Staff  - Profile

 

SHEIKH, Ali Tauqeer

Chief Executive Officer/Board Secretary

Ali’s contribution is, he has challenged the myth that leaders are born, not made – by developing and nurturing the networks of young, energetic, dynamic and committed leaders in various areas of sustainable development from multi-sectors – government, business, media, academia, and civil society.

‘If you have the will, you can be a great leader. Leadership comes through an endless process of learning, consistency, training, and experience...’ That’s what LEAD Associates, Fellows and members have learnt from Ali. No doubt, under his stewardship, LEAD has grown from a home-office in a car porch in 1995 to an institution in the country that is today rated by its friends and the critics as a network of hundreds of people and institutions that is taking practical initiatives to promote an economically sound, environmentally responsible and socially equitable change in various areas of sustainable development.

In March 2010, LEAD forged a partnership with the UK Department for International Development [DFID] and launched CDKN - Climate & Development Knowledge Network. Ali is the CDKN’s Asia Director and in this capacity contributing towards making the globe climate compatible. He also heads LEAD’s Climate Leaders Action Network [CLAN] which gives him access to over 2,000 experts in the field.

Ali specializes in various facets of sustainable development, particularly in poverty-environment nexus, vulnerabilities and equitable development. He thinks quickly and makes the result oriented decisions – without fearing for making wrong decisions! ‘One should be able to decide. Making a wrong decision is much better than living in a state of indecisiveness!’ That’s what he shares with people around him.

Ali travels widely to represent LEAD at various national/international forums including the top meetings from the Earth Summit to Copenhagen.

Ali has a master’s in International Relations [Australian National University, Canberra]. Another master’s in Strategic Studies [University of Miami, Florida]; has been a Fellow at the Institute of Soviet and East European Studies (ISEES) Miami and the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) in London. He set up the LEAD Program in Pakistan while he was a Research Fellow the Rockefeller Foundation in New York.

Ali has served as advisor/consultant to a number of leading national/international organizations such as Asian Development Bank, DFID, European Commission, IDRC, IFAD, JICA, Packard Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, The Asia Foundation, UNDP, USAID, and UNESCO. He serves on the boards of several organizations; is member of various commissions and national committees working on environment and sustainable development including the apex environmental body in the country, Pakistan Environment Protection Council (PEPC) chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan. He is also a member of the Taskforce on Climate Change set up by the Planning Commission Pakistan, and the Core Group constituted by the Ministry of Environment charged to advise the Government of Pakistan on climate negotiation.

An Aquarius, Ali loves horticulture. He lives in Islamabad with his wife Farhat, son Hassan, 10, and daughter Emaan, 8. Farhat is Adviser on Gender for Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA).

(Last updated: September 30, 2010)

 

LOTIA, Hina

General Manager, Program Development Department (PDD)

Nobody excelled in LEAD as quickly as did Hina – from an intern in 1999 to the General Manager Program Development Department in 2005. LEAD and Hina, both, have grown together. And now, she is literally the institution’s memory and a pillar – but yet modest in her working, ready to help her colleagues and new comers.  

As head of the department, Hina would develop new programs/projects and interact with the donors, clients, partners, fellows, associates, and board members to foster LEAD’s objectives in sustainable development. She is working on programs that LEAD has designed to create and sustain a leadership that could meet the challenges of climate change. Her latest endeavor is LEAD Climate Action Program (L-CAP) – a five year initiative to promote climate compatible development in the country. 

During LEAD’s evolution, Hina’s strengths were also used in such areas which added to her assigned challenges. She is now playing a strategic role in organization’s policies. In 2005, she played a key role in carrying out two strategic planning exercises at LEAD that gave the organization a new road-map. She has been representing the institution at national/international forums and also serving as a trainer at various events in LEAD programs.  

