FACULTY OF CBM

Director Research and Social Sciences

Prof. Dr. Javed A. Ansari, has a Masters from the University of Karachi, an MSc from London School of Economics and a PhD from University of Sussex. His research interests include financial and industrial economics, modern capitalism and modernist and post modern political and moral philosophy. He has worked in British universities, UN agencies and financial institutions in Pakistan.

dean@iobm.edu.pk

Muhammad Ashraf Janjua, Senior Fellow with the rank of Professor (Economics), holds M.A. Economics degree from Government College, Lahore (Punjab University) and M.A. (Development Economics) from Williams College, Mass. U.S.A. He has done one-year graduate work at Stanford University, California, U.S.A. He also worked in the office of Executive Director for Pakistan at IMF, Washington D.C. from 1979 to 1983. Before joining State Bank of Pakistan in 1966 he has been a Research Economist in the Pakistan Institute of Development Economist (PIDE) and Associate Editor of Pakistan Development Review (PDR), Deputy Governor (Policy) from 1992 to 95 and subsequently Chief Economic Advisor, State Bank of Pakistan from 1995 to 2004. Among other research work, he is the author of History of State Bank of Pakistan Volume-III (1977-88) and Volume-IV (1988-2003).

ashraf.janjua@iobm.edu.pk

Talib S. Karim, Executive Director Academics Corporate Affaris & Business Support Center and Associate Professor of Economics, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering and a Masters in Economics with specialization in International Trade, both from the University of Arizona, USA. He has worked for a financial institution for ten years before joining the Institute full time in 1997. He has also taught Economics at the University of Arizona, USA and IoBM.

t-karim@iobm.edu.pk

bsc@iobm.edu.pk

Accounting and Finance

H. Jamal Zubairi,Associate Professor and Head of Department of Accounting and Finance, holds a B.E. degree from Dawood College of Engineering & Technology and MBA from IBA, Karachi. He also holds Banking Diploma from the Institute of Bankers, Pakistan. He possesses over 30 years of professional experience, mainly as a development banker with National Development Finance Corporation and at other leading financial institutions. He has been teaching core, as well as elective courses, in Finance and Accounting at various business schools for over 15 years. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Risk Management and Corporate Finance.

jamal.zubairi@iobm.edu.pk

Syed Ajaz Ahmed, Senior Fellow of Finance and Accounting, is a fellow member of ICMAP and has qualified final examination of the ICMAP in 1976. He has served for 32 years in national and multinational Corporations and has headed finance and accounts department in various industrial sectors, including construction, food and beverages and petrochemicals. Mr. Ajaz has also worked for investment banking, shipping and textile sectors. Before joining IoBM as full-time member, he has been an adjunct faculty member at ICMAP and facilitator of ICAP.

ajaz.ahmed@iobm.edu.pk

Sharique Ayubi, Assistant Professor of Finance and Accounting. He has Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from IBA, Karachi and MA in Economics from the University of Karachi. He also holds a Banking Diploma from the Institute of Bankers, Karachi. Currently, he is enrolled in the MS/PhD program. His experience in industry has been in National Development Finance Corporation (NDFC), where he worked for 14 years. He has been teaching courses in Finance, Accounting and Management for over 12 years at various universities and business schools.. His research interests are Corporate Governance; Regulation of Banking and Securities Markets; and Comparative Management.

shariq@iobm.edu.pk

Syed Maqbool ur Rehman,Assistant Professor in Accounting and Finance, is an investment banker turned educationist with MBA from IBA. He has also received a diploma in banking from the Institute of Bankers in Pakistan. He has worked with reputed financial institutions for 18 years in operational areas at senior management positions. He has been teaching since 1989 at various business schools. His research interest includes Risk Management, Compliance of IAS by local industry, Corporate Governance and Financial Markets.

maqbool.rehman@iobm.edu.pk

Tauseef A. Qureshi, Assistant Professor in Finance, holds an MBA from Institute of Business Administration. He has a unique blend of industry and teaching experience and has held senior management positions in Pakistan, USA and Canada.

tausif.qureshi@iobm.edu.pk

Shamim Ahmed Khan, Assistant Professor, Accounting, holds an MCom degree from the University of Karachi with 29 years experience in areas of Banking and Academics. He had been associated with Academia for last ten years in Finance and Accounting Department. His last assignment was with a business school as Assistant Professor, Finance and Accounting.

