Prof. Dr.

Razia Sultana
Vice Chancellor
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University
Pakistan
www.sbbwu.edu.pk

Prof. Dr. Razia Sulatan a renowned historian and the vice chancellor of the first women
university in KPK, is a bonafied inhabitant of the province. She got her bachelor and
master degree from the University of Peshawar with a distinction and was awarded gold
medal on the basis of first class first position in History. She joined the Department of
History, University of Peshawar in the year 1990 as lecturer and did her PhD in 1999. In
the year 2002-2003 she completed her Post Doctorate as a full Bright Scholar from New
York University in History.

Prof. Dr. Razia Sulatana prior to her present assignment has remained professor of
History at Quid-e-Azam University, Islamabad from 2009 till 2014. During her academic
career at the department, she has successfully supervised 22 M.Phil. and 4 PhD scholars.
Despite her demanding position, she is actively supervising M.Phil. and PhD scholars, is
the focal person of National Consortium of Social Sciences (HEC) and is the Vice-
president of Council of Social Sciences (CSS). Scores of research papers published in
various journals of national and international repute goes to her credit. She has
contributed as an Editor to the Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam
University, Islamabad and is currently the Editor of FWU Journal of Social Sciences,
SBBWUP. She has participated in a large number of conferences organized both
nationally and internationally and has presented valuable papers. On the basis of her
diverse experience she is holding membership of various academic and professional
bodies.

As Vice Chancellor of SBBWUP she is responsible for operation, administration of

multi-disciplinary faculties facilitating high quality education and actively overseeing and
monitoring University development. In short, she stands out as an outstanding
Academician and Administrator.

Panel Discussion 9: Equality of Access and Role of Women in Higher Education and
in Society