COMSTECH Awards

The COMSTECH Executive Committee decided in its 15th meeting in 1996 to institute awards to recognize outstanding research work carried out by scientists who are citizens of, and working in, OIC member states. Each award carries a certificate, shield of honor and cash prize. Further information is given in the following.

1.    BASIC SCIENCES 

These awards are given in four basic sciences; Biology and Chemistry alternating biennially with Mathematics and Physics. Each award carries a cash prize of US$ 5000. The awards in Basic Sciences are conferred on the recipients by H.E. President of Pakistan (Chairman COMSTECH) in the COMSTECH General Assembly.  So far, 24 scientists from Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Sudan and Turkey, have received these awards:

No.

Year

Category

Name

Country

1

2021

Biology

Prof. Muhammad Ashraf

Pakistan

  

Chemistry

Prof. Ali A. Mosavi-Movahadi

Iran

2

2019

Mathematics (shared)

Prof. Khalil Ezzinbi

Dr. Sajad Jafari

Morocco

Iran
  

Physics

Prof. Amer Iqbal

Pakistan

3

2017

Biology

Dr. Ramy Karam Aziz Henein

Egypt

  

Chemistry

Dr. Engin Umut Akkaya

Turkey

4

2015

Mathematics

Dr. Tasawar Hayat

Pakistan

  

Physics

Dr. Altuğ Özpineci

Turkey

5

2010

Biology (shared)

Dr. Wasim ahmad

Prof. Dr. Ilkay Erdogan Orhan

Pakistan

Turkey

 

 

Chemistry (shared)

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Iqbal Choudhary

Prof. Yusuf Yagci

Pakistan

Turkey
6

2007

Physics

Mohammad Mahdi (Shahin) Sheikh- Jabbari

Iran

 

 

Mathematics

Prof. Ibrahim A. Eltayeb

Sudan

7

2005

Biology

Prof. Dr. S. Riazuddin

Pakistan

 

 

Chemistry

Prof. Seyed Habib Firouzabadi

Iran

8

2003

Physics

Prof. Riazuddin

Pakistan

9

2002

Biology (shared)

Dr. Syed Qasim Mehdi
Dr. Said M. Aj. Shawar

Pakistan
Jordan

 

 

Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Helmy Ali Mohamed Elnagdi

Egypt

10

1999

Physics

Prof. Sohail Zubairi

Pakistan

11

1997

Biology

Prof. Mojtaba Shamspuri

Iran

  

Chemistry

Prof. Mohammad Mostafa El-Mufty

Egypt

2.    EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Introduced in 2009 and modified in 2017, so far 27 scientists from Algeria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan, have been given these awards. These biennial awards carry a certificate, shield of honour and cash prize (US$ 3000 in categories A, B, C, and US$ 2000 in category D), for each recipient of the award in the following categories:

  1. Best Young Researcher Award

This award is meant for scientists under the age of 40.

  1. Best Scientific Book Award

This award is for the author of an outstanding scientific book published by internationally renowned publisher during the last two years.

  1. Award for Patent

The award recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions that have had lasting impact in furthering the theory and or development of commercial systems. The patent must have been registered during the past five years.

  1. Best Research Paper Award

This award recognizes outstanding research paper published in an international journal in the last two years. The award is given in each of the four basic sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics).

These awards have so far been won by the following scientists:

No.

Year

Category

Name

Country

1

2021

Young Researcher Award

Dr. Shah Fahd

Pakistan

 

 

Best Scientific Book

Dr. Esmael Ghavanloo

Iran

 

 

Patent Award

Dr. Azrul Azlan Hamzah

Malaysia

 

 

Best Research Paper in Biology

Dr. Fahad Alsohime

Saudi Arabia

 

 

Best Research Paper in Chemistry

Dr. Mustafa Kemal Beyazit

Turkey

 

 

Best Research Paper in Mathematics (shared)

Dr. Hala El Saka

Dr. Khondoker Nazmoon Nabi

Egypt

Bangladesh

 

 

Best Research Paper in Physics

Dr. Mohd Ikmar Nizam Bin Hj. Mohamad Isa

Malaysia

2

2019

Young Researcher Award

Dr. Shafaqat Ali

Pakistan

  

Best Scientific Book

Prof. Ali Akhaddar

Morocco

  

Patent Award (shared)

Prof. Salman Alrokayan

Saudi Arabia

  

Prof. Sepideh Khoee

Iran

  

Best Research Paper in Biology

Dr. Hammad Naveed

Pakistan

  

Best Research Paper in Chemistry

Prof. Farid Harraz

Egypt

  

Best Research Paper in Mathematics

Prof. Utkir A. Rozikov

Uzbekistan

  

Best Research Paper in Physics

Dr. Seyed Hossein Hendi

Iran

3

2017

Young Researcher Award (shared)

Dr. Mehmet Atilla Tasdelen

Dr. Farrokh Aminifar

Turkey

Iran
  

Best Scientific Book

Dr. Salah Sabry Ahmed Obayya

Egypt

  

Patent Award

Dr. Ibrahim El-Sherbiny

Egypt

  

Best Research Paper in Biology

Dr. Maha Nasr Sayed Aly

Egypt

  

Best Research Paper in Chemistry

Dr. Mohamed H. Alkordi

Egypt

  

Best Research Paper in Physics

Dr. Abdelaali Boudjemaa

Algeria

4

2015

Research Paper Award

Dr. Zia-ur-Rehman

Pakistan

  

Young Researcher Award

Dr. Muhammad Farooq

Pakistan

5

2010

Research Paper Award

Dr. Farhad Islami

Iran

  

Young Researcher Award

Prof. Mohd. Adzir Mahdi

Malaysia

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