Shahjehan S. Karim

Mr. Shahjehan S. Karim President, Institute of Business Management has worked in the Civil Service of Pakistan for over 37 years, holding a number of senior positions with the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Sindh. He has also worked with the United Nations Organization as an International Civil Servant for almost a decade. 

He is a graduate of the University of Arizona, USA and also studied Public Administration at Cambridge University, UK; Transportation Management at the University of British Columbia, Canada and is a fellow of the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank. Mr. Karim is the Founder President of the Foundation for Higher Education and the Institute of Business Management.

Farhat Ali

Mr. Farhat Ali had been the Country President and Chief Executive Officer of ABB Pakistan since June 1999 till April 2009. He holds a wide experience of business interaction with the public and corporate sector in Pakistan.

Mr. Ali has a degree in Electronics Engineering and has also received extensive training in Public & Corporate Management, Business Administration and Governance & Leadership. He was elected as the President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) for the year 2009-2010. However due to an early retirement from ABB Pakistan, Mr. Ali had to resign from office. During his short tenure, he took a number of steps towards the profile building of the Chamber and helping it achieve its goals.

Moin Mohammed Fudda

Mr. Moin Mohammed Fudda is currently the Country Director of Center for International Private Enterprise, Washington, (an affiliate of US Chamber of Commerce). He was appointed for the position in September 2005, to head the organization’s very first field office in Karachi – Pakistan. In 1988, he was youngest among the top 15 Corporate Managers of the country who were given Best Managers Award by the Institute of Business Administration Karachi.

Mr. Fudda was a Member of the Managing Committee of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) since 1993 and elected as its President for the period July 2001 to June 2002. By virtue of being the President of OICCI, he served as a Member of the Board of Investment, Government of Pakistan from September 2001 to June 2002 and a Member of Pakistan Britain Business Advisory Group from July 2001 to June 2002.

Sohail Wajahat Siddiqui

Mr. Sohail Wajahat Siddiqui is one of the most prominent Chief Executive Officers of the corporate sector in Pakistan. As the first Pakistani Head of Siemens Pakistan, he has propelled the company to grow by 233% because of his dynamic and distinctive leadership qualities thus providing a role model to attract foreign investment to Pakistan.

Mr. Siddiqui served as the President of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce & Industry (OICCI) during the year 2005-2006 and is presently the Chairman of Pakistan Red Crescent Society, Sindh. In recognition to his contributions towards the national cause, he has been awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.

Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany

PERSONAL:

Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany, Judge Sindh High Court Karachi Pakistan. Born October 13, 1950 at Lahore, married with two children, interests include golf, hunting and fishing, classical music, theatre, literature.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

High School from St. Anthony’s High School, Lahore, 1966, Graduated (BA) University of Peshawar, 1971, LLB University of Punjab, 1975, LLM, University of London, 1978.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Worked as an associate with a leading law firm in Karachi from 1979 to 1982 then in USA with the law firm of Shearman & Sterling New York City from 1983 to 1984. Practiced mostly in the international trade and banking areas. Established own Law Firm in Karachi in 1985, appeared before Sindh High Court as well as Arbitration Tribunals, practiced in the banking and shipping areas and also handled merger and acquisition matters while advising the Privatization Commission of Pakistan.

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE:

Elevated as a Judge of the Sindh High Court in 1998, heard and decided cases in all areas of the Law including Shipping, Banking, Property, Tax, Constitution as well as Criminal Areas. Member of the Provincial Steering Committee for the Province of Sindh in the Government of Pakistan’s Judicial and Legal Reform Project. This Project is funded by the Asian Development Bank and entails reforms in a number of areas including Judicial Policy and Administration, Delay Reduction Programme, Access to Justice, Legal Education, Judicial Training, Strengthening Commercial Dispute Resolution Procedures, Drafting /Amendment of Legislation etc. Attended Workshops and Seminars in the country regarding the Project. Also attended International Judicial Conferences on Secured Transactions Law Reforms and International Insolvency sponsored by the Asian Development Bank and World Bank. Elevated to the Supreme Court in September, 2008 and then became Chief Justice Sindh High Court on 3rd August, 2009.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Professor of Law at Sindh Muslim law College Karachi, from 1980 to 1982 and then from 1985 till 1998. Taught both LL.B. and LL.M. classes viz contract, sale of goods, company and international law.

Imran Aslam

Imran Aslam is a famous journalist and media personality from Pakistan. He is currently the president of GEO Television, a subsidiary of the Jang Group. Imran graduated from Government College Lahore. He subsequently studied at the London School of Economics (LSE) and School of Oriental & African Studies where he read Economics, Politics, and International Relations.

He left Pakistan after a brief incarceration during which he suffered a period in solitary confinement and was subjected to torture in Baluchistan.At that time he was working on a dissertation on the political evolution of Baluchistan.He began his journalism career as the editor of The Star in the 1980s. He then become editor of The News in Karachi and was there for a decade through the 1990s. The News is an English daily published by the Jang Group.

Aslam has also written plays for television, but his most successful foray has been in theatre with the creation of the Gripps Theatre. Aslam's political satire provides the content for their performances. Other undertakings by Imran Aslam and Gripps have included the translations of Dario Fo's plays for children that have been localised for Pakistani audiences.

Imran Aslam worked for the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, of the UAE before he turned to journalism.Imran Aslam was gravely injured in Balochistan, is reputed to have one functioning lung, and is a widely eccentric chain smoker (Gold leaf only). He has three brothers and one sister. He lives in Karachi with his wife (Farishtay Aslam) and their small son.

