This curriculum vitae summarizes the professional experience and qualifications of Dr. Muhammad Afzal. He has over 25 years of experience in fisheries management, aquaculture, and limnology. He currently serves as the Director of Fisheries at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council. He has published numerous research papers, supervised student theses, organized conferences and workshops, and delivered training courses on aquaculture topics.

1. DR.MUHAMMAD AFZAL
BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
FATHER'S NAME: Fazal Din
DATE OF BIRTH: 22-3-1957
NATIONALITY: Pakistani
PRESENT POSITION: Director (Fisheries), ASD
PARC-PAKISTAN
Ph:051-8442308
MAILING/PRESENT ADDRESS: Animal Sciences Division (ASD) Pakistan
Agricultural Research Council (PARC)
G 5/1 Islamabad Pakistan
FAX/PHONE: Off. No. 92-51-8442308
Fax No. 92-51-9255034
Res. 92-51-9255484 Mob.0321-5144898
PERMANENT ADDRESS House No.B-II/48 Kutchery road
MandiBahauddin-Pakistan
Phone # 92-0456-505047
Email: afzal_afri@hotmail.com.com
NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD # 61101-7844641-9
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Matric 1973 Ist Div. Sargodha Board, Punjab
F.Sc. 1975 IInd Div. Sargodha Board, Punjab
B.Sc. 1977 IInd Div. University of the Punjab, Lahore
M.Sc(Biology). 1981 A Grade Quaid-e-Azam Univ., Islamabad
Ph.D (Zoology). 2007 B Grade Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture
University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Joined PARC/NARC as Scientific Officer on November 22, 1981, and was promoted to
Senior Scientific Officer on December 23, 1993 and to Principal Scientific Officer on
26-11-2009. As a whole, have over 25 years of in-depth experience in reservoirs
fisheries management and ecology, limnological studies of water bodies, disease
diagnostics, fish culture of indigenous and exotic species, and measurement of
biological productivity levels of various water bodies. Detail survey of Balochistan was
also conducted to see the prospects of fish culture. Worked as Project In charge (PI) of
ALP funded project titled, “Effect of pollution on fish and fisheries of rivers of Federal
area, Punjab and NWFP and PI of RADP funded sub project, “Disease diagnosis studies
in fish farms of Punjab province”. Worked as PI of RADP funded “Pilot project on Fish
Processing and cold chain” and developed fish processing unit at NARC. Presently
working as PI of two ALP and PSDP funded projects entitled, “Intensification of fish
culture by using different managemental inputs” , and PSDP project, “Establishment of
American channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) at NARC”. Also working as Program
Leader of Aquaculture and Fisheries Program (AFP) & looking after the post of Director
(Fisheries) at Animal Sciences Division, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council,
Islamabad
Total 28 research papers are published in journal of national and international repute.
TEACHING:
 Taught a 4 credit courses entitled” Limnology and fisheries at Department of
Animal Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
 Teaching two courses “advances in aquaculture” and “Introduction to livestock
production” at PIASA, NARC, Islamabad.
 Teaching experiences by delivering lectures of Applied Fish Culture to B.Sc
(Hons)-level classes in the Barani Agriculture University, Rawalpindi.
 Also offered informal education to the fish farmers through electronic media
programs on Pakistan Television (PTV), PTV2 and PTV 3 Sohni Dharty
channel.
THESIS SUPERVISED
 Supervised 4 M.Phil and six M.Sc. theses of AJK University, Muzzafarabad,
Arid Agricultural University Rawalpindi and Quaid-e-Azam University
Islamabad pertaining to fish diseases, water quality and water pollution.
 Supervised seven M.Sc. students of Arid Agriculture University
Rawalpindi in Research Report Writing.

3. CONFERENCES & WORKSHOP ATTENDED/PARTICIPATED:
.
• Attended HKH International Workshop on Surface/River Water Quality jointly
organized by PCRWR, UNESCO/IHP and German IHP/OHP from May 21-26,
2001 in Islamabad –Pakistan.
• Attended workshop on project planning, formulation and appraisal from
December 6, 2004 to December 10, 2004 held at PARC Academy, Pakistan.
• Attended more than 10 national conferences and presented papers.
• Attended workshop on fisheries policy held in Islamabad from 17-18 May 2006
• Country paper entitled,” Brood Stock Management and dissemination of
Improved Fish Breeds to Promote Aquaculture in SAARC Countries”
presented in workshop on Brood-stock Management and Dissemination of
Improved Fish Breed in the SAARC Countries Brood-stock Management and
Dissemination of Improved Fish Breed in the SAARC Countries held at National
Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan on March 13-14, 2012
• Attended and participated in Inception workshop for the implementation of
GIZ/FDB project entitled, “Technology transfer through training and technical
backstopping in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, held in Islamabad on 20-02-
2014.Presented training course contents on “ornamental fish culture for
income generation”.
• Participated in International conference on “Creating food sufficiency in Thar by
utilizing groundwater resources” and presented paper on” Saline aquaculture in
Thar”, held at Karachi from 13-09-2014 to 14-09-2014 (organized by Dawood
Engineering University.)
• Attended meeting of Pakistan Wildlife Conservation Foundation held on 19-05-
2014 at NAR C, Islamabad.
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR/WORKSHOP ORGANIZED
 A National Seminar on “Effect of pollution on water quality and aquatic life”
was organized under Agriculture Linkage Program (ALP) project entitled,
“Effect of civic pollution on fish and fisheries in the riverine System”.
 Workshop on Brood-stock Management and Dissemination of Improved Fish
Breed in the SAARC Countries Brood-stock Management and Dissemination of
Improved Fish Breed in the SAARC Countries held at National Agricultural
Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan on March 13-14, 2012 was organized as
coordinator of the workshop

