PROF. DR. ABDUL RAOUF(Late)
PATRON
The ORBIT Welfare Trust  

Prof. Dr. Abdul Raouf(late) was a distinguished scholar of international ranking, having a doctoral degree in Industrial Engineering and over fifty years’ experience in teaching, research and educational industry. He was at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada for more than two decades as Head of Industrial Engineering. He served King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia as Professor in Systems Engineering Department for ten years. He was Rector Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology for six years. He has been University Professor and Advisor of University of Management and Technology, Lahore since 2005.

Dr. Raouf (late) had been appointed Patron and Professor, Institute of Quality and Technology Management, University of Punjab. Dr. Raouf has published extensively in the areas of Performance Evaluation which include Modeling and Optimization of Tasks involving Information Conservation, Information Reduction, Information Generation and Production System Optimization in the areas of Quality, Safety and Maintenance of Production Systems. He had authored/co-authored seven books and contributed more than 130 research papers in refereed Journals and refereed conference proceedings.

Dr. Abdul Raouf(late) was Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering and also on editorial advisory boards of nine international research Journals. Besides, he is Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee constituted by HEC. He had been appointed as a member of the Accreditation Committee, Education Department, and Government of Punjab. He was a member of Governing bodies of number of public and private Universities.

Recognizing his scholarly pursuits, Dr. Abdul Raouf(late) was bestowed upon the coveted title of ‘Sitara-e-Imtiaz’ by the Government of Pakistan. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan conferred upon him the title of Distinguished National Professor.

Additional Universities Attended

  • University of Michigan
  • Purdue University
  • University of Toronto
  • Wayne State University
  • Fellow Member of Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Islamabad.
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Government of Pakistan.
  • Member of the Vice Chancellors Committee of Engineering Universities/Institutions constituted by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Government of Pakistan.
  • Member of the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of Pakistan.
  • Member on the Syndicate of the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila being Eminent Educationist.
  • Member of the Committee on Curriculum Reforms, Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan
  • Member of the Board of Governors of the Fauji Foundation Institute of Management and Computer Sciences.
  • Member of the Board of Trustees, University of Lahore, Lahore.
  • Member / Expert on the Board of Studies, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, Sindh.