Dr. Wakeel earned a PhD in Plant Nutrition from JLU, Giessen, Germany, in 2008, followed by two years of post-doctorate before joining the UAF (2010). He is working on soil fertility management and the nutritional physiology of plants. He has published >40 impact-factored articles in well-reputed international journals including a communication in Nature (IF > 43). During his tenure at the UAF, he has secured multiple research grants equivalent to 120 million PKR (>70% from international funding agencies). Dr. Wakeel has presented his research findings in various conferences held in Germany, Italy, Turkey, Canada, China, etc., mostly as an invited speaker. He served as the Country Coordinator (2014–2016) of the International Potash Institute (IPI), Switzerland, in Pakistan. He has organized >8 seminars/workshops/Farmers' Days to disseminate the research findings to researchers, extension workers (government/private), and farmers in different parts of the country. He also initiated funded internships for undergraduate agriculture students and small research grants for early-career researchers at different universities. He also developed literature in Urdu for farmers on the balanced use of fertilizers. Dr. Wakeel has been elected as president of the Pakistan Agricultural Scientists' Forum for the 2019–2020 term.