Shahnawaz Agha

Mirza Shahnawaz Agha was born in August of 1950, into a family of imigrant traders, and was brought up in the former East Pakistan; He went to the first cadet college in the country then and post graduation in commerce studied Islamic Jurisprudence as an apprentice to Dr. Muhammad Said Al-Awadi from Jaddah, Saudi Arabia,; He has had a career in trade and industry from the age of 18 and heads a few enterprises today; To his credit are four books; “A rendezvous with Destiny”, “First Feelers”, “Decisive Edge” and “What is this thing called Religion for God sake” and many articles as a research scholar. He has been a active contributor to a reputed newspaper on political economy and social issues. A research scholar, he is very well traveled and exposed.

Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz

Mufti Irshad Ahmad Aijaz was born in June, 1972 in Karachi. From 1983 till 2009 he acquired his Islamic education and completed different certificate courses in English Language and Mathematics. In 2009 he completed Masters in Business Administration from Iqra University. He worked as research fellow in Islamic Guidance Trust – an Islamic research institute; Worked with Jamiah Binnoriah as Research Associate in Research and Writing Department. He is Member of the Shari’ah Supervisory Board and Shari’ah Adviser (Resident Member) – BankIslami Pakistan limited; also responsible at BankIslami for Shari’ah compliance and certification of all processes. Currently he is the visiting faculty member of different educational campuses. He is also the Head/Member of the different committees and/or task forces made by SBP for Shari’ah Issues of Islamic Banking in Pakistan.

He appears as expert in Islamic Finance on electronic media in Pakistan; regularly delivers lectures on Islamic Banking and Finance at different forums; regularly write in print media on Islamic banking and finance.

Muhammad Zubair Ahmad

Muhammad Zubair Ahmad did his B.E. (Electrical Engineering) from NED University of Engineering & Technology Karachi. He served Siemens Pakistan Engineering Co., Ltd. as Senior Executive Engineer for 6 years in the department of Field Services. In the organization; he was selected to participate in an Automation Training Course offered from Siemens France. After the successful completion of the course; he worked on various national and international power and automation projects.

During his job in Siemens; Mr. Zubair completed his M.S. (Electrical Engineering) from NED University. After completing Masters Degree he joined the field of Education. Currently he is associated with Iqra University as Associate Professor in the department of Electronic Engineering. Very recently he did MBA (Marketing) from University of Karachi. Now he is enrolled in PhD program of Iqra University.

He participated in various technical and non technical seminars and conferences as Speaker, Facilitator and Session Chair. He also works on different TV Channels as Host and Producer of various Religious and/or Social Programs and writes a regular column in Daily Pakistan.

Huma Baqai

Dr. Huma Baqai Chairperson, Department of Social Sciences at IBA Karachi, is a Ph. D in International Relations. Among other subject she teaches International Relations and sociology at the IBA and International Political Economy, Contemporary International Politics, Political Geography and Foreign Policy Analysis at Dept of IR at Karachi University. She has ten publications to her credit. A Member Academic Board and Academic Committee, IBA and Patron of Media and Publication Society, IBA, she is a Certified trainer in Communication and Presentation Skills and in Liberal Political Values from Germany.

She has anchored a weekly current affairs show “Between the Lines” at Pakistan State Tele Vision from 2007 to 2010, is a member of the Board of Directors Women Media Center, Karachi and Editorial Board Journal of Freedom, and is a celebrated International Relations Experts and Political Analyst with National and International Media. She quotes her areas of interest as Non-Traditional Sources of Conflict, International Political Economy, Liberalism, Secularism, Terrorism and Media.

Manzoor Hussain Wasan

Manzoor Hussain Wasan was born on July 7, 1957, in Village Haji Nawab Wasan, Khairpur, Sindh. He is politically affiliated with the PPPP and was elected MPA Sindh on four occasions, from 1988 to 1990, 1990 to 1993, 1993 to 1996 and 1997 to 1999.

Manzoor Hussain Wasan graduated with an LL.B from the University of Sindh in 1975. He has travelled to the U.S.A, U.K, Europe, Canada, Middle East, Australia and Argentina. He is married with a son and three daughters. His hobbies include swimming and badminton.

Sarfaraz A. Rehman

Sarfaraz A. Rehman is the Chief Executive Officer of Engro Foods Limited since 2005 and a Senior Vice President of Engro Corporation Limited. He also serves as a Director on the Board of Engro Foundation.

