Leadership

Sindh’s Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology and a Master's degree in Engineering Economic Systems from Stanford University, USA.

Before entering active politics, he worked as a professional engineer and investment banker. He began his political journey with the Pakistan Peoples Party and was first elected to the Sindh Assembly in 2002. He was re-elected in 2008 and since then has held several key ministerial portfolios, including Irrigation, Finance, and Planning & Development, showcasing his versatility in governance.

He has been elected as Leader of the House/ Chief Minister Sindh three times in February 2024, August 2018 and July 2016.

Salma A. Alam has been working in the public education sector of Sindh since 2008, first at the school level and then the government level, while consulting with the World Bank. She holds a Masters in Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and qualified as a primary school teacher from the National Institute of Education in Singapore in 2016. She is the founder of educational non-profit Durbeen and has been leading the organization as its CEO since 2016.

Dr Fauzia Shamim is a former Professor and founding Dean of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan. Earlier, she has worked as a teacher/ researcher, and in leadership positions at various universities in the public and private sector in Pakistan and abroad. These include: The Aga Khan University’s Institute of Educational Development, University of Karachi, Institute of Business Management, and Taibah University, KSA. She is a founder member and Vice President of the Society of Pakistan English Language Teachers (SPELT) and was Chair of TESOL International’s Research Professional Council, USA (2018-19).

Dr Shamim obtained her Ph.D in TESOL from the School of Education, Leeds University, UK, and Masters in Linguistics for ELT and English Literature from the University of Lancaster, UK, and Karachi University, Pakistan, respectively. She is a regular presenter at national and international conferences. Her publications include journal articles, book chapters and co- edited/authored books. Her research interests include context-appropriate pedagogy, teaching English in difficult circumstances, program and curriculum development and evaluation, and Language-in-Education policy including English as medium of instruction.

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