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About Me
I am currently working as a Lecturer at the Institute of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur since 6th April 2022. Prior to this, I served as a Visiting Lecturer, Research Assistant, and Associate Lecturer in the same faculty. I have the distinction of being the first PhD graduate in Forestry from IUB. I possess strong teaching and research experience, and have published numerous research papers in well-reputed international journals, including Frontiers in Geosciences, Frontiers in Plant Science, Plants, Phytoremediation and Environmental Pollutants, and others.
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Research Publication
1. Bhatti, Anum and Rafay, Muhammad and Riaz, Muhammad Umair and Farooq, Taimoor Hassan and Ahmed, Muhammad Ateeq and Alotaibi, Mohammed S. and Ali, Sajad and Ullah, Sajid and Iqbal, Rashid. 2026. “Phytoremediation potential and heavy metal bioavailability responses of native Aristida species under chromium and lead stress.” Informa UK Limited 38. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395940.2026.2704258
2. Abid, Muhammad and Rafay, Muhammad and Khalid, Muneeb and Riaz, Muhammad Umair. 2025. “Environmental extremes in cholistan rangeland ecosystem: effects on floral diversity.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-025-01124-0
3. Hassan Farooq, Taimoor and Jabeen, Shagufta and Shakoor, Awais and Saleem Arif, Muhammad and Siddique, Nadia and Shahzad, Khuram and Umair Riaz, Muhammad and Li, Yong. 2024. “Morpho-anatomical adaptations of dominantly grown wild Datura inoxia to wastewater resource: Productivity and ecological issues.” Elsevier BV 15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsf.2023.101717
4. Taimoor Hassan Farooq1*, Muhammad Rafay2, Hamza Basit2, Awais Shakoor3, Rubab Shabbir4, Muhammad Umair Riaz2, Baber Ali5, Uttam Kumar6, Kamal Ahmad Qureshi7 and Mariusz Jaremko8*. 2022. “Morpho-physiological growth performance and phytoremediation capabilities of selected xerophyte grass species toward Cr and Pb stress.” Frontiers in plant science 13. 10.3389/fpls.2022.997120
5. Raza, Muhammad Ali and Gul, Hina and Hasnain, Ali and Khalid, Muhammad Hayder Bin and Hussain, Sajad and Abbas, Ghulam and Ahmed, Waqas and Babar, Muhammad Jawad and Ahmed, Zaheer and Saeed, Amjad and Riaz, Muhammad Umair and Khan, Azeem Iqbal and Kakar,. 2022. “Leaf Area Regulates the Growth Rates and Seed Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) in Intercropping System.” Springer Science and Business Media LLC 16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-022-00201-8
6. Yan, Wende and Farooq, Taimoor Hassan and Chen, Yi and Wang, Wancai and Shabbir, Rubab and Kumar, Uttam and Riaz, Muhammad Umair and Alotaibi, Saqer S. and Peng, Yuanying and Chen, Xiaoyong. 2022. “Soil Nitrogen Transformation Process Influenced by Litterfall Manipulation in Two Subtropical Forest Types.” Frontiers Media SA 13. 10.3389/fpls.2022.923410
7. Muhammad Umair Riaz and Muhammad Ali Raza and Amjad Saeed and Mukhtar Ahmed and Tanveer Hussain. 2021. “Variations in Morphological Characters and Antioxidant Potential of Different Plant Parts of Four Ziziphus Mill. Species from the Cholistan.” Plants / MDPI AG 10. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10122734
8. Komal Nawwal and Amjad Saeed and Tanveer Hussain and Sana Ajmal and Anum Choudry and Muhammad Umair and Muhammad Altaf and Junaid Nasir and Umair Riaz and Muhammad Babar and Raja Muhammad Rameez Khan and Muhammad H. Hamed and Ahtesham ul Hassan and Muhamm. 2021. “Phytochemical evaluation and antioxidant activities in flower and leaves of Cassia fistula and Terminalia arjuna.” Pakistan Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology / The Women University Multan 2. https://doi.org/10.52700/pjbb.v2i2.84
9. Amjad Saeed and Tanveer Hussain and Anum Choudry and Muhammad Umair and Muhammad Altaf and Umair Riaz and Ahtesham ul Hassan and Muhammad Asif Khan and Zafar Iqbal and Mansoor Ali and Rana Haroon Maqsood and Muhammad Furqan Shaheen. 2021. “Biochemical changes in Conocarpus species under saline soils of Lal Suhanra National Park.” Pakistan Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology / The Women University Multan 2. https://doi.org/10.52700/pjbb.v2i2.85
10. Muhammad Rafay and Muhammad Abid and Muhammad Abdullah and Zaffar Malik and Hussain Ahmed Makki and Zulfiqar Ahmed and Muhammad Umair Riaz. 2020. “Growth parameters and antioxidant enzymes activities in selected halophytic grass species against salinity stress from Cholistan rangeland.” Pakistan Journal of Botany 53. http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2021-3(22)
11. M. RAFAY and M.Y. ALI and M. ABDULLAH and Z. MALIK and U. RIAZ and M. ABID and M.A. FAROOQI and S. AKHTAR. 2020. “PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES AND THEIR EFFICACY RATE IN PROSOPIS CINERARIA (L) DRUCE \textendash A MULTIPURPOSE TREE OF CHOLISTAN DESERT.” ALOKI Ltd 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.15666/aeer/1802_24632474
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur was established in the year 1975 by upgrading historical institute of the Jamia Abbasia.
