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Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Michigan State University 428 S Shaw Lane, 3562 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA Dr. Haider is an ASCE fellow and Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department at Michigan State University (MSU). He holds a BSc. (Honors, 1989) in Civil Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan, M. Eng. (1993) in Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand, and a Ph.D. (2004) in Civil Engineering from MSU, USA. Dr. Haider has over thirty (30) years of diverse professional, research, outreach, and teaching experience, developing state-of-the-art methods and practical applications in statistical quality assurance, material characterization, pavement performance modeling and analysis, asset management systems, and preservation. His research experience includes work on system evaluations, risk analysis, reliability-based designs, quality assurance in road construction, pavement management systems, LTPP data analysis, sustainable pavement rehabilitation, material characterization, mechanistic-empirical pavement analysis, design procedures, local calibrations of the performance models, axle load characterization, WIM data accuracy, and non-destructive pavement evaluations. He has supervised several master’s and doctoral students. Dr. Haider has led several sponsored research studies worth over $20 million at the international, national, and state levels. The sponsoring agencies include the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), and Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT). He has authored and co-authored over 200 technical publications (72 peer-reviewed journals, over 130 peer-reviewed conference proceedings and presentations, and 50 reports). Nationally, he is active in NCHRP, TRB, ASCE, and IJPE. Dr. Haider is a registered professional engineer in Michigan. Dr. Haider has developed and taught various undergraduate and graduate courses (including risk analysis in civil engineering, probability and statistics, engineering economics, statics, surveying, pavement design and rehabilitation, engineering materials, soil mechanics, reliability-based design, and pavement management) in the CEE Department at MSU. Dr. Haider has developed and taught several short courses and workshops for practitioners from highway agencies, consultants, and contractors. The training session topics include asphalt pavement recycling, pavement management systems, mechanistic pavement analysis & design, construction quality control, and assurance.

Mohammad Jahanzeb, MD, FACP,FASCO (Jinnah Wing, 21st entry)

Dr. Jahanzeb joined King Edward Medical College after Hasanabdal and then migarated to the United States in 1986. He is the Co-Founder and President of OncAdvisor and also co-founded Precisca. His most recent practice sites were Florida Cancer Specialists and Florida Precision Oncology. He was formerly a Professor of Clinical Medicine, Hematology/Oncology at University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, where he also served as the Associate Director of Community Outreach and Medical Director of the Deerfield Campus for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center for about nine years. He received his oncology training at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO, and has practiced for about 30 years.

An international lecturer on issues related to breast and lung cancers, Dr Jahanzeb has given more than 1000 lectures as an invited speaker and has authored or contributed to more than 250 original reports, book chapters, reviews, and abstracts. He has previously served on the NCCN Guidelines Panels for Lung cancer and Breast cancer, as well as its Board of Directors.

Prof M Shahed Quraishi OBE, FRCS (Eng) FRCS (ORL, H&N)
Consultant Otolaryngologist, Doncaster, UK.
Hon Senior Lecturer, Sheffield University,
Visiting Professor, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
19th Entry, Iqbal Wing, Kit number 1901.

• Undertook his higher surgical training in Dublin, Nottingham and Toronto. Has published over 50 International scientific articles and 8 book chapters and awarded the National Award for Clinic Excellence by the UK government in 2020.
• Founding Director of ENT Masterclass®, an international surgical training platform www.entmasterclass.com
• Is an FRCS examiner at all 4 Royal Colleges in UK and at the European Fellowship exam in Vienna.
• President of the Royal Society of Medicine, London (Laryngology & Rhinology section) in 2018.
• The first European surgeon to be awarded the International Public Service award by the American Academy of Otolaryngology in 2020.
• Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2017 for his services to the National Health Service and Medical Training

Naeem Mian was born in Lahore Pakistan. As a child he lived in Saudi Arabia where his Dad worked in American Arabian Oil Company. He studied in Lahore till 7th grade before continuing at Cadet College Hasan Abdal and F.C.College, Lahore.

A graduate from college of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in 1981 has worked in every facet of pharmacy from marketing, Pharmaceutical Industry, retail, hospital pharmacy with focus but not limited to research, Oncology and Total Parenteral Nutrition. Naeem Mian has worked as a clinical and Pharmacist Informaticist with the department of veterans affairs. He has served as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for various pharmacy suites of applications.

Naeem Mian had played a key role with the National Database Integration (NDBI) team responsible for integrating hospitals between 1996 and 2000. He has worked with Pharmacy Re-Engineering Program since its inception in 2003. He has worked in various capacities within VA from a staff Pharmacist to Director, Pharmacy informatics at New Jersey Health Care System, SME with PBM (Pharmacy Benefits Management) to his current position as an IT specialist with the national Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) and Health Product Support in implementing and sustainment of pharmacy applications.

Mr. Mian had been an innovator and had created solutions that were adopted as national solutions. He created Barcode Medication Administration Backup system and Non-VA meds program. Naeem developed a protocol for Clinic orders and presented this functionality as early as 2000 in what was called CAMP CPRS. This later bloomed in VA as IMO (inpatient Meds for Outpatients) to current Clinic Orders.
He was awarded “Innovator of the year” certificate by PBM and was presented an award by Secretary Principi in early 2000’s. Naeem believes that his purpose of life is served, if his scientific work ends up saving one human life. Naeem had been a keen student of history, comparative theology, Geography, study of human behavior, politics, Philosophy and psychological warfare. He loves fine things in life and admires every facet of fine arts from poetry, music to paintings.

Navid Fazil, a Founding Director and CEO of Interloop Limited, enjoys three decades’ experience as an entrepreneur, and has played a key role in developing Interloop Limited as one of the world’s largest Hosiery manufacturers, and a Full Family Clothing supplier for top international brands and retailers. He also serves on the Boards of TCPL and Interloop Holdings (Pvt.) Limited and is the Vice President of Interloop Welfare Trust, engaged in numerous philanthropic activities across the country.

An Electrical Engineer by training and a Masters in Management from Oxford, Navid puts great emphasis on Lean Manufacturing, Research & Innovation and Sustainability. A strong supporter of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, Navid is actively involved in many social responsibility programs, and is part of the global Champions of Change Coalition; nurturing gender equality, women leadership, and respectful and inclusive workplaces. He is passionate about protecting the environment for future generations and keenly follows developments in regenerative agriculture around the world.