4. TRAINING COURSE ORGANISED/CONDUCTED
• Training courses on fish farming was organized by Aquaculture and Fisheries
Program and Gender Development at Sanghar and Thatta, Sindh in 2009.
• One month training was conducted for fish farmers at APO, NARC from 7th
December 2010 to January 6th 2011.
• Delivered training lectures as Mater Trainer on “Fish Handling,
Transportation and Marketing” in a training course organized by GIZ/FDB at
Bahaudin Zakriya University, Multan on 17th
– 31st
October, 2014 ( for 50
trainees) and at Punjab Fisheries Complex, Chashma, Mianwali on 22nd
December 2014 – 5th
January, 2015 (for 45 trainees) and Aquaculture and
Fisheries Program, NARC.
VISITS ABROAD/FOREIGN TRAINING COURSE COMPLETED
• Attended 11th
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of Network of Aquaculture
Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA) Meeting in Bangkok Thailand from 5-7 March
2012.Selected as member of NACA TAC (Technical Advisory Committee) for
three years (2012-2014).
• Attended SAARC meeting of counterpart scientists on "Aquaculture" held at
Katmandu (Nepal) from December 2-4, 1987
• Completed 3-months advance course on stock assessment in managing tropical
capture fisheries and tropical aquaculture with emphasis on carp and Tilapia
culture at the prestigious International Center (ICLARM) Manila, Philippines
from January to March 1985.
OTHER SPECIALIZED TRAINING/COMPUTER SKILLS:
 Attended a three-week course on "Agriculture Science Writing" held at Training
Institute NARC in 1987.
 Attended United States Agency for International Development (USIS sponsored,
specialized course in English for academic purposes held in Islamabad from May
24, 1988 to July 21, 1988.
 Attended three days training course in IBM AS/400 Mini computers held from 9-
11 July 1989.
 Attended two weeks training course in Harvard Graphics.
 Attended and successful completed a one months computer course on
Fundamentals of Electronic Office at Pakistan Computer Bureau from 16th
April
to 12th
May 2001.
 Computer skills in MS Word, PowerPoint and internet handling.

5.  Participated in training workshop on “Project preparation” held from 14-16
February 2012 at NARC, Islamabad.
Members of National and international bodies
 Member of Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of Network of
Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific (NACA) from 2012-2014.
 Member of Board of Directives (BOD) of Fisheries Development Board
(FDB).
 Member of General Body (GB) Fisheries Development Board (FDB).
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
1. M.R. Ali, M. Afzal, S.M.H.M Naqvi M. F. Khan, and S. Akhtar.2014. Dietary
Protein Requirement of Giant River Catfish, Seperata seenghala (sykes), determined
using diets of varying protein level. Pak. J. Nutri. 13(3): 151-156
2. M. F. Khan, M.R. Ali, M. Afzal, A. Rab and A. Ahmad.2014. Induced Breeding of
Giant Catfish, Seperata seenghala using Hormonal Analogues. Int. J. Vet.Sci. 3(3):
125-128.
3. Khan MF, M Afzal, A Rab, MR Ali, R Kausar, SMHM Naqvi and W Akram, 2014.
Baseline studies on micro invertebrates of Head Marala, River Chenab Punjab,
Pakistan. Inter J Vet Sci, 3(4): 166-171.
4. Khan MF, M Afzal, A Rab, MR Ali, R Kausar, and M A Awan. 2014. Levels of
toxic elements and organic solvents in waters of Rangla Wetland complex,
Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan. Inter J Vet Sci, 3(x): xxx.(accepted and in
press)
5. Aziz Ahmed, A. Rab, Faridullah Khan, M. Afzal, M. Ramzan G. Mehdi. 2011.
Formulation of Balance and low cost feeds for Rainbow Trout Fingerlings at
Mountain Agricultural Research Centre PARC, Juglote, Gilgit Pakistan. Advances in
Environmental Biology, 5(1): 71-73.
6. Rab A., M. Afzal, S.U.Khan, M.R, Ali, S. Mehmood and M. Qayyum 2010. Growth
performance of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) fingerlings fed on artificial diet
formulated from locally available feed ingredients.Pak. J.Zool., 42,2010.

