Dr. Samina Zehra

Dr Samina is a public-sector reform and international trade specialist with 23 years’ professional experience across Pakistan’s federal institutions, development programmes and international economic engagement. Her senior appointments include Economic Minister at Pakistan High Commission London,Secretary, Institutional Reform Cell at the Prime Minister’s Office; National Project Manager with UNDP; and Director General of the National Institute of Management. Her UK posting as Economic Minister adds experience in cross-government dialogue, investment promotion, policy engagement and international partnerships. During this tenure, she served as a conduit between the governments of Pakistan and the UK for economic cooperation and market access across both countries. She managed the UNDP-implemented component of the SNG programme. At the National Institute of Management, she led training-policy implementation, organisational capacity building and monitoring systems.