The governing body of Harvard Club of Pakistan is an Executive Committee. It consists of current elected officers (President, Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer, etc) and immediate past elected President (ex-officio).

 

Past President (member of Executive Committee):

- Sadia Qayyum, KSG 2014

Our current elected Executive Committee members are (July 1, 2022 thru June 30, 2023):

- President: Omar Mukhtar Khan, MPA 2008
- Vice President, Schools: Habib Khan, EDM 1988, EDD 1993
- Vice President, Activities: Asim Iqbal, MPA 2009
- Treasurer: Muhammad Rashid Shafi, HBS 2012
- Secretary: Syed Bilal Haider
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Qurat ul-ain Memon, KSG 2017
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Syed Faraz Ahmed, HBS 2012
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Ahmed Rasul Bangash, KSG 2005
- Director, Peshawar Chapter: OPEN

Our previous elected Executive Committee members are (July 1, 2020 thru June 30, 2021):

- President: Sadia Qayyum, KSG 2014
- Vice President, Schools: Ayesha Fazlur Rahman, HGSE 2008
- Vice President, Activities: Haider Raza, MPP 2014
- Treasurer: Muhammad Rashid Shafi, HBS 2012
- Secretary: Faryal Nazir, HLS 2015
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Marva Khan, HLS 2015
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Zenab Tariq, HGSE 2019
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Ali Imtiaz, HBS 2017 
- Director, Peshawar Chapter: OPEN

Our previous elected Executive Committee members are (July 15, 2019 thru June 30, 2020):

- President: Kamran Kamal
- Vice President, Schools: Vacant
- Vice President, Activities: Omar Mukhtar Khan
- Treasurer: Saadia Qayyum
- Secretary: Syed Imad ud Din Asad
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Shanza Khan
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Zil Malik
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Muhammad Asif Hargan
- Director, Peshawar Chapter: Ahmed Rasool Bangash

Our previous elected Executive Committee members are (July 15, 2018 thru June 30, 2019):

- President: Muhammad Ali Nekokara, HKS MPA 2012
- Vice President, Schools: Asad Ghafoor, HKS 2017
- Vice President, Activities: Bilal Haider, HKS 2015
- Treasurer: Rashid Shafi, AM AMP 2012
- Secretary: Kamran Kamal, HKS MPP 2008
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Minahil Adeel, HGSE 2018
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Sana Moeen Warraich, HLS LLM 2017
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Khurshid Ahmad Khan Marwat, HKS MPA 2007
- General Executive Committee Member: Kamal Amjad Mian, HLS LLM 1997

Our previous elected Executive Committee members are (July 15, 2017 thru June 30, 2018):

- President: Afnan Karim Kundi
- Vice President, Schools: Hassan Raza
- Vice President, Activities: Saadia Qayyum
- Treasurer: Rashid Shafi
- Secretary: 
Muhammad Zia Mehmood
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Asad Ghafoor
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Lubna Malik
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Khursheed Marwat
- General Executive Committee Member: Kamal Amjad Mian

Our previous elected Executive Committee members are (July 15, 2016 thru June 30, 2017):

- President: Asim Imdad Ali
- Vice President, Schools: Mueen Batlay
- Vice President, Activities: Hassan Kamran Bashir
- Treasurer: Rashid Shafi
- Secretary: Saadia Qayyum
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Mariam Chughtai
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Syed Salahuddin Haider
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Open
- General Executive Committee Member: Arshad Khan Parent, Harvard Alumni

Our previous elected Executive Committee members are (July 1, 2015 thru July 14, 2016):

- President: Kamal Mian
- Vice President, Schools: Muhammad Khurram
- Vice President, Activities: Almas Hyder
- Treasurer: Akbar Nasir Khan
- Secretary: Sabeena Jalal
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Open
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Aamir Hasan
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Saadia Qayyum
- General Executive Committee Member: Muhammad Rashid Shafi

 Our previous elected Executive Committee members were (July 1, 2014 thru June 30, 2015):

- President: Aziz Nishtar
- Vice President, Schools: Hunaid Lakhani
- Vice President, Activities: Yousaf Haroon
- Treasurer: Mueen Batlay
- Secretary: Kashif Mateen Ansari
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Kamal Mian
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Sabeena Jalal
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Afnan Karim Kundi

Our previous elected Executive Committee members were (July 1, 2013 thru June 30, 2014):

- President: Akbar Nasir Khan
- Vice President, Schools: Hunaid Lakhani
- Vice President, Activities: Tara Uzra Dawood
- Treasurer: Sabeena Jalal
- Secretary: Aziz Nishtar
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Saad Rasool
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Muhammad Tariq Masood
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Vacant
- Director, Peshawar Chapter: Usman Raza

Our previous elected Executive Committee members were (July 1, 2012 thru June 30, 2013):
- President: Adnan Afridi
- Vice President, Activities: Kamran Kamal
- Vice President, Schools: Madiha Sultan Tai
- Treasurer: Kashif Mateen Ansari
- Secretary: Aziz Nishtar
- Director, Lahore Chapter: Najam Ahmad Shah
- Director, Karachi Chapter: Saleem Khan
- Director, Islamabad Chapter: Yousaf Haroon
- Director, Peshawar Chapter: Usman Ahmad Raza 

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Below is the profile of our current elected President (EC 2022): 

Dr Omar Mukhtar Khan, President (July 2022 thru July 2023):

Professionally trained as a doctor, Omar Mukhtar Khan joined the civil service in year 2000 and worked with Pakistan Customs for some time before doing his Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University. On return, Omar worked with Department for International Development (now Foreign and Commonwealth Development office, UK) as Governance Advisor for eight years. Besides Pakistan, he has undertaken assignments in serveral countries including United Kingdowm, Tanzania, Turkey, Austria, France, Ukraine and Slovenia. Currently he is Team Leader for Sustainable Energy and Economic Development (SEED) programme and overseeing economic growth reforms in the province. 