Iftikhar Arif

Merey  Khuda  Mujhay itna tou  motaba  kar day
Men jis makan men rehta houn usko ghar kar day

Iftikhar Hussain Arif, PP, SI, HI commonly known as Iftikhar Arif  born on March 21, 1943 in Lucknow is an Urdu poet, scholar and littérateur from Pakistan. His style is romantic Urdu poetry. He has headed Academy Adbiyat, the Pakistan Academy of Letters and currently, he is the Chairman of Muqtadra Quami Zaban, the National Language Authority. He has been decorated with Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Presidential Pride of Performance, highest literary awards by Government of Pakistan.

Mirza Ishtiaq Baig

Mirza Ishtiaq Baig, as a high profile industrialist in Pakistan and abroad, he has rendered invaluable contribution in attracting foreign investors and industrialists to Pakistan. In recognition of his intrinsic work, he has earned prestigious awards by no less than the Prime Minister and the President of Pakistan. He is the founder President of Make a wish foundation Pakistan. Some of his achievements are commemorated as under:

• Recipient of Best Export Trophy Award by the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan for the last nine consecutive years.

• Chairman Pak Morocco Business Council

• Senior Vice Chairman of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry Standing Committee on “INDUSTRY”

• Senior Vice Chairman of Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry Standing Committee on “EXPORT TRADE”

• Regularly write columns and articles on economic issues in dailies of Pakistan.

• Accompanied President and Prime Minister of Pakistan on their various official foreign tours.

• Member of the Pakistan Delegation led by Commerce Minister to sign GATT agreement in 1998 in Marrakech, Morocco.

• Declared among the well dressed personalities of the century for the year 2004 by the National Council for Culture and Arts (NCCA).

Dawood Jan Mohammad

Mr. Dawood Jan Mohammad has more than 20 years' experience in the field of capital market and construction business. He is the founding member and Nominee Director of DJM Securities (Private) Limited. He brings to the organization over 12 years of hands on experience of the equity markets and business.

Apart from serving on the Board of Karachi Stock Exchange, he is and also serving as Chairman of Defaulters' Committee and Market Development & New Products Committee and as a member of HR Committee of the Exchange.

Mr. Dawood Jan Mohammad is also serving on the Board of Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited as nominee Director of KSE.

Abid Ali Habib

Mr. Abid Ali Habib is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Abid Ali Habib Securities (Private) Limited and the Director of Aba Ali Habib Securities (Private) Limited; both being the corporate members of Karachi Stock Exchange and National Commodity Exchange.

Mr. Abid Ali Habib holds a Master's degree in Business Administration with majors in Finance completed from Greenwich University in 2001. He also attended 7th Annual Pacific Capital Market Research Centre's Finance Conference held in Manila, Philippines in 1995) where noted academicians, analysts, regulators and practitioner of capital markets participated.

Mr. Habib has been an active member of the Exchange. He has been elected as Director of KSE for the years 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2005 and 2006. During these terms, he has chaired various Committees constituted by the Board such as Modernization Committee (1995), New Product Committee (1997), KSE 100 Index Committee (1997), Modernization & Building Committee (1998), Information Technology Committee (2002) and Development & Information Technology Committee (2005-06). He was responsible for conceptualization, planning and design of internet based order routing system and has also supervised, implemented and tested Karachi Automated Trading System (KATS).

Presently, Mr. Abid Ali Habib is the Chairman of Companies Affairs and Corporate Governance Committee and a member of Board Committee for hearing appeals of KSE members.

Moreover, he has also been nominated to represent KSE on the Board of Central Depository Company of Pakistan Limited.

Ms. Rukhsana Saleem

Ms. Rukhsana Saleem, Chairperson, Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited is a senior Civil servant, having 32 years of diversified experience. She has served at various important positions with Government of Pakistan, which includes, Export Processing Zones Authority, Karachi Port Trust, Trading Corporation of Pakistan, Secretary, Departments of Finance, Health, Local Government and Rural Development, Population Welfare and Women Development etc. She holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from Karachi University and another Masters Degree in Public Administration from Harvard University, USA.

Dr. Shahida Wizarat

Dr. Shahida Wizarat, Senior Fellow with the rank of Professor and Head of Department of Economics at IOBM, 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.

Dr. Javed A. Ansari

Prof. Dr. Javed A. Ansari, Dean of Institute of Business Management, 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.

Irfan K. Qureshi

Mr. Irfan K. Qureshi, Managing Director, Pakistan State Oil has a vast and extensive experience of over 30 years in Sales, Marketing, Logistics, Customer Services, Policy Formulation, Public and Government Relations in oil and telecom sectors. He started his career with Chevron in 1977 and then went on to work for Exxon Fertilizer in Pakistan serving in different cities of the country. Later he got associated with the telecommunication industry in Pakistan. This was followed by serving Cable and Wireless PLC in Pakistan as Director Marketing External Affairs. Mr. Qureshi rejoined Chevron in 2001 where he worked as General Manager for Policy, Government & Public Affairs for Pakistan, Egypt and Mauritius.

Adnan Siddiqui

He was nominated for Pakistan's Lux Style Award in 2002 in the Best Actor category for the dramatic serial Zaib-un-Nisa, and again in 2004 for the serial Mendhi. The third time was the charm for Siddiqui when, in 2005, he was named Best Actor for his work in the dramatic serial Amer Bail at the TV One Awards.

