PJB-1994-26
DR. SULTAN AHMAD (1910-1983)
A. GHAFFAR AND S. I. ALI
Abstract
Dr. Sultan Ahmad, an eminent mycologist, died of heart attack on 11 th November 1983 in Lahore after a long illness. He was a chronic patient of diabetes melitus. In the later part of his life he developed retinopathy, suffered from renal failure and remained on dialysis before breathing his last. May God Almighty shower His blessings upon the departed soul and may his soul rest in eternal peace in heaven. Amen.Dr. Sultan Ahmad was born on 6th June 1910 at Ladhar, Sheikhupura, Punjab, now Pakistan. He obtained his M.Sc degree in 1932 from the University of the Punjab, Labore where he worked with Prof. S.R. Kashyap on Aithisoniella himalyensis Kash. He also obtained the B.Ed. degree from the Punjab University, Lahore in 1934 and served as a teacher in a High School in Gujrat and then as a Lecturer in Biology at Rohtak. After the creation of Pakistan in 1947, he returned to Lahore and joined the Government College, Lahore. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 1950 for his work on Gasteromycetes of West Pakistan which he submitted under the supervision of Professor Dr. Ahmad Ali Qureshi and later D.Sc in 1957 from the University of the Punjab. Dr. Sultan Ahmad retired as Professor and Head of the Department of Botany, Government College Lahore in 1970. The University of the Punjab appointed him as Professor Emeritus in 1972 and Dr. Sultan Ahmad continued to involve himself in research work on the fungi of Pakistan.
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