About Us

Mr. Jawad Khan

Chief Executive Officer Jawad Khan is the Chief Executive Officer of Punjab Skills Development Fund since March 2016. Before joining PSDF, Jawad has spent 15 years in the corporate sector in the UAE. He was the Chief Operating Officer leading the international cities development arm of Investment Corporation of Dubai; USD 60B sovereign wealth fund of the Government of Dubai. Before that, he was associated with Dubai Holding and held various senior leadership positions including Chief Operating Officer of SmartCity Dubai, Chief Strategy Officer of TECOM Investments, Chief Operating Officer of Global Village and the Head of Strategy & Corporate Planning for Tatweer. During his association with Dubai Holding, he has successfully developed several mixed use real estate, industrial and entertainment mega projects in Dubai.

Dr. Ijaz Nabi

Chairman Dr Ijaz Nabi is the Chairman of Punjab Skills Development Fund since 2012. He is currently a Professor of Economics at LUMS as well as a member of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council, Chief Minister Punjab’s advisory Council and the Monetary Policy Committee of the State Bank of Pakistan. He also serves as Country Director Pakistan at International Growth Center, a policy research consortium of London School of Economics and Oxford University. Dr Nabi has accumulated 22 years of experience at the World Bank in Washington where he worked on Mexico, Korea, Thailand (leading the World Bank team during the East Asian financial crisis), Malaysia, Korea, Laos and Myanmar. Dr Nabi has published extensively on economic growth, investment and finance, industrialization, international trade and labor markets in developing countries.

Ms. Khawar Mumtaz

Director Ms. Khawar Mumtaz has been serving on PSDF’S Board of Directors since 2012. She is a Pakistani women's rights activist, university lecturer and author, currently working as Chairperson of National Commission on the Status of Women. She has extensive experience of serving on national and international policy platforms, e.g., Pakistan National Steering Committee for FWCW, Beijing (1995), Lahore College for Women University, South Asia Centre for Policy Studies, IUCN-the World Conservation Union, and the Society for International Development. Ms. Mumtaz is also one of the founder members of the Women Action Forum. Previously, she has also worked as CEO Shirkat Gah, a leading women’s rights and development organization.

Dr. Naved Hamid

Director Dr Naved Hamid joined PSDF as a director in 2015. He is the director of Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) and a Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics. He is also a member of the Macroeconomic Working Group for the Government of Pakistan as well as Chair of the Working Group on ‘Export Competitiveness and Growth Strategy’ for the tenth Five Year People’s Plan, constituted by the Planning Commission for the Government of Pakistan since 2009. He was previously the Principal Economist at the South Asia Regional Department. Naved received his bachelor’s degree from the Government College in Lahore before gaining another from Cambridge University. He received his PhD in Economics from Stanford University

Ms. Aqueela Mumtaz

Director Ms. Aqueela Mumtaz joined Punjab Skills Development Fund as a director in 2015. She is currently working as Head of Corporate Accounting, Risk and Tax at Jazz. She has also served as Member Board of Directors at Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company – PAMCO, and at MeatTech Pvt. Ltd. She was previously working as Director Finance for Telenor Pakistan. Her professional experience is a culmination of instrumental strategic positions in the service industry covering a wide area of Treasury and Corporate Finance, Financial Control, Planning and Reporting and MIS management.

Ms. Ghazala Rehman

Director Ms. Ghazala Rehman is also Chief Executive Officer of Indesign Interior, Lahore and has been affiliated with PSDF since 2014. Ghazala single-handedly pioneered a movement in Pakistan’s furniture industry, paving the way for new generations of furniture designers and interior decorators within the country. She is a well-established, widely recognized furniture and interior designer of Pakistan.

Mr. Shehryar Ali Baksh

Non-Executive Director Mr. Shehryar Ali Baksh is the Managing Director of HKB Private Limited. He is a LUMS alumni and has extensive experience serving as a Board member at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, National and Provincial Board of Investment. He has strategically led his business, constantly adapting to the demands of Pakistan’s consumer market. He ventured into the garments industry in 2010, launching his brainchild Beechtree, a high-street prêt brand dedicated to creating ready to wear garments for everyone.

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Planning and Development Planning and Development Department Government of the Punjab

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Finance Finance Department Government of the Punjab

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Livestock Livestock & Dairy Development Department Government of the Punjab

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Industries Industries Department Government of the Punjab