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| Born | 31 December 1926 (1926-12-31) |
| Died | 20 October 2015(2015-10-20) (aged 88) Delhi, India |
| Alma mater | Majidiya Islamiya Intermediate College Allahabad Aligarh Muslim University University College of North Wales |
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| Fields | Marine biology |
Sayed Zahoor Qasim (31 December 1926 – 20 October 2015) was an Indianmarine biologist. Qasim helped lead India's exploration to Antarctica and guided the other seven expeditions from 1981 to 1988.[1][2] He was a Member of thePlanning Commission of India from 1991 to 1996. He was the Vice Chancellor ofJamia Milia Islamia from 1989 to 1991 and an Honorary Professor of universities includingAligarh Muslim University,Madurai Kamaraj University,Anna Malai University,Indian Institute of Technology Madras, andJamia Millia Islamia. He was awarded the highest civilian awardsPadma Shri andPadma Bhushan by theGovernment of India.
Qasim was born in Rakswara Gram Allahabad presentlyKaushambi in 1926. His ancestor were rulers of Kaushambi.[3] He began his schooling from Majidiya Islamiya Intermediate College Allahabad, and then moved toAligarh Muslim University, where he obtained aB.Sc. degree in 1949 and aM.Sc. degree in zoology in 1951. He stood first in the order of Merit for which he was awarded the University Gold Medal. For several years, he was a lecturer in the Department of Geography at Aligarh Muslim University before proceeding to the United Kingdom for higher studies in 1953. In 1956 he completed hisD.Sc. andPh.D. degrees fromUniversity College of North Wales. He was the Director of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, Kerala from 1971 to 1974. On 20 October 2015, he died at the age of 88.[3]
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