Nominee Biosketch

 Ghulam M ARIF

Given name:                         Ghulam Muhammad
Surname:                              ARIF

Country of nationality:         Pakistan
Country of residence:           Pakistan

Mailing address:                    House No. 895, Street 8,
                                               G – 14/4, Islamabad, Pakistan
Email address:                       This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Telephone (Home):               92-51-2305906
Telephone (Office):               92-51-9248064

Highest degree:                PhD
Year:                                 1995
Institution:                        Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Discipline:                         Demography

Current employment/position: Joint Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad

Previous employment:
1. Poverty Reduction Specialist, Asian Development Bank, Resident Mission, Islamabad
2. Dean of Research/Chief of Research, PIDE, Islamabad
3. Senior Research Demographer, PIDE, Islamabad

Other honorary or professional positions:
1. Vice President Population Association of Pakistan, 2011-2013
2. Secretary, Pakistan Society of Development Economists, 2008-10
3. Member Board of Studies, International Institute for Islamic Economics, International Islamic University, Islamabad

 Publication:
1. G.M. Arif, Saman Nazir, Mariam Satti (2014); Poverty and Child Malnutrition: the Case of Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, Special Issue.

2. G.M. Arif (2013); Population and Poverty Dynamics in Rural Pakistan: Evidence from Longitudinal Survey in Capturing the Demographic Dividend in Pakistan, (eds.) Zeba A. Sathar, Rabbi Royan and John Bongaarts, Population Council/UNFPA, New York/Islamabad.

3. G.M. Arif and Shahnaz Hamid (2009); Urbanization, City Growth and Quality of Life, European Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 10 Issue 2.

4. G.M. Arif (2008); Demographic Transition and Youth Employment in Pakistan, the Pakistan Development Review, 47(1): 27-70.

5. G.M. Arif (2004); Child Health and Poverty in Pakistan, Pakistan Development Review, 43 (3): 211-238, 2004.

6. G.M. Arif (1998); 'Diarrhoea Morbidity Differentials among Children in Pakistan', the Pakistan Development Review, 37 (3):205-230, 1998.

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