BRIEF INFORMATION

Email: izharhashmi@akhuwatislamicmicrofinance.org.pk

Dr. Izhar Ul Haq Hashmi graduated from King Edward Medical College and went on to do his post graduation in Oncology from the Postgraduate Medical Institute, Lahore.

He has worked for a high-tech pharma industry with their Marketing and Sales teams and has been working to develop partnerships with several public sector organizations, INGOs, NGOs for the development sector catering to persons with disabilities. He serves as the Director Program and Operation at the Punjab Welfare Trust for the Disabled (PWTD) in which he aims to implement, organize, monitor and evaluate activities for partner organizations. In addition, Dr. Haq has represented PWTD on various different governmental forums while also facilitating PWTD’s for early detection and prevention of disabilities.

Dr. Haq, he has initiated programs to promote the self-employment of PWDs through micro lending with the help of Akhuwat. As one of the founding members of Akhuwat, he was appointed as the project director of Akhuwat Health Services and continues to work tirelessly for the cause.