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Riaz Ahsan
Born	1951 December 25 Karachi, Pakistan
Died	November 8, 2008 (aged 56) Karachi, Pakistan
Residence	Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Fields	Applied Statistics and Applied Mathematics
Institutions	University of Karachi
Alma mater	Adamjee Government Science College University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.

Riaz Ahsan was a known Pakistani statistician, mathematician and a noted professor of statistics in University of Karachi, Karachi^[1]. Prof. Riaz Ahsan was born on 25 December, 1951 and he died on 8 September, 2008. ^[2]

Contents 1 Education and Career 2 Academic Career 3 Family 4 References 5 Links 6 External Links

[edit] Education and Career

Born in Karachi, Ahsan had his initial education at the BYJ School, Karachi, and completed his intermediate from Adamjee Government Science College, Karachi. He received his B.Sc (Honours) in Statistics and Mathematics. He did his M.Sc in Statistics and M. A. in Mathematics with honors from Karachi University. Later, he received his Ph.D. in applied statistics from the same alma mater in 1974.

[edit] Academic Career

In 1975, he started his career from DJ Science College, Karachi. He also served as the president of SPLA (Sindh Professors and Lecturers Association) that works for the betterment of professors and lecturers in the province of Sindh. Dr.Riaz Ahsan was an eminent mathematician and widely known Statistician in the Country. Dr. Riaz Ahsan can be counted as equivalent to other Pakistani Scientists and mathematicians.

[edit] Family

His father, Professor Syed Zaheer Ahsan, was a professor of Geography at Karachi University.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ http://news.newsupdate.pk/?2008/9/9+396508
2. ^ The News, Karachi
3. ^ http://www.dinnews.tv/dinnews/national/prof_riaz_ahsan_passes_away-7348.aspx

[edit] Links

• http://news.newsupdate.pk/?2008/9/9+396508

• http://www.dinnews.tv/dinnews/national/prof_riaz_ahsan_passes_away-7348.aspx

[edit] External Links

• Prof. Riaz Ahsan

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