Our Team

Ijaz Nabi

Ijaz Nabi is Country Director (Pakistan) and Senior Advisor (Jordan and Lebanon) at the International Growth Centre hosted jointly by the London School of Economics and Oxford University and is a non-resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development, Washington DC. He is Honorary Executive Director, Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR) and teaches Economic Policy at Lahore University of Management Sciences. He was at the World Bank in Washington DC (1986-2008) and worked on Mexico, Korea, Thailand (leading the World Bank team during the East Asian financial crisis), Malaysia, Korea, Laos and Myanmar, and in 2002-2008 was Manager, Economic Policy, for South Asia region.

He has published extensively on economic growth, investment and finance, industrialization, international trade and labor markets in developing countries. He has a BA from Government College Lahore, B.Sc. Honors from London School of Economics and a PhD from Warwick University, UK.

Zara Salman

Ms. Salman has completed her MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science and BSc Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences. She has wide-ranging knowledge and experience of conducting research across sectors particularly in the areas of climate change, governance, trade and industry. In addition, Ms. Salman has developed effective research teams, designed and implemented research projects, coordinated across multiple partners and established strategic relationship building. She has extensive experience working on donor projects with the World Bank, FCDO, USAID and UNICEF

Sajid Maruf Khan

Sajid Maruf Khan has the has over twenty years of work experience with public and private sector organizations in the fields of accounts, finance, audit, project planning and management. He started his career with a chartered accountant firm, Grant Thornton and later joined Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where he has served in senior management positions.

Mr. Khan is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA) from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, UK. He received his B.Com degree from the University of Punjab and BSc (Honors) in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University (OBU), UK. He obtained his Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting & Finance from the Liverpool College of Management Sciences, UK. He also has a Fellow Public Finance Accountant certification (FPFA) from the Pakistan Institute of Public Finance Accountants.

Emun Hafeez

Emun Hafeez has experience working on research themes including trade and industry, taxation, sustainability and climate change. She has worked on various donor projects with the World Bank and FCDO. She is a proponent of change through informed decision-making. Her research interests include sustainability, urban resilience, gender and inclusivity.

Emun Hafeez has completed her Masters in Development Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science and BSc Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Muhammad Bilal Pervaiz

Bilal Pervaiz has completed his MBA-Finance from the University of Central Punjab, Lahore Campus. Prior to joining CDPR he has worked for two years at Interwood Mobel Pvt. Ltd as an Account Officer in their taxation department.

Ayesha Zaman

Ayesha Zaman has completed her Masters in Global Migrations and Social Justice from the University of Glasgow. Her research interests include social justice, human rights and climate change.

Sabeen Khalid

Sabeen Khalid has completed her MSc in Public Policy and Management from King’s College London and BSc in Political Science from the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Her research interests include gender inequality, social justice, and governance.

Ali Mustafa

Ali Mustafa has completed his MBA-Finance from the University of Central Punjab Lahore Campus. Prior to joining CDPR he has worked at Mir Group International as an Account Officer.

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