directory of mining - Page 554 1992 "Ahmad, Ghulam, Pakistan Chrome Mines Ltd. "
- ^ Mining Industry in Pakistan 1952. Department of Mineral Concessions. Page 46
- ^ National Library of Australia
- ^ Open Library
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