Prof. Dr. Zahid H. Chohan is Professor of Chemistry, Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, and Director of the Office of Research, Innovation, and Commercialization (ORIC) at the University of Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan. He previously served as Professor of Chemistry and Director of the Institute of Chemical Sciences at Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan. His research interests include metal‑based drugs, bioinorganic chemistry, metallo‑organic chemistry, and organometallic chemistry. He completed his postdoctoral research at the University of Arkansas, USA, under the William Fulbright Award. He earned his PhD from the University of Aberdeen, UK, MS from the University of Strathclyde, UK, and MSc from the University of Karachi, Pakistan. Prof. Chohan has been listed among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University for five consecutive years (2020‑2025). He is the recipient of numerous distinctions, including the Pride of Performance award, awarded by the President of Pakistan. He has authored more than 345 research papers with over 10,996 citations and a cumulative impact factor of 945.