Lahore School of Economics: Professor Viqar Ahmad

Professor Viqar Ahmad
October 12, 2004

Professor Viqar Ahmad, the Registrar, Lahore School of Economics obtained degree of masters in economics from the University of the Punjab. He has been teaching economics in various institutions from 1955 to 73 and was visiting Research Fellow Oxford University from 1976 to 1977. Professor Viqar has also held various academic, editorial and administrative assignments during his long career in the field of education.

Writer of three books -- The Management of Pakistan Economy, Resource Mobilization in Pakistan and Project Monitoring and Evaluation in South Asia – Professor Viqar has been consultant to international agencies and organization like ILO Asian Regional Team for Employment Promotion, Ford Foundation, United Nations Development Program (Sri Lanka) and more.

Professor Viqar Ahmad has traveled around half of the world, attending high profile conferences and seminars and also contributing in different institutions -- China’s National Training Institute for Senior Civil Servants, Indian Administrative Staff College, Sri Lankan Training Institute for District Development Officers and in the Ministry of Finance, Maldives -- in the form of lectures on various subjects relating to economics.

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