Dr. Jhaman Das Suthar is professional agriculturalist who belongs to small village Aaho of district Tharparkar Sindh, Pakistan. As he grew up in the land of Thar, his interest is to find out the way to enhance the agricultural productivity in Thar desert by managing available underground saline water for irrigation.. For this mission, he came to USA for pursuing Postdoctoral Research to desert area at Texas A&M Agrilife Research, El Paso, TX, instead of other big cities of USA.
| Full Name | Dr. Jhaman Das Suthar |
| Father | Kirshan Lal |
| Gotra | Asdev |
| City of Residence | Mithi |
| Profession | Posgraduate Research Associate, Agriculturalist |
Early Life & Family Background
Jhaman Das Suthar grew up in a small village Aaho of district Tharparkar and he belonged to poor family who was not economical stable. His father Kirshan Lal worked in the Education Department as Peon. His father Kirshan Lal paid off all the struggle towards Jhaman’s education during his whole service. Also, Jhaman’s uncle Teekam Das gave him way for success as he is near to that peak.
Educational and Professional Career
Jhaman’s grew in village Aaho of district tharparkar where he got his primary education. Then, he got matriculation from Government High School and intermediate from Government Degree College of Mithi.
After passing intermediate, he got enrolled in Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam, where he completed his graduation and postgraduation degree from the department of Soil Science in 2005. Then he worked in various National Organizations at different times such as Engro Polymers & Chemicals Ltd., Sayban International, Thardeep, Khushali Bank and others. On achieving the professional journey of 10 years, He intented to continue his further studies and for this purpose, he joined the SAU Tandojam for PhD program in 2014.
During his PhD studies he was awarded two scholarships i.e. one from Higher Education Commision of Pakistan as Indigenous Ph.D Scholarship to study in Pakistan and another foreign scholarship as Visiting PhD Scholar for six month for research from USA. During his PhD study, he also played the role of student counselor of Soil Science Society of Pakistan at country level. He successfuly completed his Ph.D studies with a focus on bio-saline agriculture, addressing agricultural challenges in saline-affected region especially Thar desert.
On completion of postgraduate studies form Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam, he worked in various renowned organizations where he got professioanl expereince of more than 10 years. After a decade-long gap following his postgraduate studies, he resumed his academic journey by enrolling in a Ph.D. program, which he successfully completed in 2019. Then he joined as Agriculture Officer (BPS-17) in Agriculture Extension Department Govt. of Sindh in 2021. In 2024, he joined the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Center in the USA as a Postdoctoral Research Associate, a position granted by Texas A&M University.
Books Authored
Sindh booklet on his own research on “Evaluating Saline water tolerance in Guar”. In addition to that he had published many research articles in peer reviewed scientific national and international journals. He also present his research in many conferences at International forum.
Awards & Achievements
- Indigenous and foreign Scholarships for pursuing his PhD by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
- Postdoctoral Research from Texas A&M University, TX, USA.
Contact Details
El Paso, Texas, USA, (915) 803-3921