Mehboob Moosa, Assistant Professor, Accounting, holds an MCom degree from the University of Karachi with 29 years experience in areas of Banking and Academics. He had been associated with Academia for last ten years in Finance and Accounting Department. His last assignment was with a business school as Assistant Professor, Finance and Accounting.

Asiya Shirazi,Lecturer in Finance, holds an MBA degree in finance from College of Business Management and has five years of
work experience as Credit Officer/Risk Analyst in a leading commercial bank. She has undergone various training programs in the risk management function of a bank. She also obtained Banking Diploma in 2005 from the Institute of Bankers, Pakistan. Her research interest is in the areas of banking & finance.

asiya.shirazi@iobm.edu.pk

Samina Riaz, Lecturer Accounting, holds an MBA in Finance from Bahria University. Her research interest is in the area of Banking and Financial Accounting and she intends to pursue PhD in the same. She has also done Financial Analysis on different banks’ statements.

samina.riaz@iobm.edu.pk

Communication

Fareeda Ibad, Senior Fellow, Communication Skills holds a Masters degree in English Literature. She is also a certified IELTS & ICFE examiner. She has twenty seven years experience teaching Business Communication at both bachelors and masters levels, including nine years experience as Visiting Faculty at IoBM. She has conducted several workshops on (ELT) English Language Teaching for teachers. Her paper on “Testing in English Language Teaching” has also been published in a professional journal.

fareeda.ibad@iobm.edu.pk

Dr. Ali Asghar Malik, Senior Fellow in Communication Skills, has M.A and Ph.D from the University of New Mexico, USA. He has served as an Associate Professor at Marj University, Department of English, Libya and has a vast teaching and research experience.
ali.asghar@iobm.edu.pk

Muhammad Saleem Ansari, Senior Fellow Communication, retired as Squadron Leader from PAF, Education Core, holds an MA (English) and LLB from University of Karachi. He has 35 years experience teaching English at college and university level. He is an author of two books of Intermediate and BA English Text Books of Karachi Board and Karachi University.

Saleem.Ansari@iobm.edu.pk

Ms. Zubeda Kassim Ali, Senior Fellow, Communication, holds an MA in English Literature from University of Karachi and M.Ed. in Administrative Education. She also has a Diploma in “Teaching English for Specific Purpose” from Plymouth, UK. and has over 20 years experience in the field of education, planning, development and management plus 23 years experience at Aga Khan Development Network Institutions rising to the position of Manager and Coordinator. She also has a lot of research work and publications to her credit.

Tazeen Erum,Senior Lecturer in Business Communication, is a Master’s Degree holder in English Literature from the University of Karachi. She has work experience in journalism, advertising and education. Her forte is teaching of English language at both secondary and tertiary levels. She has also served as aPrincipal, a General English teacher at a reputed A-Level school in Karachi for three years. She has been a visiting faculty member at the University of Karachi. She is a regular contributor to South Asia, a monthly magazine on economic and political issues in the region.

tazeen@iobm.edu.pk

Muhammad Asif Khan, Senior Lecturer Communication, is an MA in English Literature and Linguistics from the University of Karachi and MBA from IoBM. He has a rich experience of teaching English and communication related subjects to various
categories of students ranging from intermediate and A-levels to BBA and MBA. His areas of interest include TESL, Business Communication and Interpersonal Skills. He is also a contributor to the Pakistan Business Review (PBR), where his interviews with the prominent personalities of the corporate world are published. In future he plans to pursue his MPhil in the area of HRD.

asif.khan@iobm.edu.pk

Madiha Zeest Waheed, Lecturer in French Language (foreign & business). She holds a Bachelor’s from St. Joseph’s College for Women in Psychology, Political Science and Persian. Having a flair for different languages, she took up the French Language course at The Alliance Francaise de Karachi and obtained Diplome de Langue Francaise, Paris 1998 and 1990 offered by French Ministry. She also holds Masters degree in Francais Langue Etrangere et Seconde from Universite Lumiere, Lyone, France. She has also been attending training programmes and sessions held by the French Embassy.

