Meet Our Team
Dr. Naveed Elahi (Dean)
Dr. Naveed Elahi is Dean NIPP. Prior to this he has served in the public sector in various capacities for more than three decades. He did his Masters and PhD from King’s College London, UK. He is the author of several books and also teaches national security, public policy and foreign policy of Pakistan.
Ms. Bushra Bashir (Senior Research Associate)
Ms. Bushra Bashir is an officer of Information Group with almost 25 years experience of working with various attached departments of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. She has worked with Punjab government and with Civil Services Academy, a premier training institution for the new entrants of civil services. She has done Masters in Business Administration from University of Hull, UK and a Masters in Media and Communication Technology from Brunel University, London, UK. She has recently joined NIPP as a Senior Research Associate. She occasionally writes in national dailies on social issues. She has a keen interest in public policy matters
Dr. Saif Ullah Khalid (Research Associate)
Dr. Saif Ullah Khalid is Senior Research Associate at NIPP. He completed his Ph.D., from Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where his doctoral thesis is “Theory and Practice of police corruption control in Pakistan Case studies of three Police Departments”. He has also served as a Strategic Planning Expert in USAID projects in Pakistan.
Ms. Sadia Pirzada (Senior Research Associate)
Ms. Pirzada joined civil service in 2019 in Office Management Group. She has worked in the Ministry of Finance and dealt with international development partners and multilaterals. Most notably she was Section Officer (EF-IFR) where she was the desk officer for IMF program loans and responsible for examining and implementing the policies under the IMF program. She was also Section Officer to Special Secretary Finance (SSF) wherein she provided policy input and assistance to SSF on issues concerning the finances of the Federal Government.
Mr. Jahanzeb Waheed (Research Associate)
Jahanzeb Waheed, a Research Associate at the National Institute of Public Policy, is currently a PhD candidate in Development Studies at the University of Lisbon, Portugal and holds an MSc in Development Studies from the University of Glasgow, UK. He has taught Public Administration and Analysis of Institutions courses, and worked for the Planning and Development Department, Punjab.