Study UK Alumni Awards 2017

Dr Usman Qamar is an assistant professor at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). He has also established and heads the Knowledge and Data Engineering Research Centre (KDRC), a Centre of Excellence, at NUST. The centres research focuses on data engineering, data and text mining, health sciences and counter terrorism.

Amna Zamir is working as a Senior Civil Judge for Pakistan Judiciary of Gilgit-Baltistan and has served the Pakistan Judiciary as a civil judge which she continued after her UK postgraduate qualification. Since her post-graduation from the UK, she has been associated with various civil society organisations offering free legal aid and advice to those who can’t afford to seek quality legal services.

Amna was the first ever female to serve as a Civil Judge in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.

Dr. Umar Saif is the Chairman of the Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) and the founding Vice Chancellor of the Information Technology University. His work has had a transformative impact on improving governance in Punjab and bootstrapping the hi-tech entrepreneurial ecosystem in Pakistan through Plan 9. 

Dr.Saif was the first Pakistani to be named as one of the top 35 young innovators in the world in 2011 by MIT Technology Review.

Dr. Nousheen is the Founder and CEO of Out of Box Ltd, U.K. and The Code It Company in Pakistan. She has worked with some of the most prestigious global clients and has set new and intuitive websites and apps both globally and locally. She has emerged as a leader in her field of work and is actively involved in endeavours of social welfare and community building. She also extends support to people with special needs by creating equal-employment opportunities for them to work within her firm.

Daniyal Siddiqui is an electrical engineer by profession and an entrepreneur, corporate trainer, public speaker, writer and Radio and TV anchor by passion. As an entrepreneur, Daniyal established Premier Energy which has been rated as Pakistan’s fastest growing renewable energy company in Pakistan.

Daniyal visualised the inception of a Renewable Energy Company in Pakistan and brought the dream to reality by applying all concepts learned at his university in the UK.

Muhammad Sibtain Jiwani left his shinning and fast track career at a top fintech company in Pakistan to venture into a start-up, building Pakistan’s first personal finance ecommerce platform. With low penetration of banking and insurance, he has taken upon this mission to make financial products easy to understand and acquire them with the use of technology.

Sibtain’s venture, smartchoice.pk was selected as top 50 startups in Startup Istanbul, Turkey.

Abia Akram is the Chairperson of the National Forum of Women with Disabilities, Independent Living Centre which she established with Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP). She is also the Director Projects at STEP and has been elected as the Global Chair, Global Youth Council UNICEF-NY, Co-Coordinator, Asia Pacific Women with Disabilities United and Coordinator, South Asia Disability and Development Initiative (SADDI) Project. Abia is a Chevening Scholarships alumnus.

Moneeza is the Programme Director for the Lahore Students Union Community Service Initiative (LSU CSI). She launched LSU CSI in April 2014, and to date has received over 3,000 applications and placed over 600 youth volunteers at 50+ partner NGOs, social projects, and civil society organisations in Lahore. LSU CSI volunteers have worked with partners and beneficiaries across a wide range of social causes, from Gender Empowerment to Poverty Alleviation.

Kamran is a Sr. Analyst at Élan – a consultancy firm providing engineering solutions in energy and environment. Kamran is passionate about playing his part in community empowerment and growth through clean and cheap energy solutions. Electrification of 2900 houses through Solar Home Systems in rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Pakistan’s first glass - glass solar power system at Sukkur IBA are the highlights of his work in sustainable development sector.

Kamran is a Commonwealth Scholarships alumnus.