title: Zabta Khan Shinwari
text: # Zabta Khan Shinwari
  
  Zabta Khan Shinwari (Urdu: زبتا خان شنواری; born 3 March 1959) is a Pakistani botanist and researcher.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Zabta Khan Shinwari was born on 3 March 1959 in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Shinwari got his B.Sc (Biology) degree in 1980 and M.Sc (Botany) in 1983 from University of Peshawar, M. Phil. (Taxonomy) in 1986 from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Ph.D. (Molecular Systematics) in 1994 Kyoto University (Japan) and Post Doc Fellow in 1996-98 from International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) Japan.
  
  In 2008, he was elected a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.
  
  In 2016, he was elected a Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * UNESCO Avicenna Prize for ethics in science (2015)
  * Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Distinction) Award by the Government of Pakistan (2011)
  * Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Distinction) Award by the President of Pakistan (2018)
  * Distinguished Scientists Award by Chinese Academy of Sciences (2019 - 2020)
  * Best University Teacher Award by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (2012)
  