Syeda Mahtab Fatima, Instructor in Arabic and Islamic Studies, has M.A from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and B.A B.Ed from University of Punjab, Lahore. She has awarded two certificate in Arabic courses from National University of Modern Languages, Islmabad. She has 11 years of teaching experience.

mahtab.fatma@iobm.edu.pk

Khulood Mazhar Khan, Instructor in Business Communication, holds a Masters in English Literature from the University of Karachi. She has five years teaching experience at intermediate level at Aga Khan Higher Secondary School along with three years serving as visiting faculty member at the University of Karachi.She has also worked as the curriculum designer for Aga Khan Schools Network. Moreover, she has been conducting workshops on the teaching of English at various levels.

khulood.mazhar@iobm.edu.pk

Dr. Edwin J. Mall, Assistant Professor Communication Skills, Ph.D. in English from Fordham University, New York, USA. He has 28 years teaching experience including 12 years post graduate level experience in teaching and educational management.  He has worked in American University Beirut from 2001-2005. His most recent appointment was as Visiting Faculty of English Language & Literature and Communication Skills at American University Dubai from 2005 to 2008. Dr. Mall has 21 publications to his credit in the international journals.

Telecommunication

Dr. Syed Asadullah Shah, Professor & Head of Department, Telecommunication Management, holds Ph.D Degree in Information Technology from University of Surrey (UK) and has 22 years experience in teaching. His most recent appointment was as Dean, Faculty of Computer and Management Sciences at Isra University, Hyderabad..

Economics

Dr. Shahida Wizarat, Senior Fellow with the rank of Professor and Head of Department of Economics, holds a PhD in Economics from University of East Anglia, Norwich, England and M.A Economics from Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. She has over 30 years experience to her credit in teaching, research and consultancy. She has held the positions of Director, (AERC), University of Karachi, Director Karachi Stock Exchange, Consultant, World Bank and Asian Development Bank and prepared investment guide for foreign private investors for Citibank. Her research publications are in the area of Economic Growth and Challenges in Pakistan. She holds honorary positions of Expert Economist, Canadian Center for South Asian Studies at the
University of Ontario, Member Pakistan Telecom Authority, Regional Advisory Committee and Member, Academic Council, Area Study Centre for Europe, University of Karachi.

Muhammad Ajaz Rasheed, Assistant Professor in Economics, holds an MAS (Applied Economics) and MSc (Statistics) from University of Karachi. He has 20 years professional and teaching experience in the area of Statistics, Economics and Software Development.

Mirza Aqeel Baig, Senior Lecturer in Economics, has a Masters degree in Applied Economics from AERC. His second Masters degree is in International Relations. He has over seven years teaching experience at various Business institutions. His research interests are in the areas of International Trade, Macro Economics and Econometrics. His research papers have been
published in PBR and journals of the Statistics Department of the University of Karachi.

aqeel.baig@iobm.edu.pk

Ch. Sohail Ahmed, Senior Lecturer in Economics, holds an MS.c (Statistics) and PGD Computer Science from University of Karachi. He has 17 years of teaching experience in various organizations.

sohail.ahmed@iobm.edu.pk

Syed Ghayyur Alam, Senior Lecturer in Economics, holds an MA in Economics from University of Karachi as well as Masters of Applied Sciences (MAS) in Economics from AERC, University of Karachi. His research interests include Macro Economics and
International Trade.

ghayyur.alam@iobm.edu.pk

Syed Zia Abbas Rizvi, Lecturer in Economics, holds MSc in Economics from the University of Karachi and MAS in
Economics from Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC). Currently, he is doing his MPhil.