Mr. Rehman has worked for large scale multinationals and conglomerates, in FMCG and healthcare industries over a period of more than two decades – in distribution, franchising and manufacturing/marketing sectors.

Mr. Rehman started his career with Westbury Schotness & Co. and later moved to Unilever in 1983, where he spent time in Finance, Marketing Services and Projects. Subsequently he joined Smithkline Beecham (now Glaxo Smith Kline) and was involved in Merger and Strategic Planning. Thereafter, he spent several years with Jardine Matheson in the Middle East, mainly in business development and logistics. He then moved to Pepsi International and spent several years managing the Pakistan and Afghanistan Unit.

Mr. Rehman is a Chartered Accountant by profession. He and his wife have two sons.

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Khalid Mansoor

Mr Khalid Mansoor is the Chief Executive Officer of Engro Energy Limited, Engro Powergen Limited and Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company Limited and a Senior Vice President of Engro Corporation Limited.

Mr. Mansoor joined Engro in 1985 as a Process Engineer. He has held various key assignments at Engro and with Esso Chemical Canada including leading development and execution of various major expansion projects.

Mr. Mansoor is currently serving as a Director on the Boards of Engro Corporation Limited, Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited, Engro Powergen Limited, Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company Limited and as the Chairman on the Board of Engro Energy Limited.

Mr. Mansoor has also served as a Director on the Boards of Engro Foods Limited and Engro Vopak Terminal Limited in the recent past.

Mr. Mansoor has over 30 years of experience in project development, execution, management and operations of mega sized project in petrochemical and energy sectors.

Mr. Mansoor holds a degree in Chemical Engineering with distinction and honors. He and his wife have four daughters.

Bakhtiar Wain

Bakhtiar Wain is the Chief Executive Officer of Avanceon Limited since he joined the company in 1989 and a General Manager of Engro Corporation Limited. The same year, he set up a very successful business of providing turnkey automation, instrumentation & engineering solutions to the local industry. After the acquisition of majority shares by Engro in 2003, he was unanimously re- appointed as Chief Executive Officer by the Board of Directors.

Mr. Wain also serves on the Board of Innovative Private Limited.

Mr. Wain has previously worked for leading companies such as Exxon Chemical, Fauji Fertilizer and ICI. Within 3 years of his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, he spearheaded the company towards market leadership in Pakistan. The company subsequently grew internationally by setting up a very successful operation in UAE and acquiring a leading automation company in Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr. Wain holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan. He has three daughters.

Khalid Siraj Subhani

Mr Khalid Subhani is the Chief Executive Officer for Engro Fertilizers Limited and Senior Vice President for Engro Corporation Limited.

Mr. Subhani is a Director on the Boards of Engro Corporation Limited, Engro Fertilizers Limited, Engro Vopak Terminal Limited, Engro EXIMP Private Limited and Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of Avanceon in the past.

Mr. Subhani began his career in the Manufacturing Division at Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited in 1983 and has held a variety of leadership roles within the Company, including long term assignment with Esso Chemical Canada. He has served as Manager for New Projects, General Manager for Operations, Vice President for Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President for Manufacturing and New Ventures.

Mr. Subhani is a member of the Pakistan Engineering Council, Faculty Selection Board, Institute of Business Management, Sukkur, and Standing Committee on Environment of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industries. He has also been a member of Federal Government’s Committee on Dawood Engineering College rejuvenation and American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Mr. Subhani graduated from Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan with a degree in Chemical Engineering and has completed programs on advance management from MIT and Hass School of Business Management, University of Berkely, USA. He and his wife have two daughters and a son.

Asif Qadir

Mr. Asif Qadir holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University, New York and has over 30 years of management and marketing experience in the chemical and fertilizer sector.

Mr. Qadir's career began at Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited in August 1978. At Exxon, he worked in various capacities including as Worldwide Business Advisor for Exxon Chemicals as well as for Esso Chemical Alberta Limited of Canada.

Mr. Qadir went on to join Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited (now Engro Coporation Limited) where he has become one of the key management figures. Currently, Mr. Qadir is the CEO of Engro Polymer & Chemicals Limited and is also serving as Senior Vice President of Engro Corporation in addition to serving on the Boards of various subsidiaries and affiliates.

Mr. Asif Qadir is also on the Board of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund and in the past, has served as the President of Management Association of Pakistan from 2007 to 2009; and on the Executive Committee of Overseas Investors' Chamber of Commerce & Industry from 2006 to 2009.

