Honorary Advisory Council
Our Honorary Advisory Council Constitutes Of The Following People
1. George Patterson Nigh
George Patterson Nigh is an American politician and civic leader from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Nigh served as the 17th and the 22nd Governor of Oklahoma and as the 8th and 10th Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. He was the first Oklahoma governor to be re-elected and the first to win all 77 counties in the state. Additionally, short term vacancies in the governor’s office twice resulted in Nigh assuming gubernatorial duties while serving as lieutenant governor. Following his service as governor, Nigh served on the board of directors of J. C. Penney and as President of the University of Central Oklahoma and as director and public relations advisor for International Bank of Commerce. Prior to his election to statewide office, he worked as a teacher and legislator.
2. Dr Ishrat Hussain
Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani banker and economist who served as the dean of the Institute of Business Administration (2008-2016) and the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1999-2006). He presently serves as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Institutional Reforms & Austerity. Born in Allahabad, British India, Husain moved to Karachi in 1947 and joined the civil service in 1964.He received his M.A in development economics in 1972 from the Williams College and his PhD from the Boston University in 1978.He joined the World Bank in 1979, working initially as the country economist for Liberia. In 1994, Husain became the chief economist for Asia-Pacific region and between 1997 and 1999 headed World Bank’s operations in Central Asia. He ended his World Bank career in 1999, and was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and remained until December 2005. In 2008, he was appointed as the Dean of IBA Karachi, in 2015 he was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz by President Mamnoon.
3. AVM Faisal Tariq
Air Vice Marshal Faisal Tariq was commissioned in Pakistan Air Force on December 21, 1973 in the Flying Branch. During his career he has commanded a fighters’ squadron, a fighters’ wing and an operational base.He is a graduate of Combat Commanders’ School, Air Command and Staff College USA and Armed Forces War Course. His key staff and diplomatic appointments include Directing Staff at National Defence College and Directing Staff at PAF Air War College. He has also served in Abu Dhabi Air Force on deputation. He is recipient of Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Sitara-e-Basalat.