Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali MP

Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali MP
Country: 
Pakistan
Parliament: 
National Assembly of Pakistan (ایوان زیریں پاکستان‎)
Party: 
Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians
Last Election: 
2009
Upcoming Election: 
2013
Member of the following: 

Chairperson of Special Committee on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),

Chairperson of Special Committee on Foreign & Domestic Loans,

Member of Standing Committee Finance and Revenue,

Member of Standing Committee Planning and Development,

Member of Standing Committee Economic Affairs Division.

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Bio: 

Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali is the Executive Director of the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP), in Islamabad, Pakistan. It’s a non-profit organization facilitating altruistic efforts of national and international donors by establishing effective linkages between the donors and nonprofit civil society organizations in Pakistan.

From 1997-2001, Ms. Wazir Ali served as the Senior Education Specialist at the World Bank in Islamabad providing policy, program and technical advice and assistance to the Federal and the 4 Provincial governments to facilitate the implementation of the countrywide Education Sector Social Action Program (SAP). From 1988 to 1990 Ms. Wazir Ali had been a Member of the National Assembly and Federal Minister of State for Education. She also served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Social Sectors from 1993 to 1996. Ms. Wazir Ali began her career as a primary school teacher in 1965.

Ms. Wazir Ali is also a Trustee of the Education Trust which runs Nasra Schools for children of low-income families in Karachi and provides education to more than 10,000 students.