Name Usman Isani | ||
Books Higher Education in Pakistan: A Historical and Futuristic Perspective | ||
Education Lawrence College, Murree | ||
Dr. Usman Ali is a former senior Pakistani bureaucrat, educationist and a philatelist. He was serving as Vice Chancellor for Iqra University.
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Personal
He is brother of Dr. Muzaffar Ali Isani.
Education
Usman received his earlier education from Lawrence College, Murree. He has a master's degree in History from Punjab University and master's degree in Education from University of California, Berkeley.
Career
Isani initially joined the Pakistan Army. Upon leaving, he joined the civilian government and served in various capacities. These included:
- Secretary Education in the Government of Sindh
- Chief Secretary, Planning and Development, Government of N. W. F. P (now Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa)
- Secretary, Food & Agriculture, Government of Pakistan,
- Secretary, Ministry of Health,
- Ministry of Railways
- Secretary General Establishment Division, Government of Pakistan,
- Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Chairman, University Grants Commission
- Vice Chancellor for Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.
- Vice Chancellor for Iqra University, Karachi.
Philatelist
Isani is one of Pakistan's leading philatelist having won medals for both his traditional and literature exhibits at world exhibitions. He is also a former President of the Philatelic Federation of Pakistan as well as the country's representative on the FIP Commission for Philatelic Literature.
Publications
Membership
Isani is an active member of Philatelic Federation of Pakistan.