Joined CCH in 1963 10th Entry.kit No.920
Aurangzeb wing
Left CCH 1968 and joined PAF
Graduated as Flg Off.1972
Retired as AirVice Marshal in 2005 as Deputy Chief of Air Staff (Engg)
Post retirement served in PIA as
SVP (Engg) 2005-2007
Served as Training Advisor to Royal Saudi Airforce .2009-2015
Awarded
1.TI(M) 1991
2.SI(M) 1996
3.HI(M) 2004
4. Golden Wing of People Liberation Air force China.
5. Honorary Doctorate by Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Syed Aqil Shah (10 th  Entry, L/W) joined CCH on 1963 and passed out in
1968.  During his long illustrious career, he proved his mettle in various
roles. Currently, he is president of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Olympic
Association. Earlier he remained president of Pakistan Wrestling
Federation, provincial minister for sports, tourism, and culture who
represented the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Aqil served
twice as state minister. He served as a member of Peshawar Cantonment,
the senate, and provincial secretary for information as well. He also
served as president of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Olympic
Association, and later he was appointed as vice-president of the National
Olympic Committee of Pakistan. As a president of Pakistan Wrestling
Federation (PWF), he represented the country at multi-sport events held
at the domestic and international level, including the Seoul Olympics.

Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Najib Ullah Khan, HI (M), was commissioned in the Corps of Engineers on October 24, 1980. He has diverse experience of command, staff and instructional assignments. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a Master’s degree in War Studies. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College Camberley, UK and National Defense University, Islamabad. He has been in the faculty of the Pakistan Military Academy and the National Defense University. He has also commanded an Infantry Brigade and Strike Infantry Division in the Pakistan Army.

Having been the DG Frontier Works Organization (FWO), Engineer-in-Chief, Quarter Master General, and Officer In-Charge National Logistic Cell (NLC), he possesses a diverse experience of planning, managing and executing mega infrastructure development and construction projects across Pakistan.

He also has the privilege and honor of successfully planning, executing and leading the operation Zarb-e-Azab. He completed his colored service and retired from the Army in December 2016, after which he was appointed as Managing Director, Army Welfare Trust (MD AWT) where he had handled 21 Businesses, including real estate.

Lieutenant General Naweed Zaman, HI (M), (Retired), was commissioned in 1980, having won the coveted Sword of Honour. The General is a graduate of Command and Staff College Camberley, UK, National Defence University, Islamabad and Royal College of Defence Studies, UK. Has held varied command and staff appointments which include command of a Brigade and Division, both in operational areas. On being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General, he was appointed Military Secretary at General Headquarters where he was responsible for Human Resource Management of Army officers’ cadre. Later, he commanded a Corps before retiring.

He remained on the faculty of all major institutions including Pakistan Military Academy, School of Infantry and Tactics and Command and Staff College. Whereas, at National Defence University, he initially officiated as a Directing Staff and later rose to become the Commandant. In recognition of his long meritorious military career, he has been awarded Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military).

On the academic side, General has a BSc (Hons) degree to his credit from Baluchistan University (War Studies) and three Master degrees: From Kings College London (International Affairs), Quaid-e-Azam University (Defence and Strategic Studies) and Baluchistan University (International Relations).

Lieutenant General Naweed Zaman, HI (M), (Retired) assumed the responsibilities of Rector National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) in November 2016.

Rear Admiral Shahid Saeed had a distinguished professional career in Pakistan Navy and held important appointments which provided him tremendous exposure in management, staff, training and education. He has degrees in Marketing Management, Engineering and Strategic Studies from renowned National and International institutes. During his career he has undergone number of courses both inland and abroad.

In his welcome address, Rear Admiral (Retd) Shahid Saeed HI (M) said “I feel extremely fortunate to be part of a culture focused on student achievement, commitment to high performance and teamwork. It is my utmost intention to carry on these important traditions and practices, while helping to create a warm, caring, and conducive environment where our students have the opportunity to achieve their highest potential”.

He has been appointed as new BU Pro Rector and DG Islamabad Campus.

Amjad is a co-founder and former managing partner of Afridi & Angell. He has represented the firm’s international and local clients including banks and leading multinationals as well as private equity firms, in corporate, banking and financial transactions in Dubai and abroad. He also represented clients in relation to investments in the GCC, US, UK, and India.

Amjad has considerable experience advising private equity firms on cross border acquisitions. He has advised clients on private placements, management buy-outs and sale of businesses, and has advised clients extensively on cross border and GCC-wide acquisitions and divestitures. His most recent transactions involved the sale of the Fitness First franchise in the Middle East; the sale of a logistics company to Toll group, Australia and of another logistics company to Barloworld, South Africa. He also represented the National Bank of Fujairah in arranging acquisition financing for the purchase by the buyer of a majority interest in the Dubai Wire Group; and represented Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank in its acquisition of the retail and SME business of Royal Bank of Scotland.

In addition to his private equity and M&A practice, Amjad acted for several banks and borrowers in major restructurings of debt. He’s also been involved in launching various banking related products and services for clients in the UAE including the most recent Direct Debit System introduced by the UAE Central Bank in the fourth quarter of 2013.

Nasir Khan Durrani (17 March 1957 – 19th April 2021) was a Pakistani Police Officer belonging to the 10th CTP who served in BPS-22 grade. Durrani was highly regarded as an honest police officer in the country. In September 2013, he was appointed the Provincial Police Office (Inspector General of Police) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa thus making him top cop of the province, where he served till March 2017.

As Inspector General of Police, Durrani oversaw all patrol and speciality units, and managed department policy that affected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s many diverse communities.

Nasir Durrani died on 19 April 2021, in Mayo Hospital, Lahore of COVID-19

Muhammad Zakaullah was born in Lyalpur (now Faisalabad) in Punjab, Pakistan on 10 January 1958 After graduating from the Cadet College Hasan Abdal, he joined the Pakistan Navy in 1975 where he was sent to join the Pakistan Naval Academy, graduating at top of his class and conferred with coveted Sword of Honour and awarded the chief of the naval staff gold medal at his graduation. Sub-Lieutenant Zakaullah gained commissioned in the Operations Branch, and was sent to United Kingdom for his training and education later his career.

Zakaullah qualified as a surface officer from the United Kingdom, serving first in the Babur which he later commanded as Commander. He also served as a military attaché at the Pakistan Embassy, Doha in Qatar. Captain Zakaullah served as the Directing Staff at the Pakistan Naval War College before taken as secondment by the President Musharraf.