The Board of KSE has appointed Mr. Asif Qadir as the Chairman of the Committee for hearing appeals of members and the Committee for handling cases of suspension or expulsion of members and imposition of fines. He is also the member of Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee of KSE Board.

Zafar Moti

Mr. Zafar Moti, the Chief Executive of Zafar Moti Capital Securities (Private) Limited, holds an MBA degree from Institute of Business Administration (IBA) and was the treasurer for BASE, a student body of IBA. He also has over 20 years of capital market experience.

Although Mr. Moti acquired the membership of Karachi Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited (KSE) and the Lahore Stock Exchange (Guarantee) Limited (LSE) in 1989, he had already been actively engaged in the family stock brokerage business sine 1981. His active involvement in capital market development is evident from his various appointments. He has held the office of Director-KSE for the years 1992, 1994, 2002 and 2009 and LSE for the year 1993.

Mr. Moti was also the director for Central Depository Cell during 1993 and the Chairman of New Products Committee at KSE in 1995. He is also a founder member of the National Commodity Exchange of Pakistan.

At present, Mr. Zafar Moti is holding the Chairmanship of Demutualization Committee and membership of Taxation Committee of KSE. In addition, he has also been nominated to represent KSE on the Board of Central Depository Company of Pakistan.

Abdul Qadir Memon

Mr. Abdul Qadir Memon is a fellow of the Institute of Taxation Management of Pakistan and a commerce graduate from the University of Karachi. He is a renowned tax and corporate laws expert and a senior resource.

Mr. Memon runs a law, tax and corporate consulting firm by the name of A. Qadir & Company for more than 30 years. He possesses an in-depth knowledge of tax and corporate laws and provides a wide range of services to his clients including rendering opinions and offering advices on various aspects and implications of the tax & corporate laws and related matters.

Currently Mr. Memon holds the position of President, Pakistan Tax Bar Association where previously, he has served as Senior Vice President. He has also held the offices of Vice President, Secretary General and President of Income Tax Bar Association, Karachi during various terms. He has served as President of Junior Chamber International Pakistan and Memon Professional Forum.

With his expertise, Mr. Memon makes his contribution at different governmental and non-governmental forums. He is a member of the Advisory/Taxation Committees of the Revenue Advisory Council of Ministry of Finance, Federal Tax Ombudsman, Federation of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry besides being a member of the Federal Board of Revenue's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee & Task Force on Simplification of Tax Laws and Procedures.

Mr. Memon is the life member of Memon Professional Forum, Junior Chamber International, Pakistan, The Arts Council of Pakistan and Pakistan Billiards & Snooker.

At KSE, Mr. Abdul Qadir Memon is the Chairman of Audit Committee as well as the newly formed Taxation Committee. Mr. Memon has also been nominated by KSE Board as director on the Board of National Clearing Company of Pakistan Limited.

Qasim Lakhani

Mr Qasim Lakhani has over 10 years of experience in equity broking, fund management and corporate planning. Qasim started off his career with equity research in First Capital ABN-AMRO Equities, from where he moved on to join JP Morgan Pakistan (then Jardine Fleming Pakistan Broking) on the international sales desk, servicing foreign institutional investors. Subsequently, he worked for top-tier names like Engro Chemical (corporate planning) and PICIC (equity portfolio management), before moving onto Elixir Securities Pakistan (Elixir).

During his stay at Elixir, Qasim headed Elixir's Research Department and was involved in the preparation of business plan / study of asset management business for a large business Group of Pakistan. In March 2007, Qasim co-led the acquisition of Fortune Securities by a consortium of investors, and continues to head Fortune.

Qasim is an MBA from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi, and is a CFA charter-holder.

At KSE, Qasim Lakhani is the Chairman of Advisory & Arbitration Committee and member of Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee and also represents KSE on the Board of JCR-VIS Credit Rating Company Limited.

Shahzad Dada

Mr. Shazad G. Dada is a seasoned banker and a prominent capital market professional. His portfolio includes over 20 years of major national and international financial market experience. Being the CEO of Pakistan operations of Barclays Bank plc, he is presently overseeing all Barclays' businesses in Pakistan.

Mr. Dada is a graduate with honours from University of Pennsylvania with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees and also has an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Dada's banking career started with Bankers Trust, USA in 1990 which was later acquired by Deutsche Bank AG in 1999 where he worked extensively on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions during his appointment as the Managing Director of Mergers, Acquisitions and Corporate Advisory group at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc in New York and as Head of Media M&A practice in the Americas. In 2005, he was assigned in Pakistan as Deutsche Bank's Chief Country Officer and Head of Global Banking.