Hina has a few worthwhile publications to her credit: Lund-Thomsen, P. Mansur, A. & H. Lotia, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability of Donor-financed Interventions in the South: The Case of Pakistan, in Rahbek-Pedersen, E. & H. Muniche, Corporate Citizenship in Developing Countries, Copenhagen Business School Press, Copenhagen, 2006. She also prepared a Case Study on Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center which was published as part of the report: Investing in Ourselves: Giving and Fundraising in Pakistan published with support from Asian Development Bank, The Asia Foundation, Nippon Foundation and USAID.  

Also a LEAD Fellow, Hina has a master’s in economics from the Quaid-e-Azam University. A Virgo, Hina lives in Rawalpindi with her parents. Her father is a successful businessman. 

(Last updated: September 30, 2010)

 

 

 

HASAN, Syed Ahmad

Manager, Administration and Human Resource

Ahmad brings years of business management experience in manufacturing and distribution of consumer products. He has handled large budgets up to Rs 250 million. He is serving at LEAD as Manager Administration & Human Resources since 2008. He is responsible for the ISO certification, monitoring and implementation besides other support activities.

Ahmad has served the Administration and HR departments of organizations such as New Allied Electronics, Lahore and Big Mak Foods, Lahore. He holds a Bachelor’s in Marketing from Quincy College, IL USA with short courses on marketing and management conducted by LUMS and PIMS. 

(Last updated: September 30, 2010)

 

HAQ, Mohammad Rizwanul

Manager, Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

An environmental engineer by profession, Rizwan brings his strengths to LEAD in M&E, knowledge management, survey design/sampling, data analyses/electronic processing in issues pertaining to community rehabilitation and development.

M&E systems are pivotal components in any non-profit organization for transparency and accountability. These systems at LEAD are run by the M&E Unit which is a Core Services Department. Rizwan is currently its Manager since July 2009. Along with his team of young professionals, he ensures that these systems are not only facilitating transparency in the operations and programs but also assisting implementation of mid-course corrections eliminating impeding factors.

Rizwan worked as Evaluator for Water, Sanitation and Transport Sector at the M&E Wing of Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), Islamabad from July 2007-July 2009. He developed analyses tools for strategy evaluation, implementation, plans, associated management systems at the field level such as survey designs, data collection tools, data flows, sampling methods and information management schemes.

Rizwan was Graduate/Research Assistant (Civil Engineering Department) at the University Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia [January 2005-January 2007]. He was involved in various research activities related to environmental engineering and their industrial applications.

Rizwan has a Master’s in Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering. He has been certified as engineer by several professional bodies in the country. He has attended several capacity building workshops and published papers related to his areas of expertise.

A Pisces, Rizwan is married with two children. He lives in Rawalpindi and loves to enjoy free moments with his family.

(Last updated: April 18, 2010)

 

Khan, Dina

Sub-Regional Coordinator – CDKN Asia

As part of the regional Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) team based at LEAD Pakistan, Dina is coordinating a portfolio of technical assistance and research projects across Asia. She has years of experience in designing and managing development programs on issues including education, livelihoods and climate change. She developed a pioneering Climate Action Program for LEAD in 2008 offering for the first time a programmatic and multi-tiered approach on the issue in Pakistan, and also spearheaded the establishment of several LEAD climate change forums including the Knowledge Network on Climate Change (KNCC), Climate Leaders Action Network (CLAN) and National Alliance for Climate Action (NACA). Dina has also been involved in climate change scoping and strategy planning exercises at sub-regional levels, particularly in South, SouthEast, and Central Asia.

Dina has worked on grass-roots issues with a leading community development organization in KPK and has also worked with the USAID funded Competitiveness Support Fund. She holds an MBA from Pakistan and a Master’s degree in HR Management from Durham University, UK. She has also undergone year long training on Sustainable Development and Climate Change as part of global Leadership Development Program (LDP) at LEAD.

(Last updated: August 01, 2011)

 

COLEBOURN, Elizabeth

Coordinator – TA & Partnership, Program Development Department

Elizabeth joined LEAD Pakistan in March 2011 as the Partnerships and TA Coordinator for the Climate & Development Knowledge Network – CDKN, which LEAD is implementing in Asia. She brings to LEAD a unique international perspective, having previously worked in Dar es Salaam, Brussels and New York. Her experience lies in climate change and development policy-making and research. As CDKN works through partnerships, Elizabeth’s role will be to strengthen and expand these relationships and is committed to expanding CDKN’s work in Asia. She is very happy to now find herself in Pakistan and looks forward to working on CDKN in Asia.

