Dr. Sayeed Mukhtar is presently working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He has completed a Ph.D. degree from Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has more than 20 years of experience in teaching as well as in scientific research. He has published 28 research papers in journals of international repute and also serves as a reviewer of a number of international journals. Besides these, he also has five US patents for developing new routes for the synthesis of drugs. He has successfully completed six research projects funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) from the University of Tabuk as a principal investigator. He has 504 citations and a h-index of 11 on Google Scholar. His research interests include design and synthesis of biologically active heterocyclic compounds such as thiazolidine-4-one, pyrazoline, pyrimidine, imidazole, and chromene derivatives. He commercialized Lamivudine Form I in plants and prepared about 800 Kg material with desired yield and quality as per the EU and US Pharmacopeia for EU and US markets.