Core Team on Growth Strategy
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This framework for economic growth has been prepared with the help of thousands of people from all walks of life who were part of the many consultative workshops on growth strategy held inside and outside Pakistan. The core team was led by Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque, Minister/Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission.
Following are the Growth Team members:
Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque
Shahid Sattar
Imran Ghaznavi
Dr. Haroon Sarwar Awan
Dr. Muhammad Sabir Afridi
Sana Shahid Ahmed
Amna Khalid
Sahar Hussain
Amber Arifeen
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Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque
Deputy Chairman
Planning Commission
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Dr. Nadeem Ul Haque has wide-ranging operational experience of over 24 years at the IMF, including leading technical assistance missions and policy and research teams, and as a resident representative in two developing countries. He has a strong background in economic analysis and policy development, reflected in numerous publications in academic and policy journals and conference participation. He has been the IMF Representative in 2 central banks organizing a modernization effort which included improvements in the monetary framework and the policy formulation process. He also led organizational reform and efforts for nationwide deregulation in Sri Lanka. To ensure success of the reform efforts in Sri Lanka, conducted highly successful public dialog with civil society. In particular, was the initiating member and architect of Deregulation Committee, Financial Market Reform Committee and Chambers-Academia Round Table for Education Reform. In each case, the committee were bly private sector based, with limited official participation. Such committees helped sharpen the domestic debate and raise awareness of the need for reform. He is a skilled public speaker with ability to develop and lead public debate in diverse topics. He has published 5 books and over 50 papers in major journals and edited volumes. Back to List
Shahid Sattar
Member
Planning Commission of Pakistan
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Mr. Shahid Sattar has over 25 years of experience of working at senior levels in the Energy Sector. He qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant from the U.K. in 1981 and has spent his career in the energy sector specializing in energy policy and economics as well as managing energy sector companies. Mr. Sattar was the focal person in developing the Petroleum Policy of 1993, 1994; assisted in the Private Power Policy of 1994 and has been associated with the process ever since. He has remained as Advisor in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources during 1994-96 and in the Ministry of Finance in 1997-98. In the past year, he has been working as an Advisor in the Ministry of Water and Power and has played a major role in the ongoing Power Sector Reforms. Mr. Sattar has worked for BHP Billiton first as Commercial Manager and then as lead project Advisor IPI (2002-07), Iran-Pakistan-India Integrated Energy Project (1998-2001). He was the President of Orient Petroleum in 2001-02. Mr. Sattar has consulted for a number of organizations in the energy sector which include the World Bank, Worley Parsons, Tullow Oil Plc, Heritage Oil Plc, Premier Oil Plc, Arthur D' Little and various others. He has been a member of the World Bank missions to Pakistan since 1989 which included Domestic Energy Resource Development Projects (I & II), Private Sector Energy Development Project (I & II), Poverty Reduction Strategy Missions, Energy Efficiency Project and various others. He has authored various reports on the energy sector, the latest one being the Least Cost Approach Towards Power Generation in Pakistan. Back to List
Imran Ghaznavi
Advisor Planning Commission
Lead Coordinator Growth Strategy
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Mr. Imran Ghaznavi has started his career in 1989 and in last 22 years he served at senior positions in public and private sector. He has obtained master degree in communication and is a communication and advocacy practitioner with numerous accomplishments to his credit. He is presently working as Advisor (Advocacy/ Outreach) at Planning Commission of Pakistan. He also served as Director General in Competition Commission of Pakistan, Director SECP, FBR & PIA. In private sector Mr. Ghaznavi also held senior positions in Daily Dawn, Express Media Group & ATV network. He have had the opportunity to be involved in almost all avenues of media (electronic as well as print) with special focus on media management, crisis communication, advertising, branding, corporate communications, public relations, event management, media marketing, editorial coordination as well as management of operational issues. Precisely has 360 degree experience of media management.
Specialties: Advocacy, branding, crisis management, government relations, image building, media management, marketing communications, media operations and operations management. Back to List
Dr. Haroon Sarwar Awan
Assistant Chief, Planning Commission of Pakistan
Growth Team (Productivity)
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Haroon is working as Assistant Chief in Planning Commission of Pakistan. He started his career as Administrative officer in Ministry of Population Welfare in mid 2005 and then joined Economist Group of Planning Commission in 2006. In 2009 he completed his Doctoral degree in Economics from University of Sargodha. He has been teaching Economics as a visiting Faculty at University of Sargodha for more than three years and also delivered lectures on macroeconomic issues at various training Institutes in Islamabad. He has also published five research articles in different local and international journals and also contributed chapters to the Annual and Five Year Plans. Currently he is working on the theme of “Productivity” in New Growth Strategy. Back to List
Dr. Muhammad Sabir Afridi
Assistant Chief
New Growth Strategy
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Dr. Muhammad Sabir is currently working as an Assistant Chief in Planning Commission of Pakistan. He has worked as a Research Officer in Planning Commission from December 2004 to May 2006. He started his PhD in June 2006, after getting fully funded PhD scholarship from Higher Education Commission of Pakistan. He recently (May 2011) finished his PhD from Vrije University Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He also holds Masters of Applied Sciences (MAS) degree, with distinction, from Applied Economics Research Center, University of Karachi and MA Economics from University of Peshawar His area of expertise is transportation economics, environmental economics, applied microeconometrics and choice modeling. Back to List
Sana Shahid Ahmed
Economic Consultant
Markets and Governance
Growth Team
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Sana Shahid is working as an Economic Consultant on the New Development Approach (NDA) with the Governance and Markets team. She holds a Masters degree in Finance and Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS, University of London) and a Bachelors in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has previously worked at ABN AMRO and interned at the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Back to List-
Amna Khalid
Economic Consultant
Governance
Growth Team
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Amna Khalid is a development practitioner with more than 4 years of experience. She did her Msc in Development Management from the London School of Economics-where she was awarded a full scholarship. She has worked with Innovative Development Strategies as a Junior Consultant on different projects that include studies on Domestic Commerce, Balochistan Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, ADB's Missing Facilities and PPAF's 10 Year Progress Report. Ms. Khalid has also worked with the Federal Ombudsman's Office as a Training and Research Officer on a UNICEF funded project on child rights. She is currently employed with the Planning Commission as a National Institutional Officer, where she provides research support on governance issues. Ms. Khalid is an alumni of the US State Department's Leadership program and has also worked on youth issues through British Council's initiative 'Beyond Borders'. Back to List
Sahar Hussain
Economic Consultant
Connectivity
Growth Team
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Sahar Sajjad Hussain is an Economic Consultant at the Planning Commission working on the Framework for Economic Growth. She is currently part of the team working on Connectivity. Other areas of experience/publications include industrial policy and political economy. She holds a Masters degree in Development Economics and Policy Analysis from the University of Nottingham, UK. She also holds a double-bachelors; BSc. Economics and Management from the London School of Economics (University of London External Programme) and BSc. Business Administration from the Arab Academy in Cairo. She has previously worked as an analyst at Barclays Bank in Egypt. Back to List
Amber Arifeen
Policy Consultant
Urban
Growth Team
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Amber is an Urban Policy Consultant at the Planning Commission working on the Framework for Economic Growth. She is currently part of the team working on Urban Development. She holds a Bachelors degree in Development Studies, with a concentration on China, from University of California Berkeley. She previously worked for ICF International, an international consultancy firm based in Washington DC. Prior to this she interned for two summers at Cornelius, Lane and Mufti, a corporate law firm in Lahore. Back to List
