Personal information

Groundwater, Water Resources
Australia, Pakistan

Biography

DIRECTOR, Irrigation Research Institute, Punjab Irrigation Department, Government of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Ph.D. Scholar at CSU, NSW Australia (Feb 2019), M. ENGG, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (1993)
Has more than 20-year experience in the applied and basic research activities related to a wide spectrum of water sector issues including groundwater management, artificial recharge of groundwater, efficient use of water, IWRM, climate changes mitigation and adoption, seepage estimation from irrigation channels, flood control measures, environmental impact assessment of irrigation/drainage projects, quality control of engineering projects, groundwater and global changes, groundwater regulatory and policy framework, etc. Has visited different countries including Thailand, PR China, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Iran, India, UAE, and Nepal, and has participated in a number of national and international knowledge-sharing workshops/seminars/courses. Has presented/got published a number of research papers/reports at national and international levels. Has vast experience in working with rural communities, NGOs, CBOs, FOs, and other stakeholders at grassroots levels. He has co-supervised a number of students from different universities for their thesis research.
He has experience in working on projects funded/coordinated by provincial/federal Govts and international agencies like JICA, ADB, WB, ACIAR, CSIRO, etc. Mr. Zakir is a member of different national and international professional organizations like Pakistan Engineering Council, Institution of Engineers Pakistan, European Water Resources Association, Pakistan Engineering Congress, AIT Alumni Association, Australia Awards Alumni Association-Pakistan, Institute of Land Water and Society (ILWS) CSU, Australia, National Groundwater Association.
Currently, Mr Zakir is delivering as Vice Presiednt of Post Graduate Students Association CSU; Member HDR Committee-CSU, and member of the Social Club CSU- Australia.

Activities

Employment (2)

Irrigation Research Institute (IRI): Lahore, Punjab, PK

2014 to present | Director ( Irrigation Department, Government of the Punjab)
Employment
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Charles Sturt University: Bathurst, New South Wales, AU

2024-03-20
Employment
Source: check_circle
Charles Sturt University

Education and qualifications (4)

Charles Sturt University: Albury, NSW, AU

2019 to 2023 | PhD (Environmental Sciences )
Qualification
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

University of Queensland, Australia : Brisbane, Qld, AU

2014 to 2014 | Irrigation and Sustainable Water Resource Management
Qualification
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Yangling International Exchange Centre (YIEC),: Yangling, CN

2012 to 2012 | Water Saving Irrigation Technologies ( Ministry of Commerce)
Qualification
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Asian Institute of Technology: Bangkok, TH

1992 to 1993 | M.Engg
Qualification
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Professional activities (9)

Vice President, Postgraduate Student Association, Charles Sturt University , Australia : Albury, New South Wales, AU

Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

The Institution of Engineer Pakistan : Lahore, Punjab, PK

Life Member
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Pakistan Engineering Council: Lahore, Punjab, PK

Reg. Professional Engineer (Life Member)
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Pakistan Engineering Congress : Lahore, Punjab, PK

Life Member
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

National Groundwater Association: USA, US

Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

European Water Resources Association: Middleburg, US

Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Charles Sturt University Institute for Land Water and Society: Albury, NSW, AU

Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

International Association of Hydrogeologists: Reading, Reading, GB

2019-07-26 to present
Membership
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan

Charles Sturt University: Albury, New South Wales, AU

2022-01-01 to 2033-06-30 | Member (Member Higher Degree by Research (HDR) Committee)
Invited position
Source: Self-asserted source
Zakir-Hassan