Occupation Trainer, entrepreneur Name Roomi Hayat | Residence Pakistan | |
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Education Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Science | ||
Roomi Saeed Hayat is a social entrepreneur and chief executive officer of the Institute of Rural Management. Hayat is also the founding chairperson of the Human Resource Development Network. For the last 20 years, he has been associated with the field of capacity development on institutional and rural development, and employable skills for youth.
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Biography
Hayat was born to a Pathan family in Kohat, Pakistan. He attended St Mary's High School and then Pakistan Air Force Degree College, Peshawar. He completed his Bachelors in Engineering at Peshawar University and then joined the Pakistan Army for three years. Hayat later studied for a Master's Degree in robotics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Career
After leaving the army, Hayat became joint director of training and research of the Small Industries Development Board of the Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He joined the National Rural Support Programme in 1992.
Institute of Rural Management
He set up a one-room human resource development organisation, which later became the Institute of Rural Management (IRM), and initiated vocational and technical training. In 2010, IRM was registered as a separate legal entity and underwent several strategic transformations. Hayat was appointed the first chief executive officer of the IRM. Under his leadership, IRM evolved into a substantial training institute, having trained more than 1 million people with an annual turnout of over 50,000 trainees.
As of 2014, IRM has 15 offices across Pakistan, including six vocational and technical education centers in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Human Resource Development Network
In 1997, Hayat along with other like minded professionals co-founded the Human Resource Development Network. The network was intended to bridge the gap between development professionals and organisations. Hayat serves as the chairperson of the HRDN.