Lt.Gen (R) Moinuddin Haider HI(M)

General Moinuddin Haider has an outstanding record of service to the nation as a soldier and administrator. General Haider retired from the army in 1997 after completing thirty five years of service. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Governor of Sindh. Subsequently, he served as Federal Minister of Interior and Narcotics from 1999 to 2002.

During his military career, he occupied positions of key responsibility. From 1996 to 1997, he was Corps Commander and from 1991 to 1993, he served as Deputy Chief of General Staff. He was also Director, Military Training Pakistan Army from 1986 to 1989. General Haider has made important contributions towards various causes related to education, health and social welfare. Currently, he is Chairman of the Fatimid Foundation, A Q Khan Institute of High Tecnology, Baqai Cadet College and a former Chairman of Red Crescent, Sindh.

He is also a serving member, Governing Body of Liaquat National Hospital. General Haider has also been Chairman of Askari Commercial Bank Limited.

Abdul Qader Jaffer

Mr. Abdul Kader Jaffer hails from a well known background of philanthropy. An eminent businessman, he is currently Chairman Ahmed Jaffer Group of Companies. Between 2000 and 2003, he served as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. In 1971, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the Tamgha e Khidmat for services to the nation. In 1988, The President of Brazil conferred upon him the nation’s high award “Commander of the Southern Cross”.

Mr Jaffer also received the high award “Chevalier De l’Ordre National Du Merite” from the Government of France in 1995. He has actively engaged in fostering Pakistan’s economic interests by establishing and serving on several bilateral business forums. Mr Jaffer served as President of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan from 1996 to 2000.

Nasreen Jalil

Nasreen Jalil was born in Lahore on 22 February 1947, then part of colonial India, her family were originally from the United Provinces (U.P.) but had settled in Karachi.

She was educated at the Adabistan-e-Soophia Lahore from where she got her primary education. She went to the United Kingdom at a very young age and was educated at the Savernake School of London for her Middle Standard education. After her return to Pakistan, she completed her secondary and higher secondary education in Karachi from 1958 to 1962. She did her Matriculation from PECHS College in 1960 then she joined Home Economics College later on she got admission in Karachi University. Her interest in learning the Occidental languages and literatures motivated her to go to Paris in 1963 and learn the French language. she came back to Pakistan after a year, rejoined Karachi University and completed her Honours in English Literature in 1966.

Nasreen Jalil took a keen interest in the extra-curricular activities during her academic career and was very active in social welfare activities at the academic institutions she attended and also at the community level. She learned to fly at Aero Club and got her Commercial Pilot License in 1966. She was an instructor of flying at Hong Kong Aero Club. Then she got married and have four children. She has also worked for "Bahboud", a welfare organization in Karachi, since 1970.

Nasreen Jalil is a widely travelled person and has been to the United Kingdom, South Africa, France, the United States, Canada, Saudi Arabia and a number of other countries of Europe, Africa and Far Eastern Regions and academic, excursion, business, political and parliamentary missions.

Nasreen Jalil was elected to the senate of Pakistan in March 1994 for a six-year term. She was member of the Senate Standing Committees and Commerce and on Foreign Affairs, Kashmir Affairs and Northern Affairs and on Health, Social Welfare and special Education and also Chairperson on Functional Committee on Human Rights. On January 2006 she became Naib Nazim of Karachi, during the swearing in ceremony Jalil pledged that underdeveloped areas of the city would be developed and also that women's rights would be safeguarded. (Source: Wikipedia)

Maheen Rahman

Ms. Maheen Rahman has over nine years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining IGI Funds she was Head of Business Development at IGI Securities the brokerage arm of IGI Financial Services. She has also served as Head of Research for BMA Capital Management where she spearheaded the research effort to provide sound and in depth investment advice across all capital markets to a wide range of corporate and institutional clients.

Ms Rahman has also worked with Merrill Lynch in their Investment Banking Group and was a key team member for several high profile international transactions that spanned the Asia Pacific region and North America. She has also worked with ABN Amro Bank in Corporate Finance and M&A Advisory and was involved in a series of equity raising and IPO activity across south-east Asia. Ms Rahman holds a Bachelors of Science degree from LUMS and a Masters in Finance and Economics from Warwick Business School in the UK. She also holds a Series 7 qualification from the New York Stock Exchange.

Shoaib Mansoor

Shoaib Mansoor or ShoMan (as he calls himself) is one of the most influential and famous figures in the Pakistan showbiz scene. He has written, produced and directed hit TV shows such as Ankahi, Fifty Fifty, Alpha Bravo Charlie, Sunehre Din and Gulls & Guys, all aired on PTV.

Between 2001 and 2003, Mansoor directed the Supreme Ishq series of songs. Shoaib Mansoor has also been a successful songwriter and music composer.

It was Shoaib who introduced the 80's Pakistani pop sensation Vital Signs to the mainstream. Besides being Junaid Jamshed's mentor, he was the backbone to his songs and composed and produced most of the Vital Signs' albums.

He wrote and composed a number of their hit numbers such as Aitebar. In addition, he directed all Vital Signs videos, producing a music video compilation and movie titled Geetar '93.

In 2007, Shoaib Mansoor debuted as a film director with his critically acclaimed film, titled Khuda Ke Liye released on 20th July 2007 all over Pakistan. It received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival for 2007.

In recognition of his outstanding services, Mansoor has been decorated with presidential award of Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan. He has also been awarded PTV Life Time Achievement Award by the then President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf on the 43rd anniversary of Pakistan Television in November 2007. Recently he received the Silver Pyramid Award from the Cairo International Film Festival for Khuda Ke Liye.(Source: Wikipedia)