The Department of Library and Information Science cordially invites you to a farewell for Prof Mumtaz Ali Anwar. Tuesday 10 June 2008 – @5:30 PM
Your attendance to this ’social goodbye’ is highly appreciated. Location: Al-Shuwaikh, College for Social Sciences, The Global Hall.
Prof. Mumtaz A. Anwar
1. Academic and Professional Qualifications
Ph. D., January 1973, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
Advanced Certificate in Library and Information Sciences, 1969, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
M. A. in Library Science, 1964, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Certificate in French, 1962, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Postgraduate Diploma in Library Science, 1961, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
B. A., 1960, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
2. Scholarships and Awards
Teaching Fellowship, September 1971 – January 1973, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
Senior Graduate Assistantship, 1969-1971, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
Fulbright-Hays Scholarship, 1968-1973, for higher study in the USA.
Asia Foundation Scholarship, 1963-64, for the master’s degree at the University of Karachi, Karachi.
3. Professional Experience
- September 2003 to June 2006, Director, Master’s Degree Program, Department of Library and Information Science, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University.
- September 4, 1999 to date, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, College of Social Sciences, Kuwait University.
- September 15, 1992 to 30 August 1999, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, and Chief Librarian, International Islamic University Malaysia.
- 26-6-1401 to September 9, 1992, Associate Professor and Director of Library Services, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. King Abdul Aziz University Library System consisted of one central and 12 branch libraries. Total collection in 1992 was about 700,000 items and 2,600 current periodicals.
- January 1977 to 25-6-1401, Assistant Professor and Director of Library Services, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
- July 1973 – July 1975, Chairman, Department of Library Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore. Reorganized the Department and started the Master’s degree programme in March 1974. Chairmanship used to rotate among the three senior most faculty members for a two year term.
- June 1970 to December 1976, Assistant Professor, Department of Library Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
- September 1971 to January 1973, Teaching Fellow, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA. (Independently taught one course to master’s students each semester.)
- April 1971 to August 1971, (Spring & Summer Sessions) Visiting Lecturer, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA.
- September 1964 – May 1970 (from September 1968 – on study leave), Lecturer, Department of Library Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
- June 1961 to September 1964, Cataloguer, Punjab University Library, Lahore.
4. Language Proficiency
Punjabi: Mother tongue – Reading, writing and speaking excellent.
Urdu: National language – Reading, writing and speaking excellent.
English: Reading, writing and speaking excellent.
Arabic: Reading good and speaking fair.
Persian: Reading and understanding good, speaking poor.
French: Reading fair, understanding poor.
5. Ph. D. Dissertation
The Career of the Pakistani Librarian; A Study of Socioeconomic Background, Influences in Vocational Choice and Appraisal of Librarianship in Pakistan. Ph. D. dissertation, Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA., January 1973.
Abstract. Dissertations Abstracts International, 34(11), Sec. A, p. 7256.
The CV or Prof.Mumtaz is 15 pages long. So i could’nt list all the resume. and it was last updated on jan 2007. so i think now it will be 20 pages long. Farewell Prof.Mumtaz, i was one of the lucky stuedent who attended your class and gained from your long experiance.
June 9, 2008 at 8:17 am
Thank you Mohammad for this post… I was expecting it from you any day now, especially when time of valediction is approaching, and finding the right words to say at such time, and in person, would be very difficult… speaking for myself here.
It’s not easy to part with a doyen such as Professor Mumtaz, words fall short off interpreting true sincerity, and gratitude to his genuine personality that contributed and will continue to do, through out the course of his career.
Just as you Mohammad, I was lucky to be considered one of his apprentices. I attended his classes for a short time, and grew to be deeply inspired by his dedication and earnestness, I can imagine what others, who have worked with him longer, might feel.
It’s very sad and disheartening, but then I’m certain that our loss is far greater, and more profound than his.
To may great Moalim and Ustath, thank you sir for your originality and sincerity, and I hope my words aren’t considered crass or ill mannered, for this is what I truly feel, and I might be speaking for all here, And if it wasn’t for this space I wouldn’t have the chance to convey them appropriately.
And thank you Bo Hassan again, for giving me/us the chance.
Regards to all
July 2, 2008 at 3:58 pm
I wish I had known about this gathering.
It is unfortunate that the LIS department fails to keep in touch with its alumni via an email or newsletters
July 2, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Samira: to be more informed. keep an eye on our blog.
November 14, 2008 at 11:38 pm
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June 11, 2009 at 9:31 am
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