AJBT - Key Persons


Dr. Mahrukh Asif Bashir

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • 2nd Vice Chairperson
Dr. Mahrukh Asif Bashir is a consultant neurologist at the Bashir NeuroSpine Institute (BNI) and at the Shalimar Institute of Health Sciences.

Dr. Mrs. Sophia Siddiqui

Job Titles:
  • Health Attaché and Regional Representative
  • Honorary Member
Dr. Sophia Siddiqui serves as the Health Attaché and Regional Representative South Africa and the Southern African region, for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of the United States.

Mian Kamran Afzal - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman
  • Chairman of the Board of the Aziz Jehan Begum Trust for the Blind
Mian Kamran Afzal currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of the Aziz Jehan Begum Trust for the Blind (AJBT). He is a founding member of AJBT and the Board of Trustees.

Mr. Ali Hassan Habib

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Treasurer
Ex-Director General / CEO of WWF Pakistan. Holds a degree in Engineering and Environmental Science and has a long association with the Trust.

Mr. Aly Sheezar Jeddy

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Member
Aly is a Senior Partner based in McKinsey's New York office, serving financial institutions globally. He has led the firm's Private Equity & Principal Investors Practice for the Americas as well as the Strategy & Corporate Finance Practice.

Mr. Anwar Kamal

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Legal Advisor

Mr. Nayyar Ali Dada

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Member
Mr. Nayyar Ali Dada is one of the most reputable architects in Pakistan and has numerous qualifications and awards to his credit.

Mr. Rizwan A. Sheikh

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Secretary
  • Owner and CEO of Banzai Pvt
Mr. Rizwan A. Sheikh is the owner and CEO of Banzai Pvt. Ltd. He is a highly reputable businessman with extensive experience in the textile industry.

Mr. Saeed Akhter

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Member / Retired Civil Servant. Additional Secretary to the Government of Pakistan. Chairman SAL Securities Limited

Mr. Taha Mahmood

Job Titles:
  • 1st Vice Chairman
  • Consultant
Mr. Taha Mahmood is a consultant. He has extensive financial experience and has worked at the ANZ Grindlays Bank, the Credit Agricole (French bank) and Habib Bank Limited.

Mrs. Humaira Alam

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Member / Social Worker, Beauty Therapist Founding Member of the Trust

Mrs. Rubina Shakeel

Job Titles:
  • Honorary Member

Ms. Amna Shahab

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Honorary Joint Secretary
Ms. Shahab is a partner in the environmental consultancy firm ECOlogical. She has been working in the development sector for almost 20 years.