She previously worked in the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), a think-tank in her home town, London, where she was a Project Coordinator. Prior to this, she worked as a researcher on climate change policy in the European Parliament and also has experience working in the US Senate, United Nations Secretariat and for NGOs in Tanzania and South Africa.

Elizabeth holds a Masters in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics (LSE). She spends her free time trying to learn Urdu and discovering the attractions and rich culture of Pakistan.

(Last updated: March 22, 2011)

 

KAKAKHEL, Kashmala Shahab

Coordinator, Program Development Department

Kashmala joined the Research Department of LEAD in June 2009. She undertook multiple small scale projects initially - Mapping Professional Associations for The Asia Foundation to working on the IDP project for CARE International, to commissioning small researches for the LRH project. From there on, she was appointed Project Coordinator for re-strategizing and revamping the flagship Program of LEAD – the Leadership Development Program. This included setting the direction, priorities, identifying gaps, constraints and limitations, highlighting potential and chartering a way forward. Kashmala also initiated another project, CLAN (Climate Leaders Action Network) which is designed so as to mobilize the expertise and interests existing within the global LEAD Fellows network to initiate climate change research. Kashmala is currently engaged with CDKN (Climate Development Knowledge Network), an innovative global level project with the Asia segment housed in LEAD. It’s a new turf and arena for everyone involved, which is giving her ample space to groom professionally.

Prior to LEAD, Kashmala was with Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy; as a Research Officer, where she authored seven publications. She holds a BSC Economics from the prestigious London School of Economics, External Program. She enjoys writing, and plans to start a series of articles on Pushtun history, culture, misunderstandings and ego clashes.

(Last updated: May 19, 2011)

 

KHAN, Fayyaz Ahmad

Knowledge Management & Communication Coordinator - CDKN

Fayyaz has rich experience in media and communications. He looks after all the media and communications affairs of Climate Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) – a DFID funded project that LEAD Pakistan is implementing. He is a graduate of University of London with a degree in media and communications. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of health and environmental communication and has served in various international organizations. His last assignment was with Johns Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programs as Country Representative in Pakistan. He specializes in developing strategic action plans for behaviour change communication, knowledge management, advocacy and social mobilization besides devising multimedia packages and capacity building initiatives in leadership and communication. He is the principal author of Pakistan National Communication Strategy for Family Planning as well as the Communication Strategy for Pakistan’s National Program for Maternal and Child Health 2007-20011. As Co-director of the annual Pakistan Leadership in Health Communication Workshop since 2001, Mr Khan has trained more than 300 professionals in devising need based communication programs.  As creative head, Mr. Khan has produced more than 60 hours of education programs including TV soap operas, music videos, commercials and magazine shows. He is the producer of Pakistan’s first full- length commercial feature film on women health and empowerment issues.

(Last updated: February 23, 2011)

 

SHEIKH, Waqas Mahmood

Coordinator, Project Management Department (PMD)

Waqas has been Coordinator in PMD at LEAD since October 2009 assisting the GM, PMD in developing projects related to climate change and its impact on general issues of health, the reproductive health in particular.

Prior to joining LEAD, Waqas was Program Assistant at Open Society Institute, Islamabad where he coordinated with partner NGOs for program facilitation. He has a Bachelor’s in Economics and Psychology from Ohio Wesleyan University. LEAD motivated him to attend training at LUMS for Program Managers of Health Projects in May 2010.

Waqas has an artist’s soul trapped inside the body of a project manager. He is constantly balancing his romantic/idealistic personality with the practical realities of being a project manager. He has learnt from experience that working in a dynamic and constantly shifting environment requires constant adjustment how important it is for one to be open to change.

