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Good governance is crucial for managing a high quality teaching and research institution. Based on the international models of university governance, Habib University has established a Board of Trustees that will ensure the institution’s academic freedom and autonomy, while it balances the role and interests of the government. Habib University’s governance is designed to effectively manage resources and affairs of the institution in a manner that is open, transparent, accountable, equitable and responsive to people’s needs. Following is a list of Habib University’s Board of Trustees:

Mr. Rafiq Habib
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Habib University
Chairman, Habib University Foundation

Dr. Hassan Abbas
Professor at South Asia Institute, Columbia

Professor Anita Ghulam Ali
Managing Director,
Sindh Education Foundation

Dr. Shahid Ansari
Provost & Dean of Faculty at Babson College.

Mr. Towfiq Habib Chinoy
Chairman, New Jubilee Industries (IIL)

Lt. Gen (Retd). Tariq Wasim Ghazi
Former Defense secretary, Pakistan

Dr. Marcia A. Grant
Vice Rector, Forman Christian College, Lahore

Mr. Ali Suleman Habib
Chairman, Indus Motor Company Ltd.

Mr. Mohamedali Rafiq Habib
Executive Director,
Habib Metropolitan Bank

Mr. Muhammad Haider Habib
Joint President, Habib Bank AG Zurich

Mr. Hassan Imam Kazmi
Board of Governors, Liaquat National Hospital

Dr. Arvid Nelson
Lecturer & Adjunct Professor,
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies

Dr. Gowher Rizvi
Vice Provost of International Programs,
University of Virginia

Mr. Wasif Rizvi
CEO, Habib University Foundation

Dr. Ron Robin
Senior Vice Provost for Planning,
New York University, Abu Dhabi

Mr. Ahsan M. Saleem
CEO, Crescent Steel and Allied Products Limited

Dr. Charles E. Thorpe
Professor of Robotics,
Carnegie Mellon University

Mr. Badaruddin Vellani
Senior Partner, Vellani & Vellani Associates

Dr. Mark Weichold
Dean & CEO, Texas A&M University, Qatar

Justice (Retd). Nasir Aslam Zahid
Former Chief Justice of Sindh High Court

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