Adam Nayyar

Dr. Adam Nayyar
Born	Adam Nayyar 1948 Bahawalpur
Died	1948 Islamabad
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Anthropologist, Author andEthnomusicologist
Employer	Lok Virsa (Director Research) PNCA (Executive Director)

Dr. Adam Nayyar (1948 Bahawalpur - July 29, 2008 Islamabad) was a Pakistani anthropologist, author and ethnomusicologist. He served the Lok Virsa for twenty years as a Director Research. He was the acting Executive Director of Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) when he died.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Nayyar was born in 1948 in Bahawalpur. He studied Cultural anthropology at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.^[2]

Career[edit]

He was also the faculty of the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.^[2]

Death[edit]

Nayyar died on July 29, 2008 in Islamabad due to suffering from cancer of lymph nodes.