From 1999 till 2003, Commodore Zakaullah tenured as the Director-General of the National Accountability Bureau, before taking over the command of the 25th Destroyer Squadron. His other command appointments included his role as Chief Inspector of Naval Police and military secretary to Prime Minister for a short brief of time. Rear-Admiral Zakaullah also commanded the CTF–150 in Arabian Sea to guard off operations on Somalian piracy.

At the Navy NHQ, he was appointed as ACNS (Plans), DCNS (Training and Personnel), and DCNS (Operation).
In 2014, Vice-Admiral Zakuallah was promoted to four-star rank admiral.

Musadaq Zulqarnain is the CEO & Chairman, Board of Directors of Interloop Limited; CEO & Chairman, Board of Directors of Interloop Holdings Private Limited and Chairman, Boards of Directors of Interloop Dairies Limited and IL Bangla Limited. He has served on the Board of Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development & Management Company (FIEDMC) for 6 years and also held the position of CEO.

Musadaq is currently a Member of the Board. of Port Qasim Authority. He is the President of Interloop Welfare Trust, engaged in numerous philanthropic activities in the country. He is also associated with The Citizens Foundation (TCF), the largest not-for-profit organization providing primary and secondary education in Pakistan, and is currently member of the TCF Board.

With leadership experience spanning over more than three decades, Musadaq initially worked for 14 years at senior positions with a top gas transmission company in Pakistan and later on transformed into a successful entrepreneur, developing and expanding one of the world’s largest Hosiery manufacturing and export business, Interloop Limited, over last 26 years.

Khurram Mushtaq is an experienced leader with a proven track record in strategic and operational roles in both the private and public sectors. He has successfully managed projects in the field of ICT & Telecom, Management Consulting, and ICT4D, with a focus on project management, system development, creativity & innovation, and business development.

In April 2017, Khurram joined the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) as a part of the Health EGA team. He successfully delivered the Hospital Information Management System in 33 hospitals across Punjab. In November 2019, he was promoted to Director IT Project Management and was assigned the responsibility of overseeing various automation projects across multiple government departments in Punjab.

Recently, Khurram has been promoted to Additional Director General (IT Project Management), with expanded responsibilities that include overseeing automation projects in the Agriculture, Health, and Fintech sectors. With his extensive experience and skills, Khurram is poised to continue delivering outstanding results in his new role.

Malik Muhammad Anwar son of Malik Muhammad Ali Khan was born on April 25, 1950 at Pindigheb, District Attock. He graduated from University of the Punjab, Lahore. He was commissioned in Pakistan Army 1969 and retired in 1997. He was awarded Tamgha-i-Imtiaz for his meritorious services. An agriculturist and a progressive farmer, who remained Member of Punjab Assembly during 2002-07 and functioned as Minister for Cooperatives. He has returned to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in General Elections 2018 and is functioning as Minister for Revenue. He has visited to Saudi Arabia and Singapore. His brother, Malik Liaqat Ali Khan remained Tehsil Nazim, Pindigheb District Attock during 2005-09.

Rahat Jalal – 14th Entry [1967-72], Kit No: 1282
• Present Occupation: Director & President Diya Education
• Foundation, Canada [NFP Charity recently established in Canada]
• Vice President of TAAC
– Education: BE Mechanical from Cairo University, Egypt
– Present status: retired after serving over 25 years in the fields of automotive training & sales (Toyota/Lexus and Nissan/Infiniti) in the ME and auto-rentals (Budget/Avis) in Canada.
– Social work, golf and pickle ball

Dr. Faisal Sultan – 22nd Entry [1975-80]
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health

EDUCATION&QUALIFICATIONS:•

MBBS from King Edward Medical College Pakistan (1987)
• Training in Internal Medicine at University of Connecticut (1989-92)
• Training in Infectious Disease at Washington University School of Medicine (1992-1995)
• Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, UK (2007)
• Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Pakistan (Infectious Diseases) (2010)

CAREER:•

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination August, 2020
• Prime Minister’s Focal Person on COVID-19
• Chief Executive Officer, Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital and Research Centre (2003-2020)
MEMBERSHIP/ AFFILIATION
• Prime Minister’s Task Force on Health
• Chairman of Board of Governors, Medical Teaching Institute, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar
• Member steering Committee for Punjab Health Strategic Plan
• Member of Technical Advisory Committees for the National AIDS Control Program
• Member, Punjab Healthcare Commission, Pakistan Medical Research Council , Pakistan Science Foundation

Dr. Khaqan Khan – 22nd Entry [1975-80], Kit No: 2184
• Present Occupation: Engineering Management/Electrical
• Engineering, Government of Ontario Canada’s Power Sector Crown Agency
• President of TAAC

He is currently working in Management Group in the Government of Ontario Canada’s power sector crown agency under the Ministry of Energy, Ontario. I completed my B.Sc in Electrical Engineering from UET Lahore in 1986. I was awarded a fulbright/S&T/USAID scholarship in
1987 for pursuing Ph.D. Accordingly, he earned M.Sc and Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US.A. in 1989 and 1992 respectively.
He has been working in the Electricity Power Sector in Canada for almost past 20 years, since
2001. He served as Chairman of Ontario Wind Power Task Force, Canada for seven years and as
Chairman and Vice Chairman of USA-Canada working group on “Coordination of Power Operations” for four consecutive years. Prior to Canada, he served in Pakistan in Wapda and then as World Bank’s core group Advisor to NEPRA (Electric Power Regulatory Authority) in the Power sector development program. He also previously remained part-time engaged in academics i.e. as an adjunct professor with Engineering Universities (GIK, UET Taxila and NUST in Pakistan), and recently in industry-university collaboration projects with University of Toronto, Canada and with University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He has been providing coaching and mentorship to young electrical engineers and engineering graduates.
He also have a strong passion to work voluntarily for Abdalians and devoting time to charities and other noble causes. His other hobbies include biking, long drives, listening to music.

Name: Brig (R) Sajid Ali Khan
CCH: 1970-1973
Entry: 17th
Wing: Omar/Haider

Commissioned in Pakistan Army Ordnance Corps during 1975.

