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'''Mohammad Shamim Jairajpuri''', D.Sc., commonly known as '''Shamim Jairajpuri''', (born 1942) is an Indian [[zoologist]] and academic who is known for his contributions to the field of [[nematology]]. He has had an active career in higher education in India, including helping to establish [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]], and has received a number of honors and awards, including two awards from the [[Indian National Science Academy]]. He has also received the Janaki Ammal National Award for Taxonomy bestowed by the [[Government of India|Indian]] [[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment & Forests]], the first individual to have been so awarded.<ref>{{cite news | title = Prof. Jairajpuri selected for E.K. Janaki Ammal National Award for Taxonomy | last = Indian Government | date = 6 April 2000 | accessdate = 2009-01-06 | url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61354327.html}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Jairajpur]], [[Azamgarh District]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] in 1942, Jairajpuri attended [[Aligarh Muslim University]] (AMU), receiving a Ph.D. in 1964 and in 1970 a [[Doctor of Science]] (D.Sc.) degree in Zoology for his work in [[Taxonomy (biology)|Taxonomy]].

===Positions===
Jairajpuri has had an active career, primarily in association with AMU, at which university he became a professor in 1983. He served as Chairman of its Zoology Department for two terms, from 1988–1989 and from 1997–1998, and as Dean of the Faculty of Life Science for two terms, from 1993–1995 and from 1997–1998. In 1991, he was coordinator of the Agricultural Center.

He has also served as the President of the Nematological Society of India from 1979 to 1981. He was vice president of the Indian National Science Academy and the Zoological Society from 1989 to 1991, standing during those years also as Director of the [[Zoological Survey of India]]. He was the Founding Director of the Institute of Agriculture, serving from 1993 to July 1996. In 1998, he became the first Vice Chancellor of the newly formed Maulana Azad National Urdu University and was credited in ''[[The Milli Gazette]]'' as "a leading personality" in the establishment of that university.<ref>{{cite web | title= Community News | date = 16–31 August 2002 | accessdate = 2009-01-06 | url = http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15082002/1508200228.htm | work = The Milli Gazette}}</ref> He remained in that position until 2003. He was also during that time an honorary professor in the School of Life Sciences at the [[University of Hyderabad]]. In 2000, he became President of the [[Indian Society for Parasitology]], serving until 2005. In 2001, he became the Chairman of the Programme Advisory Committee of the Zoological Survey of India and the [[Botanical Survey of India]], a position he held until 2004.

===Publication===
Jairajpuri is published in books, monographs and journals. From 1977 to 1979, he was chief Editor of the ''[[Indian Journal of Nematology]]''. Journal publications include the [[Netherlands]] journal ''[[Nematologica]]'', in which he has placed 80 papers, and the [[France|French]] ''[[Revue de Nématologie]]'', in which he has placed 40.

==Honors and awards==
*Gold medal, 1997, [[Zoological Survey of India]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
*Gold medal, 1998, Zoological Survey of India{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
*[[Janaki Ammal National Award for Taxonomy]], 1999, [[Ministry of Environment & Forests]], Government of India.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
*[[Har Swarup]] Memorial Award, 2000, Indian National Science Academy{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
*[[Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship]], 2004, Indian National Science Academy{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
*[[D'Souza Memorial Award]] in Nematology, 2005{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}
*Honorary Fellowship for lifetime achievements in nematode research, 2006, Nematological Society of India
*[[Shiksha Ratna Puruskar]], 2007, by [[India International Friendship Society]]<ref>{{cite news | first = Parul | last = Sharma | title = A new hostel for students | url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/28/stories/2007062858990300.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121103175403/http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/28/stories/2007062858990300.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 3 November 2012 | work = [[The Hindu]] | date = 28 June 2007 | accessdate = 2009-01-06}}</ref>
*Lifetime Achievement Award in Parasitology, [[Indian Society for Parasitology]]<ref name="ISP Fellows">{{cite web | url=http://www.parasitologyindia.org/fellows.htm | title=ISP Fellows | publisher=ISP | date=2014 | accessdate=14 December 2014 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213195132/http://www.parasitologyindia.org/fellows.htm | archivedate=13 December 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Notes==
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==Sources==
*[http://www.universityofcalicut.info/JOHN/ecology.pdf Biodiversity and Ecological Stability]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Jairajpuri.

==Further reading==
*[http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/comcom/inter54.htm Interview], Vigyan Prasar Science Portal, Government of India.

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[[Category:People from Azamgarh district]]
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[[Category:Aligarh Muslim University faculty]]
[[Category:Jawaharlal Nehru Fellows]]
[[Category:Scientists from Uttar Pradesh]]

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