He has been contributing towards the development of the Pakistani financial market and continues to do so as the Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Banks' Association and Council Member and Chairperson - Finance Committee of The Institute of Bankers Pakistan.

The Board of Directors of KSE has appointed Mr. Dada as member of its Audit Committee and Human Resources Committee.

Mr. Shazad Dada actively contributes towards the community and plays his part as Chairperson of Developments in Literacy, as Director of Naya Jeevan and AIESEC. Besides, he is also associated with various reputed charitable organizations and causes.

Nadeem Naqvi

Mr. Nadeem Naqvi Managing Director Karachi Stock Exchange holds the degrees of M.B.A. in Finance and B.Sc. with honours in Banking and International Finance from The City University CASS Business School in London, United Kingdom. He brings with him a rich work experience of over 28 years in financial services industry operating in diverse environments of Middle East, North America and Europe besides that of Pakistan.

Mr. Naqvi carries a proven track record of establishing successful business organizations and turning around mediocre or dormant ventures into vibrant units. His last assignment, before joining Karachi Stock Exchange, was as the Chief Executive Officer of AKD Investment Management Limited. Earlier, he was involved in setting-up a brokerage house for overseas investors. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of AKD Securities Limited which he was able to transform from a proprietary business into a full-scale investment banking and brokerage firm and in the process, gained company's recognition as the best domestic brokerage house for two consecutive years. Under the banner of AKD, he served as Chairman of the first technology venture capital fund of Pakistan.

Market analysis and research has been the hallmark of Mr. Naqvi's career. He has led an independent investment research firm in USA which was ranked in 2004 by 'Businessweek' as the third best out of 300 independent research firms in North America before which he headed the Merrill Lynch Pakistan research team. He was also the Head of Research of the advisory company of Morgan Stanley Asset Management's Pakistan Investment Fund and prior to that worked at BMA Capital Management Limited as Head of Research.

In Pakistan, Mr. Naqvi has been involved in landmark investment transactions, including the privatization of Kot Addu Power Plant, National Refinery and United Bank. His association with the capital markets is also longstanding where he served in committees of Karachi Stock Exchange and was a member of the Capital Markets Committee.

Sughra Solangi

Ghulam Sughra created the Marvi Rural Development Organization (MRDO), an NGO focused on creating community savings funds and raising awareness of education, health, human rights, and social development issues.

While originally focused in her home village, Ms. Sughra has expanded to the rural areas of Sindh, Punjab, and Baluchistan provinces. Born in rural Sindh Province, Ms. Sughra was forced to marry at the age of 12. Six years later, Ms. Sughra became the first woman in her village to divorce, and consequently, became a social outcast. Severely beaten by her brothers when she tried to attend school, she pursued her studies at home. She later succeeded in becoming her village’s first female high school graduate and the first teacher at the first school for girls. She is 40 and can speak english, Urdu and Sindhi languages.

Anwer Sen Roy

I am from a very poor family. did my hons from karachi unversity. two novels,lot poems, short stories, tranlations of poetry n fiction and four dalies on my creadet. started working with sadaqat karachi then worked with nawa e waqat, jang, akbar e jahan, qumi akbar, public, imroze, and kainat karchi, now i am with BBC world sevice.

Riffat Shaheen Qazi

Ms. Riffat Shaheen Qazi official Spokesperson FBR, a BS-21 officer and currently posted as Member Facilitation and Taxpayer Education (FATE) in the FBR Headquarters, has been designated as Official Spokesperson FBR.

Ms. Qazi, a senior officer of the 7th Common, has been serving as Member FATE since January 22, 2010. Previously, she served in various key positions across the country in her illustrious career spanning over 32 years. Before being appointed as Member FBR, she was heading the Regional Tax Office Rawalpindi where she led a series of tax recovery drives as the Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue Service.

Ms. Qazi brings with her a rich professional and academic experience. She holds a Master’s degree and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Peshawar. Later she completed Masters in Business Administration from John F. Kennedy University USA. Her last academic pursuit was at the prestigious Harvard University, where she attended an extensive Senior Executive Management training course.

Ms Qazi recently in May/June 2011 enriched her experience by attending a certificate course from the Royal Institute of Public Administration International London UK on Developing a Modern Human Resource function.