Siddiqui got his first break as an actor in 1992 with a role in the dramatic serial Uroosa. He has also hosted televised award shows, late night shows and travelogues, and received the best host/anchor award for the game show Jadu Ka Chiragh (Aladdin's Magic Lamp) in 2003. He began his career as a model.

With an MBA degree in marketing, Siddiqui owns an outdoor advertising agency in Karachi as well as a men's salon. He lives in Karachi with his wife and daughter.

Saiduddin Zoomkawala

Mr Saiduddin Zoomkawala is the Managing Director & Chief Executive of the EFU General Insurance Ltd., Chairman of EFU Life Assurance Ltd; and also the Chairman of Allianz EFU Health Insurance Ltd. He sits on the first floor of the EFU House -one of the highly prominent buildings in the area -recently bought by the EFU after running its business from Qamar House for over fifty years

Zoomkawala welcomes his visitors warmly and once the guest is seated comfortably, he gives him a patient hearing. Now it is his turn to speak. v Whatever he has to say, he says it in quite simple language and you would realize that he has understood What you said and is quite sympathetic to you. But whenever he wants to say 'NO', he would convey it in a manner that the matter should be considered as closed. But not in every case. Compromises have to be made, of course, but after a two-way constructive dialogue. 'I am a believer in chances', Mr. Zoomkawala says while dwelling upon his highly successful career with the then flagship of Pakistan's insurance industry -the EFU General Insurance Company way back in 1967 when he joined it as one of the members of its I famous Executive Training Scheme.

Sarim Burney

Mr. Sarim Burney, Chairman of Sarim Burney Welfare Trust International, is one of Pakistan’s leading human rights activists. With a mission to work as a non-political, non-governmental and non-profitable organization, the trust fights against all forms of torture, cruel inhuman or degrading treatment, child abuse, cruelty to women and other more subtle forms of violent repression or human and civil rights violations. (Updated April 6, 2013)

http://www.sarimburneytrust.org

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Behroze Sabzwari

Behroze Sabzwari, is a Pakistani Film / Television actor. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan in 1957.

Behroze began his career from Radio Pakistan as Radio presenter, In the late 1970s he start his acting career as a child artist in "Live" television kids play Dadajan Nanajan. He won popularity with a TV play Khuda Ki Basti, in 1974 with his role Nausha.

He performs serious and comic roles with equal ease. Among his successful TV serial is Tanhaiyaan, It was Qabacha that endeared him to many households.

Behorze has appeared in a number of television commercials. He has also done many stage plays, including Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par. Mirza Ghalib Bandar Road Par was the famous play of Khawaja Moinuddin. As a matter of fact this play was the earliest of Behroz plays and introduced him to the TV viewers throughout Pakistan in early seventies

Anwar Jabeen Qureshi

Anwar Jabeen Qureshi, is the Chief Executive of A J Communication, done Masters in International Relations, Pol. Science and Mass Communications, L.L.B. and short courses of MBA By profession a banker, his specific fields are Public Relations, Marketing, Mass Media and Event Management, speaker at various forums local and abroad. He is currently President of Rotary Club of Karachi Airport.

Former banker served the country’s leading bank Habib Bank, as G.M. Publicity & Public Relations Division., had the honour to work with 8 Presidents of the bank directly including the former Financial Adviser to the Prime Minister Mr. Shaukat Tareen.

Junaid Jamshed

Junaid Jamshed (Urdu: جنید جمشید; born September 3, 1964) is a Pakistani recording artist who gained fame as the frontman of the pop group, Vital Signs in 1987 with the hit song, Dil Dil Pakistan, and remained in demand throughout the 1990s. In 1994, he released his debut solo album, Junaid of Vital Signs, which also quickly became a national hit, followed by Us Rah Par in 1999 and Dil Ki Baat in 2002.

Since then, he has focused on Islam and concentrated on reciting nasheeds. His debut religious album, Jalwa-e-Janan was released in 2005 and was followed by Mehboob-e-Yazdaan in 2006, Badr-ud-Duja in 2008, and Badee-uz-Zaman in 2009. He also runs a boutique with the name "J.", read as "Jay Dot", which has several outlets all over Pakistan.

Junaid Jamshed is the son of Group Captain (retd) Jamshed Akber Khan and Nafeesa Akber Khan. His father was a Pakistan Air Force officer. He belongs to a Pashtun and Urdu-speaking family. Jamshed studied pre-engineering courses in PAF College in Karachi before joining University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. Though, he applied to join Pakistan Air Force but later moved on to a career in Aeronautical Engineering due to his weak eye sight.

Jamshed has been both the indicator and agent of shifts in Pakistani youth culture. In 1987 he took Pakistani media by storm with his band's hit patriotic number Dil Dil Pakistan, viewed as one of the most popular songs of all time. This was a turning point in Pakistan's music history which ushered in a new era of pop musical bands and produced many fine singers and musicians. These bands represented and inspired the youth. Fourteen years later, the September 11 attacks and the consequent Afghan war radicalized many youngsters and again Jamshed was first to represent and encourage that change. He renounced popular music, claiming it to be Haraam[2], and devoted a significant amount of his time to preaching Islam.[7] Jamshed now sings Urdu and English nasheeds.