Omar was born in Lahore and has lived in many cities of Pakistan during the course of his life. A proud Abdalian, trekking and exploring Pakistan is a passion for Omar and he has written extensively on sustainable tourism and heritage. Omar lives in Lahore with his family can be contacted at omarmukhtar16@gmail.com

Below are the profiles of our past elected Presidents: 

Muhammad Ali Nekokara, President (July 2018 thru July 2019):

TBD.

Afnan Karim Kundi, President (July 2017 thru July 2018):

TBD.

Asim Imdad Ali, President (July 2016 thru July 2017):

TBD.

Kamal Mian, President (July 2015 thru July 2016):
Kamal Mian completed his Master of Laws (LLM) degree from Harvard Law School in 1997. Currently, he is a director of Fast Cables Limited, a leading electric and power cable manufacturer in Pakistan. Kamal is also a member of the Executive Committee of Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI).
Kamal Mian has more than 20 years’ experience in local and international corporate and industrial sectors. He began his career as a corporate law attorney at Pakistan’s leading corporate law firm, Orr, Dignam & Co. Islamabad. Subsequently Kamal worked in the corporate and investment banking industry in Saudi Arabia and UAE. He was Head of Asset Finance & Islamic Banking at Saudi Hollandi Bank (ABN Amro affiliate) in Riyadh. Prior to that Kamal was a director at HSBC Amanah, HSBC Bank, Dubai.
Kamal Mian has contributed a chapter in the Islamic Finance: A Practical Guide published by Globe Law & Business, London and written several articles published in international journals. He has appeared as an expert speaker in the field of Islamic banking and finance at various local and international media.
Contact: kamalmian@post.harvard.edu; +92 320 464 4444.

Aziz Nishtar, President (July 2014 thru June 2015):
Aziz Nishtar is a Harvard Law School graduate and is a former Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, a quasi-judicial office he held for almost 15 years. At Harvard Law School, in addition to his Master of Laws (LLM) in 2000, Aziz completed a postgraduate certificate program in international taxation and also trained in developing public policy and legal frameworks on commerce and taxation. While at HLS he was elected to represent the graduate students in the Student Council. He is the managing partner of Nishtar & Zafar, a law firm, which specializes in business, taxation, administrative and investment laws. He has advised numerous international and national clients on taxation, financial and corporate matters and has represented in mediation or litigation of controversies. He has advised federal and subnational governments in Pakistan of various development policy and institutional development issues in addition to working as a business and taxation lawyer representing multinational corporations and prestigious Pakistani companies. He is a member of the Privatization Commission of Pakistan. He is also a professionally trained mediator accredited internationally by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution, UK. He is part of an IFC-supported small core group of mediators to pilot modern commercial mediations in Pakistan. Aziz is a also regular contributor and correspondent to the weekly Tax Notes International, and Worldwide tax Daily, USA based professional publications of global acclaim. He has been contributing as Secretary of Harvard Club of Pakistan (HCP) since 2012 to make it a sustainable and vibrant forum for the Harvard alumni in Pakistan. He was elected President of HCP in June 2014.

Akbar Nasir Khan, President (July 2013 thru June 2014):
Akbar Nasir Khan is a progressive farmer, a
senior member of Police Service of Pakistan, a trainer, an administrator and a poet and a Fulbright scholar. Mr. Nasir Khan holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. He has a unique experience of working in public, private and development sectors for the last 18 years. He is author of many academic papers on subjects as diverse as public policy, accountability, international Law and constitutional developments. Having had the experience of working as professional civil engineer and then in public organizations in Punjab and KP provinces of Pakistan, he also has had the opportunity to lead multinational and multi-ethnic teams on very sensitive projects in critical times in Europe and Asia. He has served in Sudan (where he contributed to the Darfur Peace Agreement), Nigeria and Kosovo. In UK, he has worked as professional risk analyst for Pakistan and Afghanistan. As Governance Advisor he helped government of Pakistan to prioritise their needs after Floods in 2010. Other than Administration and Public Policy expert, training is his forte. He designs and implements training. He is a certified trainer of UNDP, UNODC, The Asia Foundation and UNOP.

Adnan Afridi, President (July 2012 thru June 2013)
Mr. Afridi has a degree in Economics (A.B, Magna Cum Laude, 1992) from Harvard University and a degree in Corporate Law (JD, Magna Cum Laude in 1995) from Harvard Law School. Mr. Afridi has over 18 years of experience in managing businesses in emerging markets. He started his career with Monitor Company, USA as a Strategy Consultant, designing business unit and corporate strategies for Fortune 50 companies in the financial services sector. Over the past ten years, Mr. Afridi has been facilitating foreign direct investment into Pakistan by assisting in Private Equity transactions, including key privatization transactions. Mr. Afridi has served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) and Managing Director of Karachi Stock Exchange. Later, he was the Group Head Strategy & Investor Relations at Silk Bank. Currently, he is the CEO of Tethyan Group.

Revival History of Harvard Club of Pakistan:

Harvard Club of Pakistan was revived in 2012 thru an intense year long effort by two Harvard graduate students Shahbaz Khan & Syed Nooman Naqvi and Harvard alumni Adnan Afridi. First elections were held in June 2012 and the constitution was ratified in July 2012. Since then, HCP has grown into a country wide robust democratic organization, which holds yearly elections, with the core values of transparency & inclusiveness.