Karachi:The Vice Chancellor, University of Karachi, Professor Dr Khaid Mahmood Iraqi on Thursday expressed profound grief over the sad demise of the former registrar of the University of Karachi Professor Dr Fahimuddin.
He prayed for the departed soul and said that Professor Dr Fahimuddin would be remembered for his contribution to the University of Karachi and the department of chemistry. Dr Fahimuddin funeral was offered after Namaz-e-Zohar in Jamia Masjid Medina, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Block-6, while buried in Modal Colony Graveyard.
The late Professor Dr Fahimuddin started his teaching career as a lecturer in 1971 from the University of Karachi and promoted to assistant professor in 1979 while became a professor in 1989. In 2001, he took the charge of Secretary Affiliation Committee and then became a registrar in 2003.
Later, in 2006, he was appointed as the chairman of the department of chemistry and also served as a Dean Sciences in 2007. He had also briefly served the then vice chancellor as the advisor to VC in 2008 before retiring from service on February 19, 2008.