Junaid Jamshed is also actively involved in charity work and has been associated with the Muslim Charity since 2003. Under the leadership of Junaid Jamshed Muslim Charity has achieved a great deal in last few year and expanded its operations to 16 countries. (Wikipedia)

Dr Arif Alvi

Dr Alvi did BDS from Lahore and was declared the ‘Best Graduate’ of the University. He underwent his first postgraduate training for two years at the University of Michigan, where he was awarded Master of Science in Prosthodontics (MS). He was the first Pakistani to have acquired this professional qualification. In 1982 he joined the two year Orthodontic training program at the University of Pacific in San Francisco where was awarded the Master of Science in Orthodontics (MSD). Dr Alvi was again the first Pakistani to specialize in Orthodontics, and is also the only Pakistani who is a specialist not in one, but two major fields of dentistry. In 1995 he was awarded Diplomate American Board of Orthodontists, and became one of ten Asians and the only Muslim, Pakistani, or SAARC dentist to have achieved this level of qualification.

Professional achievements: Dr Alvi has been the President of the Pakistan Dental Association. He was Chairman of the first Pakistan International Dental Conference in 1981. In 1987 too he was Chairman of the Third Pakistan International Dental Conference which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Junejo. He was the Patron of the Fifth Pakistan International Dental Conference inaugurated by the President of Pakistan, and the Chairman of the 28th Asia Pacific Dental Congress. Dr Arif was awarded the Fellowships of: The International College of Dentists, The American College of Dentists and The Pierre Fauchard Academy in recognition of his outstanding academic, clinical and professional achievements. He is the Dean of the Faculty of Orthodontics of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.

He worked in Jamaat-e-Islami for 23 years and later joined Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaaf. He was also one of the few people who helped write the party constitution of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Dr Arif Alvi was later elected as the Secretary General of the party.

Angeline Malik

Angeline Malik, a creative individual who produces, directs, hosts and acts in the Pakistani media industry. She has created a name for herself in an industry that is mostly male dominated through the roles she’s played in dramas or the series she has produced. She won the Lux Style Awards in 2006 for Best Director and a nomination for best actress. She is also famous for the first coming of age talk show Black and White on Indus Vision and for her selection of diverse characters. Her name comes in the top five Directors of Pakistan working in this field. She is also known as a producer, working under the banner of Angelic Films.

Ghazal Siddique

Ghazal Siddique is a beautiful and talented Pakistani actress . she is very good actress and model . she is also known is a nice Hose .Ghazal has had a checkered show-biz career ranging from acting, compering, dubbing and providing voice-overs for commercials and programmers to her latest stint.

PTV's Daram Marvi was a super hit Daram , Ghazal siddique had leading role in this drama .Ghazal has done a great acting. She also hosted A Live Television Show on Hum TV.

Hassan Jahangir

Hassan Jahangir is Pakistani pop singer . He started his singing career in the early 80s .His song “Hawa Hawa” made him an overnight sensation and saw him gain unprecedented popularity in Pakistan and India . He was very popular Pop Singer at his time .

Hassan Jahangir was very popular in young generation of Pakistan .His songs are very popular in girls and guys equally .He had a large fan following in worldwide.

Badar Kazmi

Mr. Badar Kazmi is the Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank for Pakistan since July 2003. He also serves on Standard Chartered Bank’s Group’s Executive Forum and the Bank’s Regional Executive Committee.

Mr. Kazmi is also an active member of various organizations in Pakistan. He chairs OICCI’s Sub-Committee on Banking and Finance and is also a member of the Council of the Institute of Bankers’ Pakistan.

He has been with Standard Chartered Bank since 1991 when he was instrumental in positioning the Bank’s Treasury as an active participant in the inter-branch market. Whilst at Standard Chartered, Mr. Kazmi has held various senior positions. His last assignment with the Bank was at the Regional Office in Dubai, where he was the Regional Head of Global Markets for Middle East, South Asia and Africa.

He started his Banking Career in 1980 and has 24 years of extensive Banking experience of which 17 years have been outside of Pakistan.

Badar is married, has three sons, and enjoys swimming, ghazals and traveling.

Sahira Kazmi

Sahira Kazmi is famous Pakistani television actress, producer & director .Sahira Kazmi joined TV with her husband Rahat Kazmi and did good acting in some plays like "Purchaiyan" and "Teesra Kinara".Then she joined PTV as a director and produced some good musical programs and dramas.She is one of best PTV Prodecer .She is creative and always introduce new styles .She is married tofamous Pakistani television actor, talk-show anchor Rahat Kazmi..

Bushra Ansari

Bushra Ansari, of course, is one of the most versatile performers; remarkable both for her humourous and serious acting and a very good singer too.Bushra Ansari was born in Karachi..She is Daughter of an eminent journalist and writer Ahmad Bashir,Bushra married TV producer Iqbal Ansari, who encouraged her to resume the acting she had enjoyed during her school and college days.

Her first appearance was in one of his productions, and since then she has appeared in many programmes, including "Angan Tehra", "Show Time", "Fifty Fifty", "Show Sha", "Rang Tarang", and "Emergency Ward".

Bushra is a popular and versatile actress, equally at ease with comedy or serious drama. She is an excellent singer, a lively compere

Hasan A. Bilgrami

Mr. Hasan A. Bilgrami is the Founding Chief Executive Officer and Director of BankIslami. His association with BankIslami started as a consultant to the sponsoring shareholders right at the inception of the project where he was responsible for developing the business plan, arranging permissions, staffing and capital raising. Previously he worked as the Head of Asset Management with the National Investment Trust (NIT), as Country Manager Consumer Banking & Corporate Business with Gulf Commercial Bank (now PICIC Commercial Bank Limited) as General Manager Corporate Finance with ORIX Investment Bank and as Director and Head of Corporate Finance with Khalid Majid Husain Rahman, then a member firm of Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Bilgrami has overall 19 years of professional experience.

