Biodata - Akademi Sains Malaysia

2NATIONAL AWARDSBest all round student award of Punjab Agricultural University, 1955.Achievement Award by the Bureau of Plant Industry, Manila, Philippines, 1983K. Ramiah Medal, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 1997Medal for the "Cause of Agriculture and Rural Development" of Vietnam, 1998International Agricultural Cooperation Prize, Ministry of Agriculture, Government ofChina, 1999Friendship Award, Government of China, 1999B.P. Pal Memorial Award, Indian Science Association, 2000Padma Shri Award by President of India, 2000Gold Medal, Ministry of Agriculture, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2000Gopalan Oration Award and Gold Medal 2000International Cooperation Award, Government of Egypt, 2001Citation by President, Government of Philippines, 2002Plaque of Appreciation by the President of Indonesia, 2002Amrik Singh Cheema Award by Young Farmer's association of Punjab,2006Swaminathan Award for leadership in agriculture by TAAS, 2006Golden Sickle Award, Government of Thailand, 2007NCCPB Genetics and Plant Breeding Award, 2007CV Raman Medal, Indian National Science Academy, 2007INTERNATIONAL AWARDSBorlaug Award for Achievements in Plant Breeding, 1977Japan Prize, Science and Technology Foundation of Japan, 1987International Agronomy Award, American Society of Agronomy, USA, 1989Emil M. Mrak International Award, University of California, Davis, USA, 1990World Food Prize, World Food Prize Foundation, USA, 1996Rank Prize, Rank Prize Foundation, United Kingdom, 1998Wolf Prize in Agriculture, Wolf Prize Foundation, Israel, 2000(8)(9)International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award, Government of China,2001International Khwarizmi Award, Science and Technology Organisation of Iran, 2004cvgsk:April 2002