Wali  Mohammad Shah is a Professor of Mathematics  and Dean School of Physical and Chemical Sciences at  Central University of Kashmir. Before coming to this university , he taught  undergraduate and post graduate students at various institutions of  higher education in the Jammu and Kashmir State including the university of Kashmir.  His services in the government sector also include the heading of the Under graduate and Post graduate departments in various colleges besides the appointment as a College Principal, Principal nodal officer/ Director of Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Mathematical Sciences (2013-2015). He continues to  publish his research findings in various international journals of Mathematics since 1996 and   writes regularly reviews  for Mathematical Review (MR) published by American Mathematical Society . Besides the life member of various mathematical societies including American Mathematical Society ,he is the founder member and   the first chairman of Kashmir Mathematical society .    Dr. Shah received M. Phil and Ph. D degrees in Mathematics with  specialization  in Complex functions and Approximation theory from the University of  Kashmir, India.