Islamic economic jurisprudence. In 1970, his services to promote literacy was recognized by Leicester University, which honored him with an honorary doctorate in Education. In 1970, he moved to England and joined the department of philosophy to teach Contemporary philosophy at the Leicester University. Awards and recognition In recognition of his scholarly contributions, Khurshid Ahmad was awarded Pakistan’s highest civil award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz on 23 March 2011. He received the King Faisal Award for Service to Islam in 1990 (Co-laureate: Ali Al Tantawi) See also Naeem Siddiqui Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi Mian Tufail Mohammad Abdul Ghafoor Ahmed Politics of Pakistan References External links Official Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan website Official Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Biography of Professor Khurshid Ahmad 1932 births Living people People from Delhi Muhajir people People from Lahore Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan politicians Government College University, Lahore alumni Pakistani economists University of Karachi alumni Pakistani educators Pakistani scholars Pakistani expatriates in the United Kingdom Alumni of the University of Leicester Academics of the University of Leicester Pakistani philosophers 20th-century Muslim scholars of Islam Recipients of Nishan-e-Imtiaz Islamic scholars in the United Kingdom