Areas of expertise:
a. Procurement
b. Material, Logistics and Financial management
c. Ammunition and explosives handling
d. Administration

Employment History:
a. Director Ordnance Services Directorate, GHQ 2006-2009
b. Director Monitoring and Budget, Logistics Staff Branch, GHQ 2004-2006
c. Commandant Ordnance School and College, 2002-2004
d. Deputy Director Plans, Logistics Directorate, GHQ 1999-2002
e. Ammunition Advisor, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1984-1987

01-Aug-2017 to date. Dean Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences (FHMS) / Principal, Islamic
International Medical College, Rawalpindi
2. 01-Sep.- 2016 to 31-July-2017. HOD and Professor of Cardiac Surgery RIHS,
3. Nov 2011 to May 2015. Surgeon General / Director General Medical Services Inter Services)
4. Jul 2009 to Nov 2011. Director General Surgery, General Headquarters Medical Directorate
Rawalpindi.
5. Feb 2006 to Aug 2008. Commandant and Executive Director Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology
and National Institute of Heart Diseases Rawalpindi.
6. Jul 1990 to Jul 2009. Consultant Cardiac Surgeon at Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology/ National
Institute of Heart Diseases, Rawalpindi. In this institute more than 1500 cardiac operations are
performed in a year, of which 80% are open heart cardiac surgeries.
7. Oct 1986 to Jun 1988. Consultant at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology / National Institute of
Heart Diseases Rawalpindi. During this period closed heart and open heart procedures were
performed.
8. Apr 1985 to Sep 1986. Senior Registrar in general surgery at Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi.
The attachment was to fulfill requirement for fellowship.
9. Nov 1980 to Mar 1985. Registrar Cardiac Surgery at the Armed Forces Institute of Cardiology and
National Institute of Heart Diseases Rawalpindi. Registrar ship involved preoperative, operative and
post-operative care of the patients. Few closed heart procedures were also performed.
10. Nov 1979 to Oct 1980. Junior Registrar (Grading in Surgery) at Combined Military Hospital
Rawalpindi. This is the main teaching hospital of surgical training in Armed Forces in Pakistan. It is a
full time resident one year programme which includes, guided on job surgical training / regular
teaching sessions. Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi is affiliated with Armed Forces
Postgraduate Medical Institute Rawalpindi.
11. Mar 1979 to Oct 1979. General Duty Medical Officer Combined Military Hospital, Kharian Cantt

Profile

Dr. Mamoon Rashid, SI, 21E AW
MBBS, FCPS, FRCS

Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Dr. Mamoon Rashid was honored with the prestigious civil award Sitara e Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in recognition of his services rendered to Plastic Surgery in Pakistan. He has graduated from Army Medical College, Pakistan. He received his residency training in plastic surgery at Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan. He completed his fellowship in Plastic Surgery from the College of Physicians Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeon, Pakistan. Dr. Mamoon has extensive experience and a special interest in reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery. He had been Head of Department of Plastic Surgery at Army Burn Centre, Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan. He also served as an Associate Professor of Surgery at Army Medical College, Pakistan. Currently, he is working as a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at Shifa International Hospital. He is a member of prestigious & exclusive organizations including the Pakistan Society of Surgeons (CPSP) and Pakistan Society for Surgery of the Hand. He is also a president of the Pakistan Association of Plastic Surgeons. He has published extensively in international journals and contributed chapters in three books including Bailey and Loves Short practice of surgery. His interests include Cosmetic Surgery, Head and Neck Cancer, Sarcoma Surgery, Breast Surgery, genital Surgery, and complex hand trauma.

Fulbright Studies: Convergence of police management with grassroots alternative systems of justice, peacekeeping, human rights and conflict transformation. Senior Police, Strategic planning, management, investigations supervision and coordination of multiple peacekeeping and law enforcement agencies Budgetary preparation, allocations and management Training, training needs analysis, curriculum development, supervision, administration and crime management, deployment of law enforcement officers Electronic Media Regulation, Counter Terrorism policy and research administration Engineering Project Management

EDUCATION:

PhD International Relations & Politics (Scholar: course work completed) 2009
International Islamic University Islamabad
Masters in Conflict Transformation as Fulbright Scholar 2003-04
Eastern Mennonite University Harrisonburg VA USA
International Human Rights Law Postgraduate Diploma 2002
Human Rights Study Center University of Peshawar
MSc Civil Engineering 1981
Wayne State University Detroit MI USA
BSc Civil Engineering 1980
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

WORK EXEPERIENCE: 

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLICY STUDIES NIPS
NUST ISLAMABAD
Senior Fellow
April 3 2019 till date
BANKISLAMI SECURITIES PRIVATE LIMITED BIPLS
Chairman Board of Directors
Dec 19, 2018 till date
– Chairman BoD functions as per the company law
– Policy
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ASSOCIATION OF FORMER INSPECTORS GENERAL POLICE AFIGP
General Secretary
May 18, 2017 to date
– Administration and management of AFIGP secretariat
– Conduct of Executive Committee EC and General Body GB meetings
– Record, Budget, Annual Report and maintain accounts
BANKISLAMI SECURITIES PRIVATE LIMITED BIPLS
Director
Jan 20, 2017 to Jan 19, 2020
– Independent Director in the BOD
– Policy
NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM AUTHORITY NACTA
Member NACTA
March 24, 2016 to July 11, 2016 (Retired from Service)
– Coordination between all relevant stakeholders to formulate threat assessments with
periodical reviews to counter terrorism and extremism
– Coordination for collection and collation of information or intelligence for
preparation of comprehensive National counter terrorism and counter extremism
strategies and action plans.
– Research on topics relevant to terrorism and extremism
– Liaison with International entities for facilitating cooperation in areas relating to
terrorism and extremism.
– Development and updation of CT Policies
– Identifying areas of CT needing research.
– Analysis and incorporation of research findings into CT Policies

PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY PEMRA
Chairman PEMRA
May 13 to December 1, 2015
– Regulation of Electronic and Broadcast Media in Pakistan
– General Administration and Management
– Head of the Authority
Executive Member PEMRA
May 9, 2014 to December 29, 2015
– Full time member of the Authority
– Regulation of Electronic and Broadcast Media in Pakistan
– General Administration and Management
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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE TO THE AFRICAN UNION UNOAU
Police Planning Adviser
April 18, 2011 to April 18, 2014
– Advice in providing technical support to the African Union Peace Support Operations
Division AU-PSOD in building institutional capacity to plan, deploy and manage Peace
Support Operations.
– Assist AU-PSOD in development of African Standby Force ASF
– Strategic and operational police planning support to AU-PSOD on AU Missions in
AMISOM and the Mission on Lord’s Resistance Army.
– Support and facilitate wider UNOAU and UNHQ involvement in AU capacity building
and to coordinate with the other AU partners for a harmonized technical support
consistent with UN standards and AU-PSOD guidelines for the development of police
capacity.
ISLAMABAD CAPITAL TERRITORY POLICE
Deputy Inspector General of Police Islamabad
July 8, 2009 to April 17 2011
– Supervision & Management of Logistics Division of Islamabad Police.
– Human Resources development & Career Planning of Officers.
– Coordination with other agencies.
– Principal Staff Officer to the Inspector General of Police, Islamabad.
– Supervision of development of Islamabad Police Masterplan, Construction
Supervision of Police Offices
– E-Enablement of Islamabad Police
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS & MOTORWAY POLICE
Sector Commander N-5 N-III, National Highways & Motorway Police, Gujranwala
April 8 – July 8, 2009
– Supervision & Management of Sector N-5 & North-III of National Highways &
Motorway Police.
– Coordination with other agencies.
– Supervision of thirty-five patrol vehicles and about 255 officers.
– Establishment of Driving Schools
Director Planning & Coordination National Highways & Motorway Police,
Islamabad
March 1, 2008 – April 8, 2009
– Head of Planning & Coordination with various branches of NH & MP
– Planning and monitoring of projects, foreign training, maintenance of land record
– Supervision of design and construction of NH&MP Buildings Projects
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PAKISTAN ELECTRONIC MEDIA REGULATORY AUTHORITY PEMRA
General Manager Administration & Project Director for construction of PEMRA
HQ Islamabad
October 1, 2007 to March 1, 2008
– General Administration, Procurement, Maintenance and Repairs, arrangements of
Authority meetings and seminars and administrative approvals.
– Overall supervision, coordination and monitoring of construction of eight-storeys
Building at Islamabad
Regional Manager PEMRA Punjab Lahore
October 8, 2005 to October 1, 2007
– Licensing, enforcement, regulation, content monitoring of satellite TV channels,
FM radio stations and cable TV in Punjab
– Head of PEMRA Punjab
PUNJAB POLICE
District Police Officer Muzaffargarh
June – September 2005
– District head of the Police
FRONTIER CONSTABULARY NWFP PESHAWAR
Principal Staff Officer to the Commandant
May – June 2005
– Managed and supervised all branches at the headquarters and supervised
operations and deployment in 16 FC districts
– Coordination with police and law enforcement agencies
– FC budget, pre service and in-service training, FC construction work,
inspections, audit, welfare projects
– Director of FC Foundation
District Officer Dassu, NWFP
March – April 2005
– Supervision and management of the district
– Inspections, investigations, deployment and management of FC operations and
assistance to the local police
Principal Staff Officer to the Commandant
Nov 2001-August 2003
– Same duties as given under Principal Staff Officer above
District Officer FC Northern Areas at Gilgit
Aug 1997 – Nov 2001
– Supervision and management of the district
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– Inspections, investigations, deployment and management of FC operations and
assistance to the local police
– Construction of FC HQr Gilgit
District Officer Tank NWFP
May – Aug 1998
– Same responsibilities as above
NATIONAL POLICE ACADEMY ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN
Deputy Director Training Needs Analysis (Police Project DFID)
Nov 1996 – April 1998
– Reviewed all Police training in Pakistan
– Conducted a training need analysis of various ranks
– Co-authored Training Needs of SDPO
– Designed ASP’s Initial Command Course
– Assisted in design of Junior and Senior Command Course for Police Officers
Deputy Director Planning & Research and Staff Officer
May 1995 – Nov 1996
– Preparation of lesson plans/summaries
– Organized seminars/conferences/workshops on policing issues
– Handled Interpol affairs of Vice President (Asia) Interpol as Staff Officer to the
Commandant / VP Interpol Asia
– Coordinated construction of National Police Academy project
– Designed and delivered first VVIP Security Course for Superintendents of Police
June – July 1996
UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS IN MOZAMBIQUE ONUMOZ
Deputy Provincial Commander and Operations Officer Jun – Dec 1994
– Supervised investigations relating to (CIVPOL) Zambezia Province
– Coordination with other UN components and preparation of reports including
SITREPs
PUNJAB POLICE
Special Branch Punjab Lahore
Superintendent of Police (political) March – Jun 1994
District Police Lahore
Assistant Superintendent of Police Chung Circle Lahore
Aug 1993 – Mar 1994
– Supervision and management of police subdivision consisting of three rural police
stations
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– Supervision of investigations and Crime management
Assistant Superintendent of Police Civil Lines Circle Feb 1992 – Aug 1993
– Supervision and management of four urban police stations
– Supervision of investigations and Crime management
COMMUNICATION & WORKS DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
– Assistant Design Officer, Directorate of Bridges, Lahore Feb 88 – Oct 88
– Served at the Directorate of Bridges, Office of the Chief Engineer Highways,
Lahore.
– Sub-Divisional Officer, First Provincial Building, Sub-Division, Multan
Aug 87 – Feb 88
– Served for Execution and supervision of various civil engineering projects at
Nishtar Medical College, Multan
– Assistant Executive Engineer, Lahore Feb 87 – Aug 87
– Pre-Service Training Program, Communication and Works Department, Punjab at
Punjab Engineering Academy, Niaz Beg, Lahore

LATE LT. GEN. IFTIKHAR ALI KHAN HI(M), SBT (R)
2nd Entry, Iqbal Wing
LTG ftikhar Ali was the former Secretary of Defense and Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Pakistan Army.
LTG ftikhar Ali Khan was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in October 1961 in the 26th PMA Long Course. Khan served as the Chief Instructor of the Armed Forces War College at National Defence College, Rawalpindi from April 1991 to May 1993.[1] He was promoted to Lieutenant General in May 1993 and did a brief stint as Commandant at the National Defence College, Rawalpindi until June 1993. He was later appointed Commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur, a post he held for two and a half years.

Lieutenant-General Muhammad Masood Aslam, HI, HI(M), SJ, 12th Entry LW

Lieutenant General Muhammad Masood Aslam, Hilal e Imtiaz(HI), Hilal e Imtiaz(Mil), Sitara e Jurrat(SJ), was commissioned in one of the oldest regiments of Pakistan infantry in November 1971. Soon after joining the unit he participated in 1971 War in the Chhamb Sector (Kashmir), where he was critically wounded while leading an attack as a platoon commander across Tawi River near Pallanwala. He was awarded a golden wound stripe and an Imtiazi Sanad.

