Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui (Urdu: پیرزادہ قاسم رضا صدیقی; born 8 February 1943) is a Pakistani scholar, author, poet,[3][4] scientist and educationist.
[5] Pirzada was born on 8 February 1943 to an Urdu-speaking family in Delhi, India.
[citation needed] After the Partition of India in 1947, he continued his studies in Pakistan and received his college degrees from D J Science College in Karachi and BSc (H) from University of Karachi.
He earned his PhD degree at Newcastle University, England.
Pirzada Qasim started his career as a lecturer at the University of Karachi and became a professor.