zia.rizvi@iobm.edu.pk

Health & Hospital Management

Dr. Muhammad Arshad Malik, Advisor Health and Hospital Management, is a retired Federal Secretary to the Government of
Pakistan. He joined Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP) in 1957 and studied Public Administration at Oxford University (England). He holds an MBBS degree and has held senior positions, including Secretary Health, in various Ministries/Departments and Organizations from 1959-1995. He had also been Professor of Government and Management Sciences at a reputable University. He was recently elected a Senior Associate Member at St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University, England.

arshad.malik@iobm.edu.pk

Dr. Faisal S Farooqui, Manager Business Support Center and Assistant Professor Health and Hospital Management, gained Core of Knowledge from Ohio State University, USA, holds an MBA in Organizational Behavior & Leadership and second MBA in Health Care Administration from Ohio, USA. He did his postgraduate Diploma in Otorhinolaryngology (Ear Nose and Throat) from Karachi University, after completing his MBBS from Dow Medical College. He has served as an E.N.T. Specialist for Government of Sindh and has worked as a Consultant for Environmental Protection Agency, Government of Pakistan. He has over 13 years of professional experience to his credit as the Chief Executive Officer for the most challenging segment in the Health Care Industry of United States Of America.

faisal.farooqui@iobm.edu.pk

Dr. Asima Zahid, Coordinator H&HM & Senior Lecturer, holds an MBA in Health and Hospital Management from Institute of Business Management and MBBS from Sindh Medical College, Karachi. Has 15 years experience which includes Pharmaceutical Marketing, Health Programs and Hospital Administration. She played a key role in the launch of “Institute of Health Management” in Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi.

asima.zahid@iobm.edu.pk

Industrial Engineering

Dr. Mohammad Irshad Khan, Senior Fellow and Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering with the rank of Professor, holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering and a Postgraduate Diploma from University of Bradford, UK. He has over 30 years experience of Industry and Management and is a registered consultant of Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah and SMEDA,
Pakistan.

mikhan@iobm.edu.pk

Muammad Moin Uddin Ali Khan,Head of Quality Enhancement cell and Senior Fellow Industrial Engineering and Management, has BSc and BE degrees from University of Karachi and MS in Engineering from University of Missouri, USA. He has been trained in fields of Operations Management, Quality Assurance, Environmental Management and Supply Chain Management, Technology
Management from USA, Japan, UK, South Korea, Sweden, Russia, Brazil and Australia. He has been associated with industry and
education for over 34 years. He is certified lead Auditor ISO 9000 QMS and is actively involved in developing Quality Enhancement activities at IoBM in close coordination with the HEC of Pakistan. His research publications are in areas of advanced materials and has been guest speaker at American and Malaysian Universities.

moinak@iobm.edu.pk

Asif Iqbal, Assistant Professor, Industrial Engineering has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Depaul University, USA,
and BE in Electrical Engineering from NED University, with 12 years of and 3 years of teaching experience.

asif.iqbal@iobm.edu.pk

Adnan Alam, Lecturer in Telecommunication, holds a Masters of Computer Science and Master of Science in Telecommunication from Hamdard University. Currently, he is enrolled in PhD in telecommunication.

adnan.alam@iobm.edu.pk

Marketing

Shahnaz Meghani, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Marketing, has Masters in Business Administration from IBA. Her industry experience has been in FMCGs sector. She has worked for multinationals and has been associated with training for more than 18 years. She has published research papers on employee motivation, organizational culture, product failures and on the influence of chemists on end users.

shahnaz.meghani@iobm.edu.pk

Samin Ahmad, Associate Professor, Marekting has an MBA in Marketing from IBA and has more than thirty years experience in the field of Marketing and Supply Chain Management with leading multinationals. His last assignment was with Unilever Pakistan as a Senior Manager.

samin.ahmad@iobm.edu.pk

Saadiyeh Said, Assistant Professor in Marketing, holds an MBA from Institute of Business Administration. Has 19 years professional experience in the field of Marketing and Consumer Research.

