Irshad Hussain (Urdu: ارشاد حسین) is a Pakistani Scientist in the field of chemistry and among the few pioneers to initiate nanomaterials research in Pakistan. He is among the founding members of SBA School of Science & Engineering and played a key role to lead the development of Chemistry Department at Lahore University of Management Sciences (during 2010–2016). He is a Tenured Professor at the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SBA School of Science & Engineering, Lahore University of Management Sciences, and has previously also served as a Professor of Renewable Energy Engineering at the US–Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy at the University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar , while on sabbatical leave in 2017. Hussain has also served as the Chair of Na