Waqas believes that great organizations are built on robust systems and is striving hard to prove this in LEAD also. He plans to introduce a new system of thorough and detailed project documentation that would not only enhance team collaboration but also ensure minimal dependence on individuals. He believes that one day, he would setup an organization purely based on similar systems that would operate efficiently without a permanent CEO or top management and yet deliver results; but it remains a dream as yet.

Waqas is trying to cultivate the hobby of acting. It doesn’t come naturally to him, but having done three theatrical productions to date; it has started to grow on him. Like a true artist, he plans to make the Pride Rock of Islamabad (it’s the first big rock on left after crossing the toll on Kashmir Highway) a cult monument.

(Last updated: September 30, 2010)

 

HAROON, Arsalan

Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Accounts

Financial Management is Arsalan’s strength that he is proving to LEAD Pakistan as Chief Financial Officer Finance & Accounts since July 2010 ensuring smooth running of all the financial activities at LEAD Secretariat and project offices in Khairpur and Sehwan.

Prior to joining LEAD, Arsalan was consulting manager with Biz Synergies Management and IT Consultants. A CA Finalist and Associate Public Accountant, Arsalan has completed his 42-month training-article ship as per Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan from Grant Thornton International.

Arsalan is a TV, music and net-surfing buff in moments of leisure. 

(Last updated: May 17, 2012)

 

KIANI, Haseeb Ahmad

Coordinator, Project Management Department (PMD)

Haseeb brings to LEAD rich and diverse experience in areas of sustainable development with national/foreign organizations undertaking activities in areas such as peace building/conflict resolution; governance; election monitoring; capacity building, solid waste management and gender.

Haseeb has been with LEAD as Coordinator PMD since September 2010. His role is to coordinate the planning and execution of various projects undertaken by LEAD. Major responsibilities are ensuring that project reporting/work plans are delivered as prescribed and supervising budget following policies set by the donors/clients besides conflict resolution and team building.

Haseeb spent 4 ½ years with PAIMAN Alumni Trust as Program Manager developing/executing several projects/programs. He has a master’s in Political Science, PMP course from BMC-PMI-USA and has attended various work-related diplomas and training courses at home and abroad.

He has completed the Legislative Fellowship with the State Department in the US enjoying three prominent statuses i.e. Legislative Fellow, State Department USA/World Learning, Certified Election Day official Cuyahoga County, Ohio-USA and State Alumni USA.He was selected among the sixteen Central and South Asian Legislative Fellows for the presentation of legislative program to the State Department and Congress in Washington DC.

Haseeb hosted as an anchor a series of four TV programs on Youth Civic Education and has participated in numerous TV/Radio programs as panelist on socio-political issues. He also led two delegations to India. He is certified mater trainer on peace-building and conflict resolution from Karauna Center USA.

(Last updated: September 30, 2010)

 

 

ASIM, Umara

Coordinator, Training Unit

Umara has joined LEAD Pakistan’s Core Services Department (CSD) as Coordinator Training. Having been professionally trained by Etisalat Academy, Dubai on “Today’s HR” with special emphasis on training, Umara was chosen by LEAD Pakistan to ensure its flagship ‘Leadership Development Programme’, lives up to its fame. Before joining LEAD, Umara served as a master trainer for various organizations, including ILO on “Gender Mainstreaming at Workplace” and USAID in its project “Women Empowerment through Employment”. In PTCL and Qatar Charity, her work was more concerned with human resource management.

Mother of a two-year old child, Umara holds a Masters in Business Administration from Air University. She has also anchored “AAJ Subh” on AAJ TV. Umara is also a poetess and her plans are to assemble all poetry and prose that she has written in the past.

(Last updated: May 18, 2011)

 

  

HUSSAIN, Muhammad Yousaf

Associate Coordinator, Information & Communication Technology (ICT) Section

Yousaf excelled in LEAD from an intern in ICT (April 2006) to Associate Coordinator in March 2009. He handles LEAD ICT systems – LAN/WAN, configuration, emails, web and data-servers and provides IT services/training to LEAD staff.

