National Advisory Council

The National Advisory Council (NAC) of IPS is a supervisory consultative body comprising renowned academicians, intellectuals and experts in different fields and philosophical areas gathered on one platform from all over Pakistan.

Consisting of around 30 members at a time for a tenure of three years, the NAC is constituted in such a way that about one-third of the members are retired every two to three years and replaced with the new ones for the similar forthcoming period, hence ensuring continuity as well as induction of new thoughts and ideas to the council.

The primary role of NAC is to oversee all the research work being carried out at the Institute. The inputs of the council’s distinguished members aid the Institute’s work in form of their recommendations, academic contributions, feedback, and active participation in IPS’ academic events and programs throughout the year.

The current composition of IPS-NAC is as follows:

Patron-in-Chief, IPS
Abdul Razzaq Sabir, Prof. Dr.
Vice Chancellor, University of Gwadar (UoG)
Vice Chancellor, Riphah International University (RIU)
Consultant with HEC / Former Vice Chancellor, University of Haripur
Iftikhar Ahmed Rao, HI (M) , Vice Admiral (Retd.)
Jalil Aali
Writer / Poet
Former Assist. Chief of Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force.
Masood Mehmood Khan, Dr.
Academic / Faculty Member, Curtin University, Australia
Former Federal Secretary, Ministry of Water and Power.
Mufti Maulana Abdul Rahim
Head of Jamia-tur-Rasheed, Karachi / Chancellor Al Ghazali University
Muhammad Bashir JanMohammad
Chancellor, Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi / Chairman and Director, Westbury Group of Companies
Chairman, Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
Mukhtar Ahmed, Prof. Dr.
Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC)
CEO, MuComm Inc. / Policy & Communication Specialist
Former Head, Pediatrics Department, Federal Government Services Hospital
Nazir Ahmed Vaid, Dr
Akhuwat Foundation
Retired Major General (HI)
Former Governor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
Chairperson, Dept. of Anthropology, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
Former Chairman, Council of Islamic Ideology (CII)
Razia Sultana, Prof. Dr.
Member, Public Service Commission, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Saima Hamid, Prof. Dr.
Vice Chancellor, Fatima Jinnah Women University (FJWU)
Sardar Masood Khan
Former President AJK / Former Ambassador to the United States
Shafiq-ur-Rehman, Prof. Dr.
Vice Chancellor, University of Balochistan, Quetta.
Shahida Wizarat, Dr.
Dean, College of Economics and Social Development, Institute of Business Management (IoBM), Karachi
Vice Chairman (Academics), IPS / Former Diplomat
Former Federal Secretary, Climate Change.
Former Federal Secretary / Former Inspector General (IG) Police, Punjab, Sindh, Islamabad, and Motorways
Syed Irfan Hyder, Dr.
Vice Chancellor, Ziauddin University, Karachi
Justice, Federal Shariat Court
S. M. Junaid Zaidi, Dr.
Executive Director, Comsats University.
Syed Tahir Hijazi, Dr.
Former Vice Chancellor, Muslic Youth (MY) University, Islamabad. / Former Member, Planning Commission of Pakistan
Waqar Masood Khan, Dr.
Former Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance.
Chairman, IPS.