Meet Our Team

Dr. Rashid Amjad

Director
Dr. Rashid Amjad is Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS) and Centre on International Migration

Dr. Anis Alam

Professor
Dr. Anis Alam is a Professor at the Graduate Institute of Development Stuides (GIDS), LSE.

Dr. Ahmad Nawaz

Associate Professor
Dr. Ahmad Nawaz is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics & Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics.

Fariya Hashmat

Research Associate
Research Associate for MPhil Development Studies Program at the GIDS.

Shigemochi Hirashima

Visiting Professor
Professor Hirashima is a professor Emeritus at Meiji-Gakuin University, Japan.

Samar Quddus

Research Associate
Research Associate for MPhil Development Studies Program at the GIDS.

Memoona Qazi

Research Associate
Ms. Memoona is a Research Associate at the Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Lahore School of Economics.

Dr. Fareeha Zafar

Professor
Dr. Fareeha Zafar is a Professor at the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics.

Dr. Nasra Shah

Professor
Recently joined the Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan, as Professor of Migration and Development.

Maham Hameed

Research Fellow
Maham Hameed is a research fellow at the GIDS. Her primary research field is Economic History.

Sadaf Ambreen

Assistant Registrar
Assistant Registrar for MPhil Development Studies Program at the GIDS.

Stephen Lyon

Visiting Professor
Professor Lyon is the head of educational programmes and development at the AKU.
Research Assistant

Zahra Mughis

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Ms. Zahra is a Research AssistantĀ at the Graduate Institute of Development Studies, Lahore School of Economics.

Mr. Javed Sadiq Malik

Senior Fellow
Mr. Javed Sadiq Malik is a Senior Fellow at the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (GIDS), Lahore School of Economics.

Dr. Khalil Hamdani

Visiting Professor
Dr Khalil Hamdani has been involved in multilateral economic cooperation for more than three decades.

Almazia Shahzad

Research Fellow
Almazia Shahzad is a macroeconomist and also specializes in development finance.

Rabia Sajjad

Librarian
Rabia Sajjad is the Librarian at the Graduate Institute of Development Studies.

Aafreen Qayum Khan

Research Associate
Research Associate for MPhil Development Studies Program at the GIDS.