Before joining LEAD, Yousaf was IT Coordinator with ActionAid Pakistan [Nov 2005-April 2006]? He has a master’s in computer sciences from Mohi-Ud-Din Islamic University, Nerian Sharif, AJK.

LEAD is grooming Yousaf - he was supported for trainings like Microsoft Certified System Engineer MCSE-2003 from COMSATS; Understanding Camera and Lens: Exploring Effective Avenues of Nature Photography” from The Pakistan Wetlands Program; ISO 9001:2008 Introduction and Internal Auditing; and ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System, Internal Auditing [United Registrar of Systems - a subsidiary of Standards Holding Group – United Kingdom and System & Services Certification Islamabad. LEAD has also motivated him to pursue The Certified Information Security Manager – ISO 27001 ISMS.

(Last updated: September 30, 2010)

  

AZEEM, Saba

Associate Coordinator, Project Development Department

Saba has joined the Project Development Department (PDD) of LEAD Pakistan as an Associate Coordinator. Having previously worked as Project Coordinator for a DFID-sponsored project ‘Inclusive Development by Mainstreaming People with Disabilities through Social Mobilization’, in Civil Society Human and Institutional Development Program (CHIP), Saba has considerable teaching experience too. Member of AIESEC - a global youth organization which engages graduates in international students’ exchange programmes - Saba was sent on a Development Traineeship to Kenya where she worked as a Research Associate with African Mental Health Foundation, Nairobi.

She has done her B.Sc. Honors in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and has been a prominent achiever at school. Saba authored a paper “Guideline Paper on how to Mainstream Persons with Disabilities in Rural Pakistan” which got selected and was presented in the First CBR Convention, Malaysia in November 2010.

With an aspiration to travel worldwide, Saba has till now been on an African Safari in Masai Mara (Kenya), a skiing trip to Rattu and a week-long camping trip to Shimshal Glacier in northern Pakistan. Being an avid reader, Saba enjoys both fiction and non-fiction and has a special interest in Pakistani writers – her favorites being Mohsin Hamid and Tariq Ali.

 

(Last updated: May 18, 2011)

 

ABIDI, Ali Abbas 
Associate Coordinator, Research Unit- CSD

Ali joined LEAD Pakistan’s Core Services Department as Associate Coordinator, Research Section in August 2011. Previously, he had been assisting the Pakistan Policy Group in Lahore in completing various projects for local NGOs, international organizations, the provincial government of the Punjab and the Federal Government. Ali graduated with a BSc Honors from LUMS in 2010, having majored in Economics and minored in the Social Sciences.

Ali brings to LEAD Pakistan intensive experience in the social sectors, having previously undertaken projects as diverse as functional and legislative reviews in Cambodia, capacity building for basic social service delivery in Nepal, water and sanitation policies and strategies for the Government of Punjab and reviews of provincial and federal social protection frameworks. His work has taken him from the war-affected districts of Swabi and Mardan, to Peshawar, Umerkot, Dadu and Rahim Yar Khan.

Within LEAD Pakistan, Ali aims to augment the in-house research capacity of the institution. He wishes to expose himself to as diverse a set of activities as possible, and to make substantive contributions for enhancing the trajectory of the organization’s future growth.

An avid public speaker, Ali has represented Pakistan with flying colors at international forums such as the WorldMUN and in the process, has had the pleasure of exploring countries as diverse as Turkey, Thailand, Taiwan and India. Labeled a dilettante of sorts – which he considers pure libel – Ali embraces an eclectic approach to his interests, celebrates diversity and welcomes the simple joys of life.

(Last updated: August 24, 2011)

 

 

AHMED, Muhammad Nauman 
Associate Coordinator, Administration Unit

Nauman is working as an Associate Coordinator – Administrative in LEAD’s Administration unit since August 2011. He is responsible to provide support to the LEAD Pakistan staff as related to Logistics and procurement functions also helps in the managing the ambience and overall outlook of Lead premises and reporting according to the organization’s standards.