Mr. Bilgrami has hands on experience in structuring Islamic modes of financing while he worked as a Secretary of the Financial Instruments Committee of the Islamic Finance Commission. His specific task was development of model financial instruments that could be used by the financial services industry in Pakistan. The scope of work not only included both asset and liability side products, but also included areas such as risk management and capital adequacy. Model agreements were also part of the mandate. His work of model agreements has been approved by the Shariah Board of the State Bank of Pakistan and has become the industry standard.

He is a Director on the Board of BankIslami's subsidiary, BankIslami Modaraba Investment Limited, Director of KSB Pumps Limited as well as a Chairman of its Audit Committee, Nominee Director of Haleeb Foods Limited. He is also the President of the National Council of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, Director of Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance and a member of the Institute of Capital Markets, Pakistan.

He has also been a Director on boards of PICIC, Soneri Bank Limited, Crescent Commercial Bank Limited, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited and National Refinery Limited.

Mr. Bilgrami graduated in Commerce from Karachi University and is a Fellow member of the Institute of Cost & Management Accountants of Pakistan and a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute.

Atif R. Bokhari

Mr. Atif R. Bokhari is President and CEO, United Bank Limited (UBL). He began his distinguished banking career in 1985 with the Bank of America. After fifteen years with BOA, he was appointed Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, Habib Bank Limited in July 2000. In May 2004 he took charge of UBL and led the organisation successfully into new and diversified business streams such as consumer financing, E-commerce, asset management and general insurance.

Mr. Bokhari serves as Chairman or Director in several UBL Group companies. He has been nominated by the Government of Pakistan as a Director of First Women’s Bank Limited and Pakistan Machine Tool Factory in the public sector.

He is Chairman, Human Resource Committee of The Institute of Bankers in Pakistan, and Member, Executive Committee, Pakistan Banks Association.

Hussain Dawood

Mr. Hussain Dawood, an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, USA, and a graduate in Metallurgy from Sheffield University, UK, is Chairman of Dawood Hercules Chemicals Ltd., Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd., Karachi Education Initiative and the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, which is globally, the largest World Bank financial social fund.

He also serves as a Member on the Boards of the Commonwealth Business Council, Pakistan Business Council, Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, Institute of Strategic studies and the Beaconhouse National University. Mr. Dawood is a Member of the World Economic Forum since 1992. He is the Global Charter Member of the Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE) and the Honorary Consul of Italy, in Lahore.

The Italian government in recognition of his contributions as the Honorary Consul of Italy conferred upon him the Ufficiale Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana on 3rd December 2008.

Mir Muhammad Ali

Mr. Mir Muhammad Ali, CFA is one of the founding members of UBL Fund Managers. He has over 15 years of experience in fund management and investment banking with prominent institutions like Asian Development Bank, United Bank Limited, ANZ Grindlays and Pakistan Kuwait Investment Company. He has obtained his MSc. in Finance from University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and MBA from Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi.

Dr. M. Sharif Hashmani - Eye Surgeon

Introduction

Academic Record

M.B.B.S. 1978 DMC
M.C.P.S 1981 CPSP
F.C.P.S 2000 CPSP


Experience

Consultant Jan1993 to Date Muslim Association Karachi
Junior Consultant 1-1-1985 to 31-12-92 Muslim Association, Karachi
Registrar 31-12-82 to 31-12-84 Masomeen Hospital, Karachi
House Officer 01-10-79 to 30-12-82 Dept. of Ophthalmology, CHK


Prevention of Blindness activities

Organizing free eye camps since 1981
From 1981 to 1993 the focus was Sindh
From 1994 till today the focus is national level including The Punjab, NWFP and Baluchistan.
Organized more than 200 eye camps where about 1,000,000 people were treated free and about 200,000 surgeries were performed.


Awards & Decorations

Recipient of President of Pakistan Norvel Christy OSP Gold Medal for year 2004 for Best Eye Specialist.
Healer of the Nation Award by WTO - 2004


Running & managing charitable eye hospitals on national level

Muslim Association Eye Hospital Ranchore Lines since 1980
Muslim Association Eye Hospital North Karachi since 1985.
Lakson Medical Trust Eye Hospital Chota Lahore, NWFP since 2001.
Lakson Medical Trust Eye Hospital Qaderabad, Sahiwal Punjab since 2004.
Lakson Medical Trust Eye Hospital Kotri Sindh, Ground breaking already done.
Lakson Medical Trust Eye Hospital Sargodha Punjab, Shall be operational in 2007


Extra Curricular activities

President - Elect, OSP, Karachi Branch.
Member, OSP Research Foundation.
Member, Glaucoma Society of Pakistan.
Member Saudi Ophthalmologic Society.
Chairman Basarat Foundation ( which is proposing to build an eye hospital in Thatta)
Medical Director, Lakson Medical Trust.
Life Member Lakson Medical Trust.
Chairman Muslim Association Eye Hospital

Asif Qadir

Mr. Asif Qadir holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, New York. He joined Exxon Chemical Pakistan Ltd. in 1978 as a Process Engineer and held various assignments in manufacturing and marketing of fertilizers. From 1987 to 1990, he worked as Worldwide Business Advisor - Fertilizer’s for Exxon Chemical Company, and has been holding the position of President of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd. since 2001. Mr. Qadir serves on the Board of Engro Corporation Ltd. (formerly Engro Chemical Pakistan Ltd.), Engro Fertilizers Ltd, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd, Engro PowerGen (Pvt) Ltd., Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company Ltd., and Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. He is Chairman of the Board for Inbox Business Technologies (Pvt) Ltd. and Unicol Limited.