After 1971 he participated in several conflicts with distinction and held numerous command and staff appointments in Pakistan Army, most notably in 1987-88 as a company commander in Siachen, then as a Brigade Commander in 1999 Kargil Crisis where he was awarded Sitara e Jurrat (SJ). He commanded an infantry Division in Azad Kashmir during the 2001-2002 standoff with India and later from 2007-2010 as Commander of the XI Corps in Peshawar. He was the Operational Commander during the Pakistani Army’s campaign in the Swat Valley region (including Dir, Buner and Shangla) as well as Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Kurram and South Wazirastan Agency against Taliban-led forces.

In addition General Aslam functioned as the Colonel Commandant of the well-respected Punjab Regiment from 2008 to 2010. During various operations he was awarded with the gallantry awards of Sitara e Jurrat and Imtiazi Sanad. He was awarded Hilal e Imtiaz (M) for his military services in 2005. On 4 Dec 2009 he lost his only son, Hashim Masood, a student of EME College in the terrorist attack on Parade Lane Mosque during Friday prayers. Before retiring from the military he was awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 2010, for his contribution towards bringing peace in the region. General Aslam also served as Pakistani Ambassador to Mexico after retirement and returned to Pakistan in July 2013.

He is leading a retired life in Islamabad and remains actively involved with numerous think tanks in Pakistan and abroad. He is a member of the Advisory Board of National Institute of Policy Studies (NIPS), a Forum of NUST. He has a special expertise in countering militancy, violent extremism, de-radicalisation and undertaking rehabilitative measures to ensure stability and lasting peace in Pakistan and the region.

Raja Nadir Pervez Khan, 1st Entry

Major Raja Nadir Pervez Khan is a Pakistani politician, ex-MP of the Parliament, and former Pakistan Army officer. A former member of the Pakistan Army’s 6 Punjab Regiment, Parvez was a minister in the Nawaz Sharif government during his second tenure. He is the brother-in-law of the former Corps Commander of Quetta Lieutenant-General Tariq Pervez. In a 1999 conversation (with Taimur Khan), he was described by General Tikka Khan, the Pakistani commander in the Rann of Kutch battles in the spring of 1965, as a “brave and courageous soldier.” General Tikka Khan recalled how Nadir Pervez captured an Indian patrol while on a reconnaissance mission during the clashes.

Nadir was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat for his service in the 1965 war. His efforts in the 1971 war, which included leading an escape from the Indian prison in Fateh Garh (Camp Number 45) along with four other officers, gained him a second Sitara-e-Jurat and promotion to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.

Late Brig (R) Rashid Ali Malik 4th Entry.

Rashid Ali Malik was President and Chief Executive Officer of a leading security company named Security 2000, headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. He served in the Pakistan Army for 32 years, participated in two wars and for eminent service received 17 medals for war and peace-time service, 2 Commendations from the Chief of Army Staff and the Army Chief Gold Medal. From 1993 to 1995, he was Chairman of the Regional ICAO Hijacking Council. He died on 1 October 2017 in Karachi after fighting a Brain Tumor for 6 months.

Brig Rashid captained the National Basketball Team and represented Pakistan on numerous occasions National Championships, Asiam Basketball CHampionship, RCD Tournaments and Asian Games. He played professional Basketball till 1984.

Air Chief Marshal Mohammad Abbas Khattak, 2nd Entry

Air Chief Marshal Mohammad Abbas Khattak NI(M), SBt, is a four-star rank air force general in the Pakistan Air Force who served as the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) from 8 November 1994 until 7 November 1997.

Khattak was trained to fly the F-86 Sabre and took participation in the various combat missions during the second war with India in 1965. During this time, F/Off. was among the eight fighter pilots who were selected to take part in famous aerial raid on Pathankot Air Force Station in India, a squadron commanded by then-Squadron-Leader Sajjad Haider.

Mr. Saeed Mehdi
1st Entry (1954 – 59)

An ex-CSP, Mr. Muhammad Saeed Mehdi retired from the Government of Pakistan as a Federal Secretary. During his extensive career in the Civil Service, he remained associated with the government at several key decision making roles that included Chief Secretary of Sindh and Principal Secretary, Prime Minister Secretariat. He has also had the opportunity to participate in several trades, economic, social and developmental negotiations on behalf of the Government of Pakistan all over the world. He also had the privilege of attending the prestigious Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA), London, UK.

A well educated professional Mr. Mehdi, earned a Masters Degree from the University of Punjab with the distinction of being on the Roll of Honour at the Centenary Celebration of Government College Lahore in 1964. Mr. Mehdi comes with a rather rigorous exposure to current socio-economic thinking and geo-political realities, which have been gained in a stimulating experience of decision making, faced with competing financial bids for scarce resources, conflicting political priorities and volatile foreign markets.

Apart from an extensive experience of the government, he brings with him a unique blend of private sector as well. In this sector he contributed as Chief Executive of the Hamdard University and also as the Executive Director of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University. He brings to ADMORE as President & Chief Executive of the Company, an understanding of the multitude of concepts as well as realities that have a bearing on the mammoth social, political and economic changes sweeping our globe.

CCH Entry: 39th
Wing: Haider

Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq – Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is one of the 500 most influential Muslims of the world for two consecutive years recognized by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center Jordon, a YPO and Education Chair of world’s leading Young Presidents Organization, Prime  Minister  of  Pakistan’s  initiative  Vision  2025  youth  policy coordinator,  national  student  ‘counselor’, ‘academician’, ‘school practitioner’ and a ‘social entrepreneur’. He is the Founder & CEO of Roots Millennium Schools, Pakistan and is the Executive Director and member of Board of Roots School System, Pakistan. He is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organization ‘Change – in Education’ working in support of ‘Public Private Partnerships’ across education and thus scaling ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ SDGs 2030′ and today he has successfully reformed more than 200 government schools across various districts, provinces and rural communities in Pakistan. He has been conferred with the most prestigious National Civil Award of ‘Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, TI’ equivalent to British Knighthood by the President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan H.E. Asif Ali Zardari on Pakistan Day Ceremony held at the Presidency on 23rd March 2013 in recognition of his outstanding services in the field of education, youth and promotion of Chinese Language, ICT in education across Pakistan as the national academic icon, educational change sponsor and globally recognized School and Education Management Practitioner.