Nauman did his MBA in HR from IQRA University and Masters in Energy Management from Comsats University. Before joining LEAD, he was with SACH-Struggle for Change as HR/Admin officer. In leisure time he browse internet to look around the up-coming models of cars also loves to play Cricket.
 

(Last updated: September 16, 2011)

AHMED, Sana 
Associate Coordinator, Project Development Department

Sana joined LEAD as an Associate Coordinator - Project Development Unit in May 2012. Prior to joining LEAD, she worked as an Economic Consultant at the Planning Commission of Pakistan where she developed the Market Reforms theme of the Framework for Economic Growth, a document that was approved by the National Economic Council.

Sana holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Development from SOAS (University of London) and a BSc (Honours) degree in Economics from LUMS.

In 2011 Sana was selected to participate and present at the Commonwealth Young Professionals Forum that held in Cardiff, UK. Sana loves traveling, exploring different cultures and cuisines and enjoys playing chess. She is also interested in recent works on building sustainable and ‘creative’ cities.
 

(Last updated: May 22, 2011)

 

CHAUDHRY, Naseer Ahmad

Contracts officer, CEO Secretariat

Naseer is not new to LEAD. During its nascent years, he managed LEAD’s finance department as Finance Manager, 1996-2001 and proceeded to join The Panasain Group as Executive Secretary till his retirement from the Group in June 2010. LEAD has attracted him back as CEO’s assistant where he ensures smooth office-management of CEO Secretariat.

Naseer also worked on several USAID projects as Program Manager. He has a master’s in economics from the Punjab University. He is married with three kids and lives in Rawalpindi.

(Last updated: March 26, 2012)

 

FERNANDES, Marianne

Front Desk In-charge, Administration Unit

Marianne, has been working as the Front Desk Officer in LEAD since August 2011. She facilitates and assists the staff members in communication support and correspondence.

Before joining LEAD Pakistan, she worked as Admin Officer at Excel Lab. She has done her BBA in HR from Fatima Jinnah Women University. In her spare time, she likes reading novels and surf internet.

 (Last updated: August 17, 2011)

 

ASLAM, Sohail

Supervisor, CEO Secretariat

Sohail brings experience in office management and is working with LEAD as CEO Secretariat’s Supervisor – reporting directly to the CEO his daily activities. He has worked with the NIB Bank as Premises & Infrastructure Cluster Manager.

Sohail is married and is a happy father of three children. Gardening and traveling are his hobbies. He has a bachelor’s from the Punjab University.

(Last updated: November 02, 2010)

 

KHAN, Shizza

Young Professional Officer (YPO), Project Development Department (PDD)

Shizza is working as a YPO at LEAD since 2009. She lends her support to PDD in the preparation of concept notes, proposals, budgets, presentations, situational analysis, and meetings. She had earlier worked as an Intern with Nokia Siemens Network and Carrier Telephone Industries (Pvt) Ltd. 

Shizza holds a bachelor’s in Business Administration from FAST University, Islamabad and aspires to grow with LEAD Pakistan.

(Last updated: April 30, 2012)

 

HASANY, Syeda Yumna

Young Professional Officer, Project Management Department (PMD)

Yumna is assisting LEAD in its Project Management Department. She joined LEAD as Program Assistant in October 2010 and was promoted to YPO in April 2011. Her major responsibilities include providing assistance in projects, organizing and conducting trainings and their evaluation. She was previously with Plan Pakistan, Islamabad in the Human Resource Department. She holds a master’s in business administration from Bahria University, Islamabad.

She has been an RJ on FM 94 – an English Channel of Radio Pakistan. Learning French, reading books, creative writing, debating, and volunteering are the hobbies that make her life exciting.

(Last updated: April 30, 2012)

 

 SIDDIQUE , Muhammad Adnan

YPO, Finance & Accounts

Adnan is working in LEAD Pakistan's Finance Department as Young Professional Officer. He is helping in the preparation and processing of payments and checks according to company policies and procedures.

Before joining LEAD he was working with Pak-Gulf Construction Private Limited as Finance Executive.

