Kazi completed his doctorate in chemistry in 1955 from King's College London becoming one of the first PhDs of Pakistan.

His professional career spanned over 45 years during which he authored a number of books, papers and articles on science and education.

He did his PhD from the King's College, London in 1955 and on his return to the country joined the University of Sindh, Jamshoro as the founder director of the Institute of Chemistry and the dean of the Science Faculty.

He was a member of Executive Board of UNESCO[1] for a number of years and also served on the Science and Technology Advisory Committee of the United Nations.

He remained the president of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (IAS), Amman, Jordan, till his death in 1999.