Kamal Amir Chinoy

Kamal Amir Chinoy is the Chief Executive of Pakistan Cables Ltd. He graduated from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA with a B.Sc. in Economics (with triple major). He serves on the Board of International Industries Ltd., International Steels Ltd, Pakistan Security Printing Corp and Atlas Insurance Ltd. He is also Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus. He is a “Certified Director” having been certified by the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance. He is amongst the first 25 directors in Pakistan to be so certified

Asad Umar

Mr Asad Umar is the President of Engro Corporation Limited since January 2004, the Chairman of all Engro subsidiaries and joint ventures and Chief Executive Officer of Engro Fertilizers Limited. He was also the first President of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Ltd., a joint venture of Engro and Mitsubishi Corporation.

During his years at Engro, Mr. Umar has worked in all major divisions, namely Finance, Manufacturing, New Ventures and Marketing. Aside from working with the Company in Pakistan, he has also worked on assignment with Exxon Chemical in Canada.

Mr. Umar is the Chairman of Pakistan Chemical & Energy Sector Skill Development Company, and member on the Boards of Pakistan Business Council, Karachi Education Initiative, Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance, State Bank of Pakistan, and Trustee of Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Mr. Umar has previously served as Director of Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd., Karachi Stock Exchange, Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy, Pakistan State Oil and Port Qasim Authority. He also served as Chair of Young Presidents’ Organisation, Pakistan Chapter.

Mr. Umar started his career with HSBC Pakistan and joined Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited, later Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited, now Engro Corporation Limited, in 1985.

Mr. Umar has an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. He and his wife have two sons.

Mr. Danishmand Former Dean & Director - IBA

Mr. Danishmand has been appointed as a Dean Faculty of Management Sciences at the International Islamic University - Islamabad. Mr. Danishmand has served the Institute of Business Administration – IBA, Karachi as its Dean and Director and Atlas Honda as its Chief Executive Officer. During his successful second tenure with IBA as its Dean, the full time faculty rose from 42 to 85 and the number of students from 1200 to 1850 and the cash reserves of the IBA rose from Rs.420 Million to more than 1 Billion. He also wrote two books; one of them with James Lee with the title “Communication in Business & Industry”, while the other book was published by Management Association of Pakistan; it was called ‘Management Survey of Training Needs’.

Asif Jooma

Mr. Asif Jooma is the Managing Director of Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Ltd. Prior to joining Abbott, he spent his earlier career with ICI Pakistan Ltd., where he was Vice President and Member of the Board. Abbott Laboratories has operated in Pakistan since 1948 and as a publicly listed company since 1982. It has over time emerged as the largest US Pharma company in Pakistan and is currently ranked as the # 2 player in Pakistan Pharma space.A B.A. in Dev. Economics from Boston University has been engaged in the Corporate Sector of Pakistan since 1983. Over the years has spoken at numerous international conferences on industry oriented and management issues. Has attended Executive Development Programs at INSEAD and Harvard Business School. Other Appointments: Director, NIB Bank Ltd., Director, Engro Fertilizers Ltd.,

Humayun Bashir

Mr. Humayun Bashir is the Country General Manager of IBM Pakistan. He has been with IBM for 32 years and CEO/CGM for last 10 yrs. He started his career in sales and has held various positions in Sales, Marketing, Channel Operations, Direct Marketing, Services, handling industries like banking, airlines, telecom, defense, government, & manufacturing, before being promoted as Country Sales Manager in 1996. Humayun spent two years with IBM Middle East Operations based in Dubai (1998-99) where he was Regional Manager SME in charge of the Saudi, Gulf and Levant countries. He also held additional position of operations manager for Iran in 1996.

He holds an Engineering Degree and received training in business administration, marketing and communications at different IBM centers in Europe and the US, besides courses at IBA Karachi, Insead France , La Hulpe Belgium , and Armonk USA. Humayun is also among the certified Directors under the IFC/Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance BDS program.

Sultana Siddiqui

Qualification

B.A. (Hons.) Comparative Religion, Secured 1st Class, 2nd Position.

Current Positions:

President And Chairperson Of Board Of Directors | EYE TELEVISION NETWORK LTD 2004 to date

Chairperson Momal Productions | MOMAL PRODUCTIONS (PVT) LTD

Advisory Committee Member: Federation of Business And Professional Women, Pakistan

Member of Pakistan Arts Council, Karachi

Positions previously held:

Program Manager and Senior Producer | PAKISTAN TELEVISION NETWORK

President: Sind Graduates Association Women Wing

President: Media Women Journalists & Publisher’s Organization

Member Of The Board Of Governors Sindh Madrasat-Ul-Islam

AWARDS & ACCLAMATIONS

Gold Medal Sind Graduates Association

Women of The Vision Award: (Media Women Journalists And Publisher’s Organization)

Nigar Award

Latif Adabi Award (Nishan-E-Latif)

Khadija-Tul-Kubra Gold Medal

Federation of Business and Professional Women, Pakistan

President’s Award “ Pride of Performance” (2007 – 2008)

SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/CONFERENCES ATTENDED

Represented P.T.V in Workshop on Women Development Organized by Asia Pacific. Venue – Bangladesh.

