Assistant Professor Dr Abdul Samad

(on Leave) 

E-mail
samad @hu.edu.pk

Telephone
+92-997-414147

Research Interest
His primary research interests lies in the fields of Buddhist and Hindu mythology and cults, Tourism and Heritage Management and public outreach in Cultural Heritage studies. Dr. Samad encourages research students in these fields.

Biography
Since 2005, he has worked and led different national and international archaeological survey and excavation projects mainly in collaboration with the British Council, US State Department, USA, University of Leicester UK, Wisconsin University Madison, USA, National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, South Korea, Italian Archaeological Mission for Pakistan, MS Baroda University Gujrat, India and Toronto Museum, Canada. These research projects were primarily in Peshawar, Dhera Ismail Khan, Swabi, Taxila, Swat, Chitral and Haripur districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. His primary research interests lies in the fields of Buddhist and Hindu mythology and cults, Tourism and Heritage Management and public outreach in Cultural Heritage studies. Dr. Samad encourages research students in these fields. In addition, he is currently leading the Directorate of Archaeology & Museum, Govt. of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as director.