Mr. Mushtaq also serves as the BOG on the Board of World Wide Fund for Nature WWF Pakistan Chapter; he has excelled at providing a quality education for millions of people, an initiative that has occupied fifteen years of his life. He encourages academic excellence, student achievement, social entrepreneurship, and opportunity for all. He currently works in the capacity of Executive Director of Pakistan’s leading Roots School System, the country’s third largest private school. He is also the founder and CEO of Roots Millennium Schools in Pakistan and a member of many of the government’s committees on education. He has helped students from various backgrounds fulfill their dreams of getting into top universities worldwide. An attendee of the World Economic Forum, he is Pakistan’s youngest national award winner of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz and was voted as the best young entrepreneur of 2011 by the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Faisal Mushtaq is also a member of the Prime Minister’s Youth committee on Vision 2025, with the Ministry of Planning, Development & Reforms, Pakistan. He is a highly focused community reform and Organizational Management Practitioner and a change specialist. He enjoys significant experience of both Public and Private sector, an excellent range of high profile global consulting and business management experience and an outstanding academic reform background, where he has had his career progression with leading Global practices –PricewaterhouseCoopers and with IBM Business Consulting Services in the United Kingdom before leading Roots Schools.

CCH Entry: 34th
Wing: Haider

Babar Sattar is an Islamabad based Jurist and a Judge of Islamabad High Court. Earlier to this he was advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, a law professor, columnist and analyst. He was a Rhodes Scholar, having an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School.

 

CCH Entry: 41st
Wing: Jinnah

Hamza Shafqaat qualified Central Superior Services exam in 2005. He got 38th position in Pakistan and was allocated to District Management Group (now Pakistan Administrative Service). He joined Pakistan Administrative Service on June 29, 2006. After successful completion of training at Civil Services Academy Lahore, he was posted in Sindh where he served for three years as assistant commissioner in Larkana, Sukkur and Ghotki. He has also served as additional deputy commissioner Islamabad, director Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation, deputy secretary Establishment Division during his career in civil service. He was posted as deputy commissioner Islamabad in July 2018. Hamza Shafqaat was awarded achievement award in September 2020 for his performance, dedication and contributions during COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan.

CCH Entry: 15th Entry
Wing: Liaqat

Asad Ali Abidi is a Pakistani-American electrical engineer. He serves as a tenured professor at University of California, Los Angeles, and is the inaugural holder of the Abdus Salam Chair at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is best known for pioneering RF CMOS technology during the late 1980s to early 1990s. As of 2008, the radio transceivers in all wireless networking devices and modern mobile phones are mass-produced as RF CMOS devices.

Abidi received his B.S. from the Imperial College London followed by a M.S. and PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981. He worked as an electrical engineer with Bell Labs and in January 1985 joined UCLA as a tenured academic. In 2007, he left for a three-year sabbatical to work as a founding dean of the engineering school at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and returned to Los Angeles in 2009. In 2017, he was named as the inaugural holder of the Abdus Salam Chair at LUMS.

Abidi is a prominent academic and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and The World Academy of Sciences. He received the IEEE Donald O. Pederson Award in Solid-State Circuits in 2008. In 2015, UC, Berkeley recognized him as a distinguished alumnus for his contributions to the theory and practice of analog and RF circuits.

CCH Entry: 16th
Wing: Omar

Sohaib graduated with honors from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1980, where he earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Science.

Sohaib Abbasi joined Informatica in July 2004 as president and chief executive officer and served in that role until August 2015. He took on the role of chairman of Informatica in March 2005.

Under his leadership, Informatica grew five-fold to $1 billion in revenue and became the world’s number one independent leader in data integration software. Software revenue from new products introduced under Sohaib’s leadership grew by a 10-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 50% to expand beyond the traditional ETL category. As a result, Informatica became the number one independent leader in data integration, data quality, MDM and cloud data integration. In addition, international revenues grew by a 10-year CAGR of 19% through global expansion of field operations. Under Sohaib’s leadership, the number of employees grew four-fold to 3,700 and the number of customers grew three-fold to over 6,000.

Prior to Informatica, Sohaib served at Oracle Corporation for 20 years, most recently, as a member of Oracle’s executive committee and as senior vice president of two major divisions, Oracle Tools and Oracle Education. Sohaib joined Oracle in 1982, when it was a 30-person startup, and was instrumental in growing the business from $4 million to more than $9 billion in annual revenues. He envisioned and launched the Oracle Tools business, which he grew from zero to $3.75 billion in cumulative license revenues.

CCH Entry: 26
Wing: Jinnah

CCH Entry: 41st Entry
Wing: Jinnah

Mr. Saad Rasool is a lawyer based in Lahore. He received his BA (Hons) degree in Economics and Business from Lafayette College, in 2002. Graduating Summa Cum Laude, he joined Merrill Lynch in the Asset Backed Finance Group, New York, as a Financial Analyst, and worked on numerous transactions in the Structured Finance sector. In the year 2004 he was promoted to the position of an Associate, and in 2006, upon graduating from ML- Wharton Business Finance Institute, he was promoted to Vice President in the Global Structured Finance & Investment Banking Group of Merill Lynch in New York, where he worked in bond financing, mortgages, loan origination and real estate sectors. Thereafter, in 2008, he received a degree in law (LL.B Hons.) from University of London, and later did his Masters in Law (LLM), in the year 2011 from Harvard Law School, with a concentration in Constitutional Law, and he was the Commencement Speaker for his graduating class. His professional activities extend to a wide array of areas, including Civil, Criminal and Constitutional Law. Over the past some years, he has also been part of the faculty at the Lahore University of Management and Sciences (LUMS), teaching, inter alia, Contract Law, Comparative Constitutional Law and Muslim Personal Law. He is also the Program Director of the Gender Equality Project funded by the USAID at LUMS, and has previously, offered courses on Media Laws at Punjab University. Mr. Rasool frequently speaks at conferences, workshops and colloquia around the world. He writes a weekly column for The Nation, which subsequently also appears in Nawa-i- Waqt. He frequently contributes to other leading national newspapers including Dawn, The News and Pakistan Today, and has also written for international news organization such as Al-Jazeera.

Degrees: BA (Lafayette). Finance Cert (Wharton). LL.B. (University of London). LL.M (Harvard)

CCH Entry: 7

Dr Shahzad Nasim graduated with a Master of Civil Engineering degree from the University of Singapore in 1976. He chose the University of Singapore over Cornell University to study engineering at, and thus started his story in Singapore.

