(Oxon), ASA, KIA), is a Pakistani mathematician and academic who has made numerous contributions in the field of Group theory and Semigroup.
Mushtaq is an honorary full professor at the Mathematics Division of the Institute for Basic Research, Florida, US.
[2][3] Mushtaq married Aileen Qaiser, a senior journalist educated from the National University of Singapore and Wolfson College, Oxford.
In 1990 he was at the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy, as a visiting mathematician.
He is also an honorary full professor at the Mathematics Division, Institute for Basic Research, Florida, US.
He has written and edited several books, some of which are, Mathematics: The Islamic Legacy[8] (which received a prize from the National Book Council of Pakistan), published by UNESCO and other international publishers; A Course in Group Theory, and Discrete Lectures in Mathematics.
He was also an invited writer for the monumental book, comprising six volumes, entitled the History of Civilizations of Central Asia,[9] published by UNESCO (translated into several foreign languages).
He is also known for his analytical writings and research articles on history, mathematics, science, education, and philosophy.
He has been an active opposer of the use of impact factors[10] and citation counts of the Higher Education Commission.
[citation needed] The International Mathematical Union has included it in its report[11] on the use of impact factors.
Mushtaq was elected an associate member of the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy in 1991.
[citation needed] In Pakistan, he started the 'Mathematical Seminar Series' at Quaid-i-Azam University in 1983 and developed it into an institution recognised nationally.
At Quaid-i-Azam University, he founded the 'Algebra Forum' which has held advanced level seminars on algebra in particular and on various academic topics of general interest.