Contributions of Dr. Saifur Rahman Dar Published in Journal of Asian Civilizations (JAC)

Abstract

Dr. Saifur Rahman Dar (1939-2024) was one of the few eminent scholars of archaeology in Pakistan, who devoted entire life to the studies of archaeology and museology. He was born in Gujranwala, and studied at the University of Punjab. At this University, at the age 22, he completed his Master Degree of Arts in History during 1961. In the same year, he joined the Department of Archaeology and Museums. He continued his studies and completed PhD in 1973 from the University of Salonica (Greece) at the age of 34. After returning from Greece, he joined the Directorate of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Pakistan, at first in Peshawar, then in Karachi where he also served at the National Museum of Pakistan (1973-74). Afterwards, in August 1974 he joined Lahore Museum as the Director; therefore, he served this Museum for 24 years till his retirement in 1998.