Shoaib Sultan Khan

Chairman, National Rural Support ProgrammeVa (NRSP) has a Master of Arts in English from Lucknow University, a Bachelor of Law from Peshawar University and has also completed a Public Administration Course at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is currently serving as Honorary Chairman, Board of Directors of the NRSP, Ghazi Bharotha Development Organization (GBTI) and Director of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP). As Senior Advisor, South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme (SAPAP) of the UNDP, Mr. Khan has set up demonstration pilots in the six countries of the SAARC region, on the pattern of the AKRSP. He has also received the Global 500 award in 1989), the Sitara-e- Imtiaz in 1990, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1992 and the WWF Conservation Medal in 1994.

Dr Anis ur Rahman
 

The CEO of HWF Dr Anis ur Rahman, a dentist by profession, completed his BDS from Peshawar University in 1979 and FFDRCS from Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland.

Dr Rahman has headed the Rohtas Fort Conservation Programme since its inception, the project developing naturally from his experience and interest engendered by the restoration of the Ramkot Fort.  He has been involved in supervising a number of donor-supported conservation projects aimed at the restoration, conservation, or reuse of specific monuments within the fort; the improvement of basic public facilities; general site management; and the development of the village of Rohtas as a model ‘heritage’ village.  In addition, Dr Rahman has been closely involved in fundraising activities for Rohtas, including the production of three sound and light shows held at the fort.

Vaqar Zakaria
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The Managing Director of HaglerBailly Pakistan (Private) Limited Mr. Vaqar Zakaria over 30 years of experience in policy development and planning of energy production and distribution systems, energy pricing, demand forecasting, policy and strategy evaluation, and environmental assessment of energy projects. Playing a key role in setting up Hagler Bailly Pakistan in 1990, Mr. Zakaria’s extensive involvement in power, oil, and gas development projects, assisting the government in the development of energy policies, and formulating short- and long-term energy plans have helped shape and meet the nation’s energy development and needs. As a member of the Task Forces constituted for preparation of the Seventh and the Ninth Five Year Plans, the Long Term Perspective Plan for the Energy Sector, and the Committee on Oil and Gas Sector to evaluate the impact of the 1994 Petroleum Policy, Mr. Zakaria’s has advised the country on pressing issues at hand.

To add to his list of accomplishments Mr. Zakaria, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), routinely advises the Government of Pakistan, World Bank, and ADB on environmental policies, legislation, guidelines, compliance, and response to international environmental initiatives, such as the abatement of greenhouse gas emissions.  His pioneering work in the country in setting up the Deosai National Park, in testing new concepts for Protected Area Management¾including institutionalizing community participation¾and liaising with organizations such as the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Kruger National Park, and Agricultural University of Norway.  He is currently managing projects to set up a system of protected areas and conservancies in the Neelum Valley, and to assist CDA in planning and development of the Margalla Hills National Park adjacent to Islamabad.

Currently Mr. Zakaria devotes most of his time consulting in power and fuel production and distribution, energy resource management, database development, and legislative, regulatory, and financial policy formulation, and continues to oversee all organizational matters at Hagler Bailly Pakistan, including business development, personnel and financial management.

Aman ur Rahman
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The Chairman of UAE based Enerplastics Inc. LLC , Aman ur Rahman did his MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Punjab University in 1962 followed by a specialization in Petroleum Refining from France. He has worked for 40 years in the Oil Industry, both in Pakistan and abroad. His assignment abroad with the International Oil Industry involved senior level postings in Singapore, Bahrain, Ivory Coast, London and Hong Kong. After taking an early retirement he established his own consultancy work, during which time, in addition to his commercial activities,  he acted as an honorary advisor to the Chairman of OGDCL and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources in Pakistan. He has represented Pakistan on several oil related missions to the Middle East and South East Asia and authored the current Petroleum Policy on Oil Refining for the GOP.  

Concurrent with his consultancy, he invested in manufacturing facilities in the Middle East and Pakistan. He is the Chairman and Chief Executive of a plant manufacturing Master Batch in Dubai.

He is an avid Numismatist and collector, having authored several articles on Numismatics and has published two book on the Ancient Coinage of Pakistan. His first book received an award from the French Academy. The second book "Zaheer uddin Muhammad Babur - A Numismatic Study" was launched on December 17, 2006 at Rohtas Fort. 

Fauzia Qureshi

Director Unicon Consulting Services (Private) Limited, Lahore

Dr Jamil Masud
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Dr. Masud is Director of Hagler Bailly Pakistan (Private) Limited.Dr Masud has an exceptionally strong background in scientific research and analysis, having worked at or collaborated with premier research institutions in the United States including, Columbia University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Naval Research Laboratory, and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.  The results of his work have appeared in leading scientific journals and conference proceedings.

At Hagler Bailly Pakistan, Dr Masud, a founding partner of the firm, has been extensively involved in public, donor, and private sector initiatives in project design and planning, systems implementation and management, corporate and institutional development, consulting and technical assistance, and policy and program development.    He has leadership experience in the use of information technology and computer tools for business, project and research purposes, including software development, numerical simulation and programming, data acquisition and processing, information processing and communications, and management and corporate information systems.

Dr Masud has been engaged extensively in consultancy assignments on projects, case studies, investment planning, and technical analyses in areas of energy planning, use and efficiency; environmental management and monitoring; communications and transportation, industry, computing and IT applications, and technology transfer and adaptation.

Ali Hassan Habib
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Fayyaz Baqir
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Mr. Baqir is the Chief UNDP Small Grants Program and has spent 11 years as the Unit Chief of UNDP's Small Grants Programme in Pakistan. Prior to this post, he had spent some years as the Programme Officer in the Trust for Voluntary Organizations (TVO), as well as a Consultant for UNDP on issues pertaining to Afghanistan and the effect of war on its economy. Mr. Baqir also served as correspondent for the South-North News Agency, and the Cultural Affairs Specialist for the United States Information Service. He has taught at various universities in Pakistan and the United States. He completed his M.A (Hons) in Economics from Punjab University and M.Sc Economics from the University of Idaho. 

Shahid Ahmed Khan
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Abid Saeed Ibrahim