Maliha Murtaza Khan, is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Management and Assistant Manager at Business Support Center (BSC). She has done her BBA (Hons.) and MBA in Marketing from College of Business Management. Being a Certified Trained Trainer by the School of Leadership (SOL), she has conducted training sessions individually and in assistance with senior trainers. She is among the senior members of the Business Support Center where her key responsibilities are conducting & coordinating training programs, organizing aptitude and recruitment tests and also managing publications associated with the Center.

maliha.murtaza@iobm.edu.pk

Umair Zia, Senior Lecturer Marketing, has an MBA (Marketing) from IBA. He has 18 years work experience including 7 years in teaching/training. He has worked as Head of the Human Resource Management Cell, Pakistan Navy. His work experience includes senior managerial jobs in Pakistan Navy, NADRA and Citizen Foundation. His exposure in Marketing includes 3 years in publishing industry.

Samra Tayyab, Lecturer in Marketing, holds an MBA from Institute of Business Administration. She has 3 years of industry experience in organizations like PIA, PSO and Qatar Airways.

samra.tayyab@iobm.edu.pk

Saeed-ur-Rehman, Senior Fellow, holds MA Political Science degree from Karachi University.  He has 30 years experience in sales management with multinationals companies such a Gillette and Cyanamid Pakistan Ltd. He was involved in conducting sales training workshops both at the national and international level. He also conducted training and workshops for Dunhill Pakistan, Inbox Computers & Technology, Jasmine Tissues etc.

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Saamena M. Hassan, Senior Lecturer Marketing, MBA from IBA. She has 10 years work experience and her last appointment was as Vice President & Product Manager Loyalty and Alliances at MCB Bank Ltd. She also taught at BIZTECK as Visiting Faculty of Marketing.

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Management and HRM

Javaid Ahmed is Senior Fellow and Departmental Head of Management. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK), Fellow of the Institute of Management (UK), Member of Mensa and a UK Chartered Engineer. He has a Masters Degree in Business with distinction from Lancaster, a BScEng(London), and a BAEcon(Pb). He brings to academia over 28 years of a successful senior management experience with the multinational health care industry including over a decade in Switzerland, Malaysia and the Philippines. He conducts Management Development Workshops for IoBM and the British Council/ICI center and has consulted for the AKU and HBL. He is actively involved in research in corporate and market strategy and has supervised CBM’s MPhil Marketing program. He has done strategy consulting, written two research based dissertations, co-authored the SBP transformation case, 2005 and published thirteen papers and articles.

javaid.ahmed@iobm.edu.pk

Abdul Qadir Molvi, Associate Professor of Management, has specialized in sales management training, marketing and strategy for the corporate clients. He has earned a Professional Diploma in International Trade and Commerce from UC Berkeley, (USA), MBA (IBA), and BSc from the University of Karachi. He has over 33 years marketing experience of pharmaceutical and consumer products with leading MNCs. He was elected in the Council of the Marketing Association of Pakistan (1996-98) and served as its Vice President in 1998. He has also been invited to lecture on international marketing to the classes of Brand Management 1999 at Fullerton College, California, USA.

aqmolvi@iobm.edu.pk

Humayun Zafar Choudhry, Assistant Professor in Management, holds an MA (International Relations) from Karachi University. He has an industry experience in the area of Project Financing, Leasing Modaraba and Credit & Marketing. He had been associated with IoBM for 4 years as visiting faculty before joining the Institute on permanent basis.

Dr. Khalida Tanweer, Assistant Professor in Management, holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from University of Karachi and also a Post Magistral Diploma in Clinical Psychology from University of Karachi. She has 17 years of experience, teaching undergraduate and graduate students. Her three papers have been published in Journal of Social Sciences, Pakistan Journal of Clinical Psychology, University of Karachi and Bahria Journal of Psychology.