6. 7. Rab A., M Afzal, S. U. Khan, M. R. Ali, S. Mehmood and M. Qayyum. 2008.
Replacement of fishmeal with soybean meal in diets of channel catfish, Ictalurus
punctatus. Pakistan J. Zool., 40 (5): 341-346.
8. Afzal M., A. Rab, N. Akhtar, M. F. Khan, S. U. Khan and M. Qayyum. 2008.
Induced spawning of Bighead carp Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson) by using
different hormone/ hormonal analogues. Pakistan J. Zool., 40 (4): 283-287.
9. Afzal M., A. Rab, N. Akhtar, I. Ahmed, M. F. Khan and M. Qayyum. 2008. Growth
performance of bighead carp Aristichthys nobilis (Richardson) in monoculture
system with and without supplementary feeding. Pak. Vet. J. 28(2): 57-62.
10. Afzal M., A Rab,. N Akhtar., S. U. Khan., R. Kausar and M. Qayyum. 2007.
Morphometric and meristic studies of Bighead carp, Aristichthys nobilis
(Richardson) introduced in Pakistan for aquaculture. Pakistan J. Zool., 39 (6): 413-
414.
11. Afzal M, Abdul Rab, N Akhtar, M. F. Khan, A. Barlas and M. Qayyum. 2007. Effect
of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth Performance of Bighead Carp
(Aristichthys nobilis) in Polyculture System. International Journal of Agriculture &
Biology. 09(6): 931–933.
12. Rab, A., M. Afzal., M., Akhtar. A., Ali. M.R., S.U Khan., M.F Khan., S Mehmood,.
and M. Qayyum. 2007. Introduction of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus
(Rafineque) in Pakistan and its performance during Acclimatization and Pond
Culture. Pakistan J. Zool., 39 (4): 239-244.
13. Nazir, A., N. Akhtar, M.Zafar, M.Afzal and A.Rab. 2005. Performance and feeding
response of Tor putitora to formulated diet in relation to temperature under captive
conditions. Pakistan J. Zool., 37(2): 153-155.
14. Akhtar, N., M. Qayyum, M. N. Khan, M. Afzal. A. Rab and S. M. H. M. Naqvi.
2003. Seasonal distribution of Lernaea cyprinacea (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) in the
populations of freshwater cultivable fishes from a mini-dam reservoir of Pakistan.
Pakistan Journal of Arid Agricultural Research. 6(1):1-4.
15. Khan, M. N., F. Aziz, M. Afzal, A. Rab, L. Sahar, M. R. Ali, and S.M.H.M.Naqvi.
2003. Parasitic Infestation in Different Fresh Water Fishes of Mini Dams of Potohar
Region, Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 6(13):1092-1095.
16. Khan, M. N., M. Parveen, A. Rab, M. Afzal, L. Sahar, M. R. Ali, and S.M.H.M
.Naqvi.2003. Effect of Replacement of Fish Meal by Soybean and Sunflower Meal
in the Diet of Cyprinus carpio Fingerlings. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences.
6(6):601-604.

7. 17. Khan, M. N., R. Deyar, M. I. Khan,. 2003. Study of Status and Management of
Major Wild Life Species in Karamber Valley. Science International Lahore.15 (2):
151-155.
18. Rab, A., M. Afzal, N. Akhtar, A. Barlas and M. Qayyum 2001.Incidence of EUS in
freshwater fish in the endemic area of Punjab, Pakistan. Bangladesh Journal of
Fisheries Research (BJFR). 5(1): 45-52.
19. Afzal, M., A. Rab, N. Akhtar, and M. Yaqoob.1995.Status and Management of fish
population of Rawal Dam reservoir, Pakistan. Fisheries management and ecology. 2:
37-41.(Blackwell London Publication)
20. Afzal, M., A. Rab, and N. Akhtar, 1994. Fish Composition and balance in population
of Rawal Dam reservoir of Pakistan.Pak.J.Zool.26 (1):51-55.
21. Akhtar, N., M.Afzal, A.Rab.1992. Preliminary Studies on Composition and balance
of fish population of Rawal Lake. Pak.J.Zool.24 (1):39-42.
22. Rab, A., and M. Afzal. 1991. Consort behavior of ranging Rhesus monkeys Macaca
mulatta of Pakistan.Pak.J.Zool.23 (3): 219-224.
23. Rab, A., S. A Naveed, and M.Afzal.1990. Comparative Performance of Rainbow
Trout (Salmo gairdneri) fed on different rations. Sarhad J. of Agriculture.6 (6): 631-
635.
24. Rab, A., M. Afzal, and N. Akhtar 1990. Feasibility study of fish cage culture with
Cyprinus carpio in Rawal Dam Reservoir (PAKISTAN). Sarhad J. of Agric. 6 :
( 6):637-642.
25. Rab, A., M. Afzal, and N. Akhtar. 1990. Evaluation of algal utilization as dietary
component in freshwater fishes. Pak. J. Zool., 22(3):279-287.
26. Anjum, R., A. Barlas, and M. Afzal. 1987. Integrated fish-crop-livestock farming
system-problems and prospects. Prog. Farming 7(3): 34-41.
27. Rab, A., and M. Afzal. 1986. Fish cage culture. Progressive Farming. 5:6:26-30.
28. Afzal, M., and A. Rab. 1986. Induced spawning of major carps. Progressive
Farming. 5:6, 25-27.