Mosharraf Zaidi
Mosharraf Zaidi is a Pakistani columnist and development practitioner who writes a weekly column for The News International and works as a team leader for DAI Global. Previously, he served as a Policy Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2011 and 2013 under Hina Rabbani Khar, former Foreign minister of Pakistan.Early life and career
Mosharraf Zaidi did his BSc degree in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan and then went on to receive a Master's degree in Public Administration from the City University of New York.
Since 2013 he has been leading an education campaign. He previously worked as a United States Agency for International Development contractor on education and has also been an adviser to Department for International Development. He has written columns for a number of different newspapers in Pakistan, the United States and the Middle East. and is widely known for being a vocal critic of the Pakistani government's policies on educational reform and frequently makes recommendations, as a TV and newspaper journalist, to improve public safety in the major cities of Pakistan.
His work and analysis covers areas such as education, emergency relief and reconstruction, telecommunications, technology, trade, and public safety improvement in major cities of Pakistan.Personal life
He belongs to the Urdu-speaking Muhajir community.
