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Designation: Professor (HEC Approved Supervisor)
Specialization: Inorganic Chemistry
Field of Interest: Synthesis & Catalysis, Proton Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET), Inorganic Complexes for Cancer Treatment
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Phone: +92-51-9064-2108
Post-doc.: The University of Edinburgh, UK with Prof. Dr. L. Jason
Postdoc Research Title: “Valorisation of Carbondioxide by Redox Catalysis”
Ph.D.: The University of Auckland, New Zealand with Prof. Dr. L. J. Wright
PhD Research Title: “Development of New Ligands for Transition Metal Homogenous Catalysts”

Research Interests:

  • Molecular Synthesis: Donor flexible & Multifunctional Spectator Ligand Design, Coordination Complexes & Organometallics, Supramolecules
  • Proton Coupled Electron Transfer (PCET) Catalysis: CO2 & Proton reduction (HER), Water Oxidation (OER)  (Molecular Electro-Catalysis & Artificial photosynthesis, Renewable Energy, Small Molecule Activation, Green and Sustainable Chemistry)
  • Transition Metal Complexes as Homogeneous Catalysts: C-C coupling, C-H activation, A3-coupling
  • Inorganic Complexes for Cancer Treatment: Exploring the anticancer potential of Pd and Zn complexes


  1. Awards
  2. Courses Taught
  3. Publications
  4. Research Students
  5. Research Projects
  •       BSc: First Position in Science Group (Roll of honor), Gordon College Rawalpindi
  •       MSc: First Position in Inorganic/ Analytical Chemistry, QAU Islamabad.
  •       MPhil: First Position in Chemistry (Chancellor’s Gold Medal) QAU Islamabad.
  •       PhD: Doctoral Award, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
  •       Cover Articles: Inorganic Chemistry (ACS) & Dalton Transactions (RSC)
  •       Young Scientist Alumnus: Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, Germany (Chemistry)
  •       Research Grant Award: recieved from President of Pakistan at Aiwan-e-Sadr (Presidency Palace)
  •       Member of Scientific Societies: Life time member of CSP (Pak), RSC (UK), NZIC (NZ) & RACI (Aus)
  •       Best Performance Award: QAU (2022-23)


BS/MSc :

  • Inorganic Chemistry-I  (Transition Metal Chemistry; d-block) 
  • Inorganic Chemistry-II (Transition Metal Chemistry; f-block)
  • Organometallics 
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry-I
  • Analytical Chemistry-II (Electroanalytical Techniques)
  • Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry Laboratory-III
  • Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory-I
  • Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory-II
  • Analytical Chemistry Laboratory-I
  • Analytical Chemistry Laboratory-II
  • Advanced Inorganic/Analytical Chemistry Laboratory-IV
  • Research project in Analytical/Inorganic Chemistry

Phil/PhD:

  • Catalysis
  • Review Paper
  • Seminar
  • Research project in Inorganic Chemistry




Some Selected Publications:

Inorganic Chemistry (USA) 2011, 50, 21, 10522-10524; Dalton Transactions (UK) 2014, 43, 17006-17016; Dalton Transactions (UK) 2019, 48, 15408-15418; RSC Advances (UK), 2019, 48, 15408-15418; Royal Society Open Science (UK) 7(11) 2020; Applied Organometallic Chemistry (UK) 34, 5623, 2020, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry (UK) 35, 116057, 2021; Inorganica Chemica Acta (Netherland) 514, 119982, 2021. Journal of CO2 Utilization (UK) 49, 2021, 101560; RSC Advances (UK) 2021, 11, 35077-35092, Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry (USA) 224, 111590, 2021, Polyhedron (UK) 208, 115412, 2021; Molecular Catalysis (Netherland) 526, 112369, 2022, New Journal of Chemistry (UK) 2023, RSC Advances (UK) 2023, Journal of Molecular Structure (Netherland), 139347, 2024; 139239, 2024; 136679, 2024 & 136571, 2024.

  •       PhD First Batch (Completed): Zahid Nawaz, Afshan Khurshid, Shazia Hussain, Sara Masood & Naima Munir 

  •       PhD Second Batch (In Process): Faysal,  Sameen Fatima &  Ayesha Chaudhry

  •       PhD Positions: OPEN (1) Synthesis of  Inorganic & Organic Molecules or Inorganic Materials).  (2) Back ground research in any of the following field will also be considered : Catalysis, Electrochemistry,  Medicinal Chemistry or Computational chemistry)

  • ·         Total Research Students Supervised: Above 50

·         Won number of research grants (both national and international): SRGP, PSF, NRPU, URF &  British Council