Who is who in Islamabad

Working for UNESCO Islamabad office as Communication and Information Expert, Phyza Jameel is working in Pakistan, with the mandate; to contribute towards ” freedom of expression” and ” access to information”. issues. Currently she is implementing a program on “Safety of Journalists and Impunity issues in Pakistan” as part of UN Action Plan. She had been a Broadcast journalist in her earlier life, and has studied in National College of Arts, Stanford University and Central European University.

She once dreamed of pursuing a career as an interior designer. She became an Art of Living teacher and loves seeing people recognise the beauty within - an interior designer in the true sense! Born on the 6th of May, in Pindi , Pakistan , Shahnaz Minallah comes from a long line of Sufi saints from the ‘Kakakhel’ tribe. It resulted in her having a deep spiritual background, significant in shaping a divine outlook. She spent her childhood years with her parents on their tea estate in Bangladesh , where she was first home-schooled by her mother, and then, later, was sent to a convent school, where she was educated by nuns. The partition of East and West Pakistan brought Shahnaz and her family back to Pakistan , leaving behind their well-established life and belongings to begin a new life. She graduated in Law and Political Science, married and gave birth to two children, Sharmine and Sharez. Her married life was accompanied with plenty of travel. She eventually settled in Islamab...

MS. RAHAT KAUNAIN HASSAN , is the Chairperson of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) since July 26, 2010. Under her leadership, CCP has gained international repute for achieving substantive progress in competition law enforcement in a short span of time. Earlier, Ms. Hassan served CCP as Member (Legal and Office of Fair Trading) since its establishment in November 2007. Ms. Hassan received LL.M. degree from King's College, London . She has been associated with, and has been a partner at, some of the finest civil and commercial law firms in Pakistan . In 2001, Ms. Hassan was appointed General Counsel/Executive Director at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Soon after the conclusion of her tenure at SECP, Ms. Hassan established her own law firm, handling civil and commercial litigation and regulatory work. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Office of Fair Trading within CCP and has authored numerous position papers, guideline...

Mr. Tariq Malik was appointed as Chairman of National Database Management Authority (NADRA) by the Government of Pakistan on 11th July 2012 while he was already serving in the organization as Deputy Chairman. Four years ago, Mr. Malik was voted to the strategic management role as Deputy Chairman by the board members of NADRA after successfully leading the Network Directorate of NADRA as General Manager. He also led NADRA Technologies Limited (NTL) in the capacity of the Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Malik brings 20 years of experience in areas of strategic project management of Technology, system analysis & design, software development and business process re-engineering. This also includes strategic management experience in implementing high profile citizen centric technology solutions in Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Bangladesh, United States of America, Canada, Germany and Bahrain. He is well-known in the project and technology management sector as a successful Chief Informati...