Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Munir Moosa Sewani


Munir Moosa Sewani has been in the field of education for the last ten years. He is Ph.D Scholar and a renowned researcher. His contribution for social services is phenomenal. He has won several awards for his services for the social and education cause.   He has written more than 110 articles and 10 research papers of international rapport. Besides that, he wrote award winning moral stories for children. He is considered as Youth Icon in India and his vision is to produce several documentaries on social issues. He is currently serving as Assistant Editor for International Journal of Health and Education and as a speaker at different institutions.

Friday, April 19, 2013

Dr Ghufranullah Khan


Dr. Ghufranullah Khan is a prominent member of the team of professionals in the field of Cardiac Health at Tabba Heart Institute, which  was established in the year 2005 with the aim to provide quality services and compassionate care at an affordable cost.
He is the Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at the institute and also serves as Program Director Cardiothoracic Surgery and the Instructor of Trauma Course Team.
He was a Gold Medalist for achieving Ist  position in Multan Board, Pre-medical Examination, and also awarded “Roll of Honor” in 1976, SE Collage, Bahawalpur.
He achieved MBBS from King Edward Medical College , Lahore.
He completed FCPS in General Surgery and Cardiac Surgery from the College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan.
He also has many associations with several medical institutions in Pakistan, which are listed as follows :
  • Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi
  • Assistant Professor, General Surgery, at the Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur, Punjab
  • Senior Instructor, Cardiothoracic Surgery, at the Aga Khan University Hospital
  • Postgraduate Registrar, Cardiovascular Surgery, National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Karachi
  • Postgraduate Registrar, General Surgery, B V Hospital Bahawalpur
  • Demonstrator, Paramedical School, Bahawalpur
  • Member of Society of Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery, Pakistan
In addition, he is also the Winner of Nishan-e-Haider Scholarship and has the credit of More than Twelve (12) Research Articles and Publications.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Justice (R) Zahid Kurban Alavi


Justice Zahid Alvi (Retd.) is the newly appointed Caretaker Chief Minister of Sind, who took oath  on Thursday 22nd of March 2013.
He was born in Karachi on 21st August 1941. After completing his Matric and Intermediate from St. Patrick’s school and St Patrick’s college, Karachi, respectively, he achieved “Bachelor of Law” and a “Master’s in International Relations” from Sindh University.

During his student life, he wrote many articles and short stories for various magazines of school and other publications. He was a member of the English-Speaking Society in the St Patrick’s College and Harvest Magazine, published by the English department of Karachi University. He was also a member of the Bohra Youth Association.
After graduation, he started his law practice in June 1966. He became a judge of the Sindh High Court on May 27, 1998 and remained on that position  till 31st Dec , 2003. After retirement, he continued the legal profession and also served on various government commissions.
Besides his long legal career, he also served various Social welfare organizations locally and Internationally, and received several awards. In addition, he is the only Pakistani to be interviewed by Club of Rome on “Young Leaders of the World”.
He is a very humble person and had remained non-controversial when he was in the Sindh High Court as well as when he was with different govt. commissions, and that is the main reason, he was chosen as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Sindh by the mutual understanding of the major Political Parties in Sindh.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Athar Ahmed


Athar Ahmed, a known personality in business and commercial circle of Pakistan Athar Ahmed has done his Master’s in Business Administration with specialization in marketing, Besides his main job he is faculty member in two universities where he is teaching marketing since last many years.

As a strong believer of extracting optimum from human’s talent Athar Ahmed keeps himself engage in spreading knowledge through teaching, writing articles in leading news papers and anchoring television programs on trade and commerce on various channels and he is the only television anchor of Pakistan who has done two 40 minutes duration programs during Karachi-Islamabad flights. Due to his expertise and interest in international marketing he was appointed as Commercial Attachй of Pakistan for Germany as he was interpreter of German Language also. 

His major success in marketing and management areas includes:

1. Increase of Pakistan’s exports to Malaysia
2. Revival of Ship breaking industry of Pakistan
3. Conversion of Exports Promotion Bureau to “Trade Development Authority of Pakistan” and further change in infrastructure.
4. Development of “Gorakh Hills Resort” in Sindh province in Pakistan
5. Recognition and appreciation of articles by various international marketing and management institutions of UK. 

Utilizing his expertise of media and marketing together, he along with another marketing expert Mr. Mehmood Arshad has prepared 50 minutes duration television program “Potential of Pakistan” to unveil and expose hidden potential of Pakistan before international business community. 

Friday, April 5, 2013

Kamal Afsar

Mr. Kamal Afsar has over 40 years of rich and unique blend of professional experience which encompasses working for the corporate sector, trade diplomacy and running the affairs of the Government, both in Pakistan and abroad.
Mr. Afsar has held directorships at various large corporate sector entities in Pakistan. He was Chairman, State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan, Chairman and CEO, Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited, and Chairman and CEO, Pakistan Automobile Corporation Limited. Mr. Afsar has also served as the Managing Director Karachi Electric Supply Corporation Limited and CEO, National Tanker Company.
Working for the public sector, Mr. Afsar has held the position of the Federal Commerce Secretary where he was involved in decision making at the highest level in matters concerning Pakistan's economy. He remained Consul General of Pakistan at Hong Kong for over 5 years, gathering hands-on experience in international trade and diplomacy.
Mr. Afsar holds a post-graduate degree in Economics and International Relations. He is a former International Player and Captain of Pakistan Table Tennis Team and former Vice President, Asian Table Tennis Union. He is also the Chairman, Karachi Race Club.
At KSE, besides being the director on the Board, he is also nominated as member of Regulatory Affairs Committee and Human Resources & Remuneration Committee of the Board.


Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Sohail Zindani


Sohail Zindani is one of the most influential Organizational Development Experts in Pakistan and is respected for his astonishing art of simplifying the complex.
Sohail is a sophisticated storyteller with a knack for making the seemingly complex easy to understand. He presents powerful insights, best practices and trend-setting notions from working with clients in all industries. Having led major training interventions at numerous national and multinational organizations, Sohail has worked with a wide variety of senior executives for various cultural and organizational development initiatives.
The experience and innate business instincts Sohail has developed help enrich his messages on learning organization, leadership, innovation, leveraging strengths and creating powerful service culture and he turns that knowledge into plans for action, leaving audiences inspired and ready to achieve.
He is the self proclaimed “Ambassador of Simple Thinking & Bias of Action”. If you think that you are down, professionally stuck, need help in uplifting spirits; an interaction with Sohail is a sure shot formula for ultimate rejuvenation.
He is the founder & CEO of Learning Minds Group, a company dedicated for providing the best of Learning and Talent Management Solutions. He is an MBA with majors in HR.
Sohail is also extensively involved in Social Development Initiatives, Community Projects, Student Interaction Programs at Schools and Universities.