Bina Shaheen Siddiqui is a Pakistani chemist and the Director of the H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry at the University of Karachi.^[1] Siddiqui graduated from the University of Karachi with an MPhil in 1978.^[2] In 1980, she graduated from the same university with a PhD in organic chemistry.^[1]

She specialises in the chemical components of Pakistan's indigenous plants.^[3] She was elected to The World Academy of Sciences in 1989,^[4] and was elected a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in 1997.^[1][5] She is also a Fellow of the Chemical Society of Pakistan.^[6]

Awards

• Dr. Abdus Salam Prize in Chemistry (1986)
• Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Ilm Plaque, Karachi University (1989)
• Nishan-e-Azmat-e-Danish Plaque, Karachi University (1993)
• Nishane- Danish Plaque, Karachi University (1998)
• First Prize of the National Book Foundation (1997)
• Star Woman of the Year Award and gold medal by Star Girls and Women's Foundation (1997)
• Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, Government of Pakistan (2000)
• Khwarizmi Award by the President of Islamic Republic of Iran (2001)
• Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Govt. of Pakistan (2004)
• Distinguished National Professor (HEC)^[1]

Selected publications

• Siddiqui B.S., Afshan F., Rasheed M., Kardar N., Begum S., Faizi S. (2002) Medicinal Plants - A Source of Potential Chemicals of Diverse Structures and Biological Activity. In: Şener B. (eds) Biodiversity. Springer, Boston, MA.
• Siddiqui, Bina S.; Khan, Shazia; Nadeem Kardar, M. (2010). "A new isoflavone from the fruits of Madhuca latifolia". Natural Product Research. 24 (1): 76–80. doi:10.1080/14786410902830100. PMID 20013476. S2CID 852204.
• Faizi, Shaheen; Siddiqui, Bina Shaheen; Saleem, Rubeena; Siddiqui, Salimuzzaman; Aftab, Khalid; Gilani, Anwar-ul Hassan (1994). "Isolation and Structure Elucidation of New Nitrile and Mustard Oil Glycosides from Moringa oleifera and Their Effect on Blood Pressure". Journal of Natural Products. 57 (9): 1256–1261. doi:10.1021/np50111a011. PMID 7798960.