Represented P.T.V in Children Workshop Organized by Asia Pacific Institute for Broadcast. Venue – Malaysia

Invited By German Government In Prix – Jeunesses International Children Television Competition and was selected on the Panel of Judges to Adjudge. Venue – Munich.

Business and Professional Women Associations Congresses attended In Singapore, New Zealand, and The Bahamas Covering Issues Of Women Development, Child Development, Health And Environment

The first woman to head a satellite channel in Asia. She was also invited to Malaysia International Visitors Program Organized by The Institute of Strategic and International Studies, Malaysia (ISIS)

Guest Speaker at Various other national and international conferences and on many Television Channels including PTV, Indus, ARY, TV One, BBC and Voice of America

M. S. Mohajir

Lion M. S. Mohajir was originally member of Karachi Airport Lions Club and later on, after the dawn of District 305(S-I), he got transfer to Karachi Stalwarts Lions Club. Consequent upon reconstitution of District 305- Pakistan in 1972-73, he was unanimously elected as the first District Governor. His slogan was “We Serve” .During his tenure of Governorship, first District Constitution was drafted and the first ever District Pin was producedand first ever District Directory of Cabinet Officers was published. Before becoming the Governor, he successfully organized the first ever RCD Multiple District Convention at Karachi. He was elected as the Multiple Council Chairman for the year 1991-92.

Dr Shaista Wahidi

Doctor Shaista Wahidi is a presenter of very popular morning show "GOOD MORNING PAKISTAN", that aired from Monday to Friday on ARY Digital Pakistan.

Dr Shaista Wahidi has became a household name now, a symbol of energy and freshness. Her decency and positivity is the main attraction of her current morning show, “Good Morning Pakistan”.

About her Career:

Dr Shaista Wahidi worked in a radio programme for some time. Her career took a new turn when she joined FM Radio as an anchorperson. This led her to become newscaster at a private TV channel. Soon, she recognised her inner talent for hosting live shows. Her first programme was 'Hum Aur Aap Brah-e-Rast' for the same channel. Shaista joined another channel, in 2005, and embarked on a new talk show, titled, 'Shaista and You'. Then, she did 'Bakhaber Savera' and, later on, began her current show, 'Good Morning Pakistan”. During childhood, she worked in a radio programme for some time, in association with "Bazm-e-Talba".

She admires “Naeem Bukhari, P. J. Mir, Larry King and Oprah Winfrey,” she shares, “they are all blessed with talent and I am really inspired by the way they perform and the manner in which they have established their reputations.”

Television Programmes she has done are

Hum Aur Aap Brah-e-Rast on Indus Vision.

Pak Raha Hai Kiya on Indua Vision.

Shaista and You on Ary Digital.

Bakhabar Savera on Ary One World (Now known as Ary News)

Good Morning Pakistan on Ary Digital.

In an interview for The Nation, she describes about educational and personal life

I was born in Karachi and got early education from Junior Model School, Karachi. After completing class five, I joined Habib Girls School, Karachi. I studied there for two to three years and then joined Bahria College where I passed my Matriculation in 1990. My mother Mrs. Lodhi was a teacher there. I joined Govt College for Women, Karachi, and did my F.Sc. in 1992. I completed my MBBS from Sind Medical College Karachi, in 2000.

The only sister of 3 brothers, Amir Lodhi, Sahir Lodhi and Tahir Lodhi was the most dear of all member of her family, She studied Medical and became a doctor to materialize her parents wish. But she always wanted to be an anchor person. She got married during MBBS, to an IT expert Waqar Wahidi and now mashAllah they are blessed with three kids, Shafay, the eldest one is ten years old then the middile one is Faiz who is 8 while Emaan is the youngest is three.

Awards:

*Dr. Shahista Wahidi won City Talent Womens Award in year 2006, this was first award given by Culture and Art Forum founded by (late) Syed Asad Jaffery

*Best Celebrity Mom Award 2009 by Dalda Expert Mom Awards.

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Doctor Shaista Wahidi is a presenter of very popular morning show "GOOD MORNING PAKISTAN", that aired from Monday to Friday on ARY Digital Pakistan.

Dr Shaista Wahidi has became a household name now, a symbol of energy and freshness. Her decency and positivity is the main attraction of her current morning show, “Good Morning Pakistan”.

About her Career:

Dr Shaista Wahidi worked in a radio programme for some time. Her career took a new turn when she joined FM Radio as an anchorperson. This... (read more)

Farooq Habib Rahimtoola

Lion Farooq Habib Rahimtoola joined lionism in October 1961as a member of Karachi Drigh Road Lions Club and then Karachi Airport Lions Club and, after the dawn of District 305(S-I), he got transfer to Karachi Stalwarts Lions Club. He was the District Governor for the year 1969-70. He was also the Multiple Council Chairman for 1969-70. During his tenure as Governor, RCD (Pakistan-Iran-Turkey) Lions Conference was held in Karachi.Lion Farooq Habib Rahimtoola and his father late Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola Created history to be the first case of father and son to have served as District Governor and again as Council Chairman. His slogan was “We Serve”.

Fasihul Karim Siddiqui

Lion Fasihul Karim Siddiqui joined lionism as the Charter President of Karachi Professional Lions Club in 1985. In 1991 he joined Karachi Executive Lions Club. His slogan was “Together in Service for Better Tomorrow”. He was the Secretary of the First Lions SAARC Conference held in 1991 at Karachi. He was elected District Governor of District 305-South for the year 1993-94. During his tenure of Governorship, District 305-South was declared as the Model District with reference to CSFI. He was elected Multiple Council Chairman for the year 1998-99. He is a Certified Trainer of the Lions Clubs International. He is also the Chairman of Lions Quest Foundation of Pakistan. He has the distinction of conducting a large number of Leadership Development and other Workshops.