Position holder from Intermediate till M.Phil coursework. Gold Medalist in MA Psychology.

khalida.tanweer@iobm.edu.pk

Dr. Khalid Amin, Senior Fellow and Head of Department of HR, holds a PhD degree from Hamdard University and MBA from Institute of Business Administration. He has been Secretary General (Chief Executive), Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI), and Chief Executive of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA). He has also served as Chief Executive of Telecard Ltd., Chief Operating Officer of two financial institutions in the Prudential Group, General Manager (Finance, Planning,
Commercial and Audit) in Pakistan Automobile Corporation Ltd., State Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical Corporation and Board of
Industrial Management. He has been actively involved in Business Research and has over 50 reports papers and articles to his credit. He has been advising Ministries of Finance, Commerce, SECP, FBR and SBP on formulation of Policies and Operating Systems for Business Facilitations and Regulations. He has been a visiting Professor in MBA programs in Business Schools in Pakistan, USA and Europe.

Maqsood Ahmed, Senior Fellow in Management and HRM, has Masters degree in Business Administration from IBA and Post Graduate in Advertising and Sales Promotion from U.K. He has over 40 years of senior level corporate career in marketing, corporate development and general management with a Swiss Health Care multinational & other pharmaceutical and FMCG companies in Pakistan. After his corporate career, he opted for venturing in an academic environment so as to contribute his industry experience to teaching.

Mariam Siyal, Lecturer in Human Resource Management, holds an MBA from Institute of Business Management. She has 9 years of industry experience in Human Resource Management. Prior to her current assignment, she was associated with IoBM as a visiting faculty.

mariam.siyal@iobm.edu.pk

Abdullah Patoli, Senior Lecturer in HRM & Management, MBA from Cardifff Business School, University of Wales, UK.

He has 8 years work experience including 6 years at Habib Bank AG Zurich. He was transferred to Pretoria, South Africa and posted as Manager Operations for two years. He then joined MCB as Assistant Vice President Operations. He switched to academia and joined IBA in May 2009 as Lecturer in the Management Department.

Mathematics

Dr. Syed Iftikhar Ali, Senior Fellow with the rank of Professor, holds M.S. and Ph.D from England. He has a vast teaching experience and has worked for SUPARCO, University of Benghazi (Libya), FAST Institute of Computer Science (Karachi) and Yanbu Industrial College, Saudi Arabia. He is a chartered Physicist and Member of Institute of Physics (London). His main interests are in the areas of Mathematics, Physics and Numerical Analysis.

syed.iftikhar@iobm.edu.pk

Mr. Laiq Muhammad Khan, Senior Fellow in Statistics, holds an M.Sc. in Statistics from University of Karachi. He has over 30 years experience, teaching Statistics to undergraduate and graduate students and Mathematics & Statistics to “O” and “A” Levels students. He associated with IoBM as visiting faculty since August, 2000.

Wajahat Ali, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, has an M.Sc from the University of Karachi. He has been involved in research and teaching in Mathematics and Statistics.

wajahat.ali@iobm.edu.pk

Rizwan Ahmed, Lecturer in Mathematics and Statistics, has done his M.Sc in Statistics and MPA (Finance) from the University of Karachi. He has also done his MAS (Applied Economics) from Applied Economics Research Center, University of Karachi. He has six years of teaching experience at various institutes. His areas of interest are Quantitative Analysis for Business and Management, Statistical Inference, Macroeconomics, Mathematical Economics and Business Finance.

rizwan.ahmed@iobm.edu.pk

Khurram Raza, Lecturer in Mathematics, has done his MSc in pure and applied Mathematics from the University of Sindh. He has six years of experience in teachng undergraduate courses in various institutes.

khuram.raza@iobm.edu.pk

Hina Samreen, Instructor in Mathematics holds an MSc in Applied Mathematis and Masters in Applied Economics from University of Karachi. She has been actively involved in research related work and assisted Pakistan Institute of Education and Research in the development and preparation of various policy papers in labor management and allied subjects.

hina.samreen@iobm.edu.pk

Social Sciences

Director Research and Social Sciences

Prof. Dr. Javed A. Ansari, has a Masters from the University of Karachi, an MSc from London School of Economics and a PhD from University of Sussex. His research interests include financial and industrial economics, modern capitalism and modernist and post modern political and moral philosophy. He has worked in British universities, UN agencies and financial institutions in Pakistan.