He has done his MBA in Finance from Comsats Institute of Information & Technology. Adnan is married and he plays cricket in his free time.

 

(Last updated: September 06, 2011)

 

MUHAMMAD , Fahim

Assistant, Finance & Accounts

Fahim has joined as an Assistant Finance on November 1st, 2011. Previously he worked as HR/Operation Manager in Waterford Law Associates also worked as Office Assistant/Administrator in MAC and Lecturer in Askaria College.

Fahim holds a master’s degree in Business Administration from Virtual University. He has also done CA (Foundation) from ICAP.

 

 

(Last updated: November 10, 2011)

 

ULLAH, Hafiz

Program Assistant, Administration Unit

Hafiz as a Program Assistant at LEAD since June 2010 lends his support to Administration Unit in managing/compiling soft/hard data and files. He has a Master’s in Environmental Sciences from Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science & Technology Karachi.

(Last updated: May 17, 2012)

 

 

GHOURI, Kapil Nadeem

HR Assistant, HR unit

Kapil joined LEAD Pakistan in April 2011. His responsibilities include making monthly reports, assisting with recruitment, staff management, dealing with insurance issues and other tasks related to the HR unit.

Previously, he worked as the Floor Supervisor at Maxtelecom, STP in Islamabad. His worked included training, recovery of sales, verification of sales & billing and also assisted in issues related to CSR. Kapil has a Masters degree in Mass Communication from the Virtual University, Rawalpindi Campus. His hobbies include listening to music, singing, writing, reading poetry, travelling and studying different religions. Kapil’s future plans include joining the media industry and utilizing his writing skills to convey his ideas and thoughts as he strongly believes that “People die, but a good idea lives forever.”

(Last updated: May 05, 2011)

 

SHABBIR, Omair

Assistant, I.T unit

Omair has joined LEAD Pakistan April 2011 as an Intern in the I.T Unit. His responsibilities include managing the LEAD database and providing solutions for I.T related problems. He wants to upgrade the database and remove any bottlenecks in the existing network system.

Previously, he was working as a Resident Networks Engineer with the Pakistan Army in the Special Communication Organization in Kotli, AJK. He worked on the Partial Mesh WAN network deployed by Arwen Technologies.

He has done his bachelor’s in Computer Engineering from Bahria University, Islamabad. When he is not working, Omair focuses on his passion for car racing and hiking. His future plans include getting a Masters degree in Project Management along with obtaining certifications related to networks. He also wants to contribute towards improving the education sector in Pakistan with a focus on Secondary education system.  

(Last updated: August 17, 2011) 

ZEB, Anam

Program Assistant, PMD

Anam is assisting the Project Management Department at LEAD as a Program Assistant since November 2011. She is passionate about climate change, development and mitigating its effects, particularly in the rural areas of Pakistan. Anam has volunteered at various organizations during her student life, including the Pakistan Foundation fighting Blindness, De Laas Gul and the Kaghan Memorial Trust.

She holds a Master of Science Degree in the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources from the University of Leicester, from its world renowned Geography Department. Her thesis, which was recently accepted, was titled ‘A Paradigm shift toward Integrated Water Resource Management in the Mardan District, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa in Pakistan with a particular focus on Irrigation Water and groundwater’.

Anam is an animal lover and an avid reader. She enjoys being outdoor and intend to travel throughout rural Pakistan.

 (Last updated: December 8, 2011)

HASEEB, Muhammad

Program Assistant, Communication Unit

Haseeb is assisting the communication department at LEAD as a Program Assistant since September 2011. Haseeb has considerable knowledge in wireless communication with an expertise in software/hardware designing. Prior to joining LEAD, Haseeb worked as a Network Administrator for a private news agency.

Haseeb has a Bachelors degree in Telecommunication from Bahria University. He also worked in Huawei International as an internee in 2010. Haseeb loves to hangout and try to explore different places. He is also doing Masters in Engineering Management from Muhammad Ali Jinnah University.

 (Last updated: December 19, 2011)