In 1978, Dr Nasim joined Bylander Meinhardt (subsequently renamed Meinhardt Singapore Pte Ltd) and rose through the ranks to become the Managing Director of Meinhardt. This was certainly no small feat, especially for someone who was a foreigner at that time. Dr Nasim’s career as a Professional Structural Engineer spans more than three decades. In addition to business and financial management, he is responsible for the overall coordination of multi-disciplinary professional teams, leading conceptual designs and overseeing the detailed design and construction of major and complex projects undertaken by Meinhardt.

Dr Nasim has built a regional reputation for providing highly innovative, buildable and cost-effective solutions for tall buildings and complex infrastructure projects. Projects led by him include some of the landmark commercial offices, residential, retail and entertainment complexes, such as the Marina Bay Financial Centre, The Sail @ Marina Bay, One Raffles Quay and the 63-storey One Raffles Place in Singapore, as well as The Dubai Mall and the 82-storey Ocean Heights in Dubai.

In 2010, Dr Nasim undertook a buyout of the entire Meinhardt Group from its Australian owners, and moved the global headquarters from Melbourne to Singapore. Today, Dr Nasim provides leadership as Executive Chairman of the Meinhardt International Group, with responsibility for the Group’s strategic direction, global business expansion, key clients and major projects, including the Group’s programme for mergers and acquisitions with a view towards possible IPO listing. He spearheaded the strategic expansion of Meinhardt in China, South East Asia and the Middle East. Presently, the Meinhardt Group has 42 offices worldwide, employs 4,000 staff and is the largest global engineering company owned and headquartered in Singapore.

Serving the Community

The infrastructure, educational, healthcare and building projects undertaken by Dr Nasim has impacted the lives of many people. Through Meinhardt’s 42 global offices, Dr Nasim has contributed to flying Singapore flag internationally.

Dr Nasim is actively involved in and has given of his time and services to professional and statutory boards related to the construction industry. He was a member of the Professional Engineers Board, Singapore, from 2006 to 2008, a Board of Architects member from 2006 to 2008, Board member of the Building and Construction Authority from 2001 to 2005 and a member of the Economic Strategies Committee (Land Use Sub-Committee), Ministry of National Development, from 2009 to 2010.

Dr Nasim has also served on the advisory committee of educational institutions through his membership of the Management Board of the NUS Institute of South Asian Studies, the Advisory Committee for the NTU School of Civil & Environmental Engineering from 2000 to 2004 and NTU’s School of Civil & Structural Engineering’s Academic Audit Visiting Committee in 1999.

CCH Entry: 21st Entry
Wing: Liaqat

Dr. Tahir Andrabi is a Professor of Economics at Pomona College where he teaches courses in economic development, game theory, international economics and empirical microeconomics. He is the co-founder and Director, Social Policy and Public Goods Program of Center for Economic Research in Pakistan (Lahore). He has also been a visiting scholar at MIT, a research associate at LSE and a consultant for the World Bank. From 1999-2000, he served as a member of the tax and macroeconomic committees of the economic advisory board of the government of Pakistan.

Dr. Andrabi is the principal investigator on the four year longitudinal study on quality of primary education in rural Punjab funded by the World Bank and the National Science Foundation. He is also the principal investigator, in a National Academy of Sciences/Higher Education Commission Pakistan grant, on evaluating recovery from the October 2005 earthquake in northern Pakistan. He co-founded the website, risepak.com, to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake which was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category.

He has published extensively in major economics and education journals. In 2007, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award for the best paper published in Comparative Education Review in 2006 from the Comparative and International Education Society. His research has been covered by The Financial Times, Toronto Globe and Mail, USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, The Economist, Foreign Policy and news media around the world.

Dr. Andrabi holds a Doctorate in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate of Swarthmore College.

CCH Entry: 41st
Wing: Jinnah

Dr. Yasar is currently working at SMME as the Head of the Department of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. He has developed Pakistan’s first MS and Ph.D. programs in the area of Robotics and Intelligent Machine Engineering, which are currently offered at SMME, NUST. Dr. Yasar Ayaz’s research work on Humanoid Robot Footstep Planning, Navigation and Control has been cited by leading universities in more than eleven countries, including USA, Japan, France, Germany, Hungary, South Korea, China, Iran, Croatia, Singapore, and Pakistan. It is also worth mentioning here, that in January 2013, the biography of Dr. Yasar Ayaz has also been published in the Pearl Edition of “Who’s Who in the World 2013” in recognition of his extraordinary international contribution to research and academics in the field of Robotics.

Author of more than 80 International Publications in International Journals, Invited Book Chapters, and International Conferences. Dr Yasar Ayaz also holds 2 x National Records for Maximum International Research Publications and Maximum Impact Factor Journal Publications from any Undergraduate Final Project in the Field of Engineering in Pakistan.

CCH Entry: 20th
Wing: Liaqat

Sikandar Sultan Raja is a Pakistani civil servant who serves as the Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan, in office since January 2020. He belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and is batchmate with Rizwan Ahmed, Hussain Asghar, Fawad Hasan Fawad and Jawad Rafique Malik.

Raja retired from civil service in BPS-22 grade. He has the honour of having served at top bureaucratic positions such as the Railways Secretary, Petroleum Secretary, SAFFRON Secretary, Federal Secretary Aviation and Chief Secretary of both Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Raja is the son-in-law of Saeed Mehdi, the former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Chief Secretary Sindh. Sikandar was appointed Chief election commissioner by the bipartisan parliamentary committee unanimously in January 2020.

CCH Entry: 19th
Wing: Jinnah

Dr. Omar T. Atiq, M.D., is a professor of medicine and otolaryngology-head and neck in the UAMS College of Medicine. He is the founding director of the Arkansas Cancer Institute in Pine Bluff and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Dr. Atiq received his medical degree from the Khyber Medical College, University of Peshawar, Pakistan, and did his residency and chief residency in internal medicine at the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital and Foster G. McGaw Hospital of the Loyola University in Chicago.

Dr. Atiq did his fellowship training in medical oncology and hematology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine.

He is the chair of the board of governors of the American College of Physicians (ACP), former governor of the ACP Arkansas Chapter, and past president, speaker of the house and chairman of the board of the Arkansas Medical Society. Dr. Atiq also sits on the Arkansas State Medical Board.  He is commissioner emeritus of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission, where he served as inaugural vice chair, and he has also served on the Pulaski Academy board.