President, Jinnah Institute
Senator Sherry Rehman
by: Senator Sherry Rehman
Date: June 26, 2025
Senator Sherry Rehman is Parliamentary Leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Senate, as well as the party’s Vice-President. She is the Founding Chair and serving President of the...
Ayesha Jalal
Date: June 26, 2025
Ayesha Jalal is a leading historian on South Asia, currently a MacArthur Fellow and professor at Tufts University. Her research focuses on modern Muslim identities in South Asia and the...
Vacancy Announcement – Design and Communications Specialist
Date: September 20, 2021
Position: Full-time Design and Communications Specialist Location: Islamabad Reporting: Director Programmes Job Description Jinnah Institute seeks a motivated, creative and talented Design and Communications Specialist to manage the Institute’s design...
Nasim Zehra
by: Nasim Zehra
Date: May 9, 2019
Nasim Zehra is a prominent expert on foreign affairs and national security, contributing to major publications such as The News, Gulf News, and Arab News. She has lectured at prestigious...
Shahnaz Wazir Ali
by: Shahnaz Wazir Ali
Date: May 9, 2019
Shahnaz Wazir Ali has an illustrious career as an educationist, development policy specialist, and women’s rights activist. She has served as a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party and was...
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary
Ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh
by: Ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh
Date: May 9, 2019
Ambassador Najmuddin Shaikh served as Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary from April 1994 to February 1997. Having joined the Foreign Service of Pakistan in 1961, Ambassador Shaikh has 38 years of service...
Chairperson National Commission
Ms. Khawar Mumtaz
by: Ms. Khawar Mumtaz
Date: May 9, 2019
Khawar Mumtaz is the current Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW), bringing almost 30 years of experience in human rights advocacy and women’s empowerment. A...
Professor
Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain
by: Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain
Date: May 9, 2019
Dr. Syed Rifaat Hussain is Professor and the Chair of the Department of Defence and Strategic Studies at Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. Prior to this, he has served as the Chair...
Political and Strategic Analyst
Shuja Nawaz
by: Shuja Nawaz
Date: May 9, 2019
Shuja Nawaz is a political and strategic analyst. He has worked on projects with RAND, the United States Institute of Peace, The Center for Strategic and International Studies, The Atlantic...
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
Shahid Hafiz Kardar
by: Shahid Hafiz Kardar
Date: May 9, 2019
Shahid Hafiz Kardar is an economist and the 16th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. He has previously served as Minister for Finance, Planning & Development, Excise and Taxation,...