M. Habib-ur-Rahman

Mr. M. Habib-ur-Rahman is a Fellow Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. He has attended a number management programs, including PMD from Harvard Business School, Economic Development Institute of the World Bank and the International Institute of Islamic Studies, Cairo. He played an instrumental role in setting up the first open-end mutual fund in the private sector in Pakistan and was the Chairman/ Chief Executive of then ABAMCO Limited (presently JS Investments Limited) till December 2003.

He was a founding member of the Mutual Funds Association of Pakistan. He has served on the Board of the Karachi Stock Exchange in 2000, 2001, & 2003, as the nominee of Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. He has also served as a member of the Commission’s Advisory Group on Capital Markets and was on the Committee, formed by the Commission to enquire on the management of Exposure Rules by KSE/ LSE.

Mr. Wazir Ali Khoja

A well known seasoned Banker with over 32 years of work exposure in Project Financing, Capital and Equity Market Operations and Treasury Affairs, Mr. Wazir Ali Khoja is a welcoming asset in the mutual fund industry, placed at a lead position of Managing Director National Investment Trust.

A focused and goal oriented professional with a track record of a dedicated thirty years of service to MCB, his prowess to immerse himself in his work is par excellence. From branch network management to deposit mobilization, from loan portfolios to human resource management, Mr. Khoja has firsthand experience and expertise in the said subjects.

Mr. Wazir Ali Khoja is also well versed with the organizational setup of NIT, serving as its Deputy Managing Director in 1994. Relying on his vast commercial banking exposure, NIT will strongly benefit from his joining in attracting and managing a sustainable growth in its retail customer base.

Beyond his professional wisdom, Mr. Khoja has also been an active member of the society in promoting young talent in Sports – whether it be Cricket, Football or Hockey. His contribution to PCB as a Governing Board member has been invaluable - his devotion has seen many players climb the ranks in local as well as international circuits.

Jahangir Siddiqui

Mr Jahangir Siddiqui founded JS Group in 1970 and led the group to become one of the largest and most profitable business houses in Pakistan with over 20,000 employees.

He retired from executive duties at JS Group in 1999 but remains an Advisor in which capacity the Group is able to call on him to seek guidance on strategic matters. He also serves as Chairman of JS Bank Limited.

In the past he has served as a Member on the Economic Advisory Board formed by the Government of Pakistan in 1999 and the Exchange Reforms Committee of the Government of Pakistan which opened up Pakistan’s capital markets to foreign investors.

Mr Siddiqui was a member of the Karachi Stock Exchange from 1970-2001. He also served as a member of the Privatization Commission when it was formed in 1991. He was elected President, Karachi Stock Exchange in 1990 and 1991.

Mr Siddiqui serves on various Government of Pakistan boards and committees, in particular those related to investment, taxation and finance. He advises the Government on various matters.

He serves on the boards of a number of Pakistan’s largest companies and dedicates time to two charitable foundations affiliated with JS Group.

Kamal Shah - Chairman & CEO, SINGER Pakistan Ltd.

Mr. Kamal Shah is the Chairman and Managing Director of Singer Pakistan Limited. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - UK.
Mr. Shah serves on the boards of a number of Singer subsidiaries outside Pakistan.
Mr. Kamal Shah served as a member of the Prime Minister’s Tax Reforms Commission which brought about major tax reforms in the country. Mr. Kamal Shah has also served as a member of National Engineering Manufacturers and Export Council (NEMEC) under the Chairmanship of the Commerce Minister for a number of years.
He has served as Vice President of American Business Council of Pakistan and Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Council for several years. Mr. Shah has also served as a member of the Managing Committee of Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Finance Sub Committee of the Chamber.

Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui

Mr. Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui, having joined the civil service in 1984, has been hailed as one of the most proactive and efficient government officer. To his credit, he has been successful in making his presence felt in a big way while carrying out every single assignment.

One of his greatest attributes has been the liaison with the media. A firm believer in promoting the soft image by letting the positive word spread to all corners, he has remained instrumental in earning goodwill and recognition for the government.

He had graduated as Civil Engineer before qualifying for the civil service where he has allocated to the District Management Group. He did Masters in Development Administration from the University of Birmingham in England.

He served as Assistant Commissioner and Registrar Cooperative Societies, Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation and Karachi Development Authority. He is believed to be the only officer to serve as Deputy Commissioner in three districts of Karachi. He has also served as Director of Protocol, Government of Sindh. Upon the launching of the Devolution Plan in 2001, he was posted as Executive District Officer, Finance and Planning in the City District Government, Karachi.

He served as Additional Secretary to the Government of Sindh in the Education and Literacy Department. He has also worked as Executive District Officer, Works & Services, City District Government, Karachi and was greatly involved in the development of city infrastructure. He then worked as Additional Secretary, Excise & Taxation Department.

On promotion he was posted as Special Secretary Home Department and then Special Secretary Finance Department. Mr. Siddiqui was then assigned the responsibility of Member Land Utilization from where he was posted as Project Director, Karachi Mega City Programme which was executed with the support of the Asian Development Bank. He was Secretary Livestock and Fisheries Department before taking up the present post of Secretary, Sports and Youth Affairs Department, Government of Sindh.