Dr. Sahib Khan Channa, Senior Fellow, has Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Law, Master of Arts and Doctorate degrees from the University of Sindh and Post-Doctorate in Political Science from the Arkansas State University, USA. He has over 40 years of administrative, teaching and research experience, having served as Professor and Principal of some prestigious colleges of Karachi, besides holding various senior level positions in Education Department, Government of Sindh. He retired from Government service after serving in BPS-21 from April, 1995 to July, 2001. Recognized as a prominent historian/writer of Sindh by literary circles within the country and abroad, Prof. Channa has contributed a number of research articles to renowned research journals published by different departments/institutes of Sindh University. He has been a member of the Senate, Syndicate and Selection Board of the University of Karachi, also a member of the Senate of almost all the public universities of Sindh as well as member of Board of Governors of all the Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Sindh. Western, Central and South Asian political and strategic studies are his main research interests.

Dr. Lina Askari, Assistant Professor in Psychology, holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Karachi. A gold medalist in MSc Psychology and Post Magistral Diploma in Clinical Psychology from the University of Karachi, She has been involved in teaching BBA, MBA and MPhil students. She has also been supervising research for MPhil/PhD students since 2004. She also been involved in teaching to BBA, MBA and M.Phil students. Her last assignment was Associate Professor at College of Management Sciences, PAF-KIET, Karachi.

Urfi Khalid, Senior Fellow in Pakistan Studies, holds an MA in Physical and Political Geography from the University of Punjab, Lahore. Prior to her current assignment she was associated with Institute of Business Management as visiting faculty since 1997.

urfi.khalid@iobm.edu.pk

Asad Shahzad, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, has done his MA in English Literature from the University of Karachi. He has received
intensive training from SPELT under Cambridge University. He has taught at several educational institutions before joining IoBM. He writes for different newspapers on religious, political and social issues in different newspaper. In March 2008, he presented a paper on the topic of unique Equilibrium of Free-Will and Determinism in Rumi’s Message at the International Conference sponsored by the HEC. Currently he is involved research in the field of epistemology and moral philosophy.

asad.shahzad@iobm.edu.pk

Samra Javed, Lecturer in Education and Social Sciences, holds a Masters degree in English Language and Literature from Government College, Lahore. She has also completed In-service Certificate in English Language Teaching, which is an advanced English language teaching certification awarded by Cambridge, ESOL. In addition worked as the Academic Coordinator of the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers. She has been involved in research on various aspects of teaching and learning.

samra.javed@iobm.edu.pk

Sadia A. Ansari, Lecturer in Psychology, holds post-doctoral diploma in Clinical Psychology from Bahria University & Masters in Clinical Psychology from the University of Karachi. She is an MPhil. student at the University of Karachi. She has more than two years of clinical experience at various reputable organizations. She has conducted various seminars & workshops. She possesses a keen interest in research and has contributed to various research projects at the University of Karachi.

sadia@iobm.edu.pk

Nadia Ayub Ali, Lecturer in Psychology, is an M.A. and M.Phil in Psychology. Currently she is enrolled as a PhD student at the
University of Karachi. She has done her specialized in career counseling and human behavior. She has taught both at College and University level before joining IoBM. She has recently completed a research project on Community Health Sciences at the Aga Khan University and Hospital.

nadia.ayub@iobm.edu.pk

Aftab Ahmed Abro, Lecturer in Education & Social Sciences Department & Research Officer at CRIS (Center of Research and Information Systems). He holds Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in finance as well as Masters in Science (MS) in Rural Development with specialization in Managing Development. He has held various positions in Government of Sindh in departments like Housing Cell and Finance & Planning. He has also served as Finance & Governance and Public Finance specialist for a project funded by Asian Development Bank. He is member of International Academy of Financial Management , Royal Economic Society (UK) & Pakistan Society of Development Economists and his key research interests are in the field of Financial Management, Public Policy, Finance & Development, Micro Finance, Investment Management, Poverty & Sustainable Dvelopment & Local Government system.