Pakistan
Muhammad Imran Khan, Deputy Director (Finance) National Electric Power Regulatory Authority, Pakistan
Muhammad.Imran.Khan@wbaforum.org
I am an Internationally recognized researcher, analyst, and finance professional with more than 15 years of experience
The Year 2020 Highlights
I am very pleased to share with you that recently I have been made a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA) and joined a distinguished group of professionals and industry leaders worldwide. FINSIA is the professional body in Australia and New Zealand for the financial services industry. The Fellowship is the highest honor and is restricted to senior executives who have made a significant contribution to the industry over their careers and are now looking to shape the future of the industry.
Due to coronavirus pandemic, businesses around the world are facing a tough time. In these testing times, I have tried to help and contribute at various levels.
It was a great honor for me that I was selected as a Mentor and Jury Member by the European Commission at the EUvsVirus Hackathon held from 24-26 April 2020. It was one of the biggest Hackathon in the world.
UNESCO, IBM & SAP organized CodetheCurve Hackathon on 24-26 April 2020 and I was selected as a Mentor in the event.
It was also a great honor for me to serve as a Mentor (Economic Impact) at The VersusVirus Hackathon held from 3-5 April in Switzerland. 4500 participants, 500 Mentors, 190 companies, 25 Members of Parliament joined together to find solutions to fight against Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.
I am very humbled and grateful.
In these difficult times, I am trying to use my knowledge, wisdom, and experience for the greater good. If someone needs my help, I would be glad to contribute.
Honors / Publications
Ambassador: Appointed as "COS Ambassador by the Center for Open Science (COS) in August, 2019. The Center for Open Science is a non-profit technology organization based in Charlottesville, Virginia with a mission to "increase the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of scientific research".
Academics from World's top Universities like Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Yale Universities are Ambassadors of COS and it is a matter of great honor for me to join them.
Invitation by the University of Hawaii conferences at International Conference at Hawaii, USA in January, 2019.
Acknowledgment and Appreciation by National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on my research and International recognition in November, 2018.
Keynote Speaker: Delivered a Keynote Speech on "Corporate Financial Management issues in Global Business Context" at International Conference on Interdisciplinary in Business, Economy, Management, and Social Studies (IBEMS) held in Seoul, South Korea in May 2018.
Associate Fellow: The World Business Institute (WBI), Australia awarded me Associate Fellowship in April, 2018.
Global Goodwill Ambassador: LinkedIn Global Goodwill Ambassadors (GGA) selected me as a Global Goodwill Ambassador - Pakistan in March, 2018.
Ambassador to South Asia: The Institute for Education, Research, and Scholarships (IFERS), an award-winning California, United States based organization selected me as its Ambassador to South Asia in January, 2018.
Selected as Member of Academic Research and Solutions Sociedad Limitada, Spain.
Certificate by University of Muhammadiyah yogyakarta: Selected as Presenter by the University of Muhammadiyah yogyakarta in the 3rd International conference on Management Sciences (ICOMS-2017) held on 22 March, 2017 at the University of Muhammadiyah yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Selected as an International Advisory Board Member by The International Society for Engineering Research and Development (ISERD), Malaysia, in February, 2017.
Selected as a Scholar Member of Akademika Nusa Internasional, Indonesia in November, 2016.
Selected as a Member of International Economics Development and Research Center (IEDRC), Hong Kong in September, 2016.
Acknowledgment and appreciation by the Honorable Minister of Economy and Planning, Saudi Arabia on my suggestions for "Demographic challenges and Public Sector transformation for growth and development of Saudi Arabia" in August, 2016.
"Employee of the Year 2015" nominated from Finance Division, NEPRA in April, 2016.
Certificate of Appreciation by University of Indonesia: Selected as Presenter by the University of Indonesia to present my Research Paper on "Indonesian Economic Transformation through Special Economic Zones" at the 1st Asian Researcher Symposium held on 25-27th April, 2016 at the University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia. I was the only non-academic researcher out of 177 researchers selected from various Asian countries for this symposium.
Certificate of Appreciation by University of Indonesia: I was honored to Chair the 2nd session of the 1st International Conference on Business Administration and Policy on 6th October, 2015 at Depok, Indonesia.
Certificate of Appreciation by University of Indonesia: Presentation of my Research Paper in the 1st International Conference on Business Administration and Policy on 7th October, 2015 at Depok, Indonesia.
Letter of Appreciation: Awarded by the PRIME MINISTER’S INSPECTION COMMISSION (PMIC), which works directly under the Prime Minister of Pakistan on my research and analytical work on the topic of "Energy Generation & Distribution Issues in Pakistan" in June, 2012.
IMPACT AND ACCURACY OF MY RESEARCH / ANALYSIS ON THE WORLD STAGE
In June, 2014, my Article "How will the shale boom affect the UAE?" was published in Arabian Oil and Gas magazine, UAE, by ITP publishing group, the largest Energy portal in Middle East, publishes over 60 magazines in both Arabic and English.
My Article was published when global oil prices were over US $100 per barrel, I pointed out about the possibility of downfall in Oil Prices, geopolitical impact and how to mitigate those risks of Shale revolution on UAE and region at that time.
In mid October, 2014 International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded World Economic growth and warned of recession in Euro zone. The news was taken very badly and around the world markets lost billions in just few days, including in the UAE.
In wake of IMF's warning on Global Economic situation, in October, 2014, I wrote an Article on "UAE and world Economy, is there any need for Panic in UAE?".I predicated in my Article that UAE economy was doing well and there was no need for any panic.
IMF released a statement in November 2014 about UAE economy and concluded that UAE was doing well.
In May, 2015, my Article "Thinking beyond Yemen" on Military cooperation between Pakistan and GCC countries was published by Arabian Gazette. In my article I tried to showcase the importance of close military partnership to fight against terrorism and its advantages for the region.
Creation of Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT) was announced in December, 2015. The coalition was announced of 34 member countries; by March 2016 this had risen to 39.
In March 2016, my Article "GCC must join hands for economic diversification" was published by the Khaleej Times, one of the leading English newspaper in the UAE. In my Article to find a common strategy for economic diversification in the region, GCC countries may establish a ''GCC Economic Diversification Organization''.
In May 2016, The GCC has announced the formation of a high level "The Economic and Development Affairs Authority" to enhance connection, integration and coordination among the GCC states in all economic and development fields.
In June, 2012, my Research Paper "Energy Generation & Distribution Issues in Pakistan" for Prime Minister's Inspection Commission, Pakistan, it was suggested that one cohesive Ministry of Energy be made responsible for all energy matters in Pakistan.
In August 2017, Government of Pakistan announced the creation of the Ministry of Energy after merging of the petroleum and power divisions from Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources and Ministry of Water and Power to improve coordination in power production and installation of new power projects in the country.
My articles on various world issues have been published at :-
EU Observer, Belgium,
World Security Network, Germany,
Yemen Times newspaper, Yemen's leading English Newspaper,
Morocco Times Newspaper, Morocco,
The Brunei Times, Brunei Darussalam leading Newspaper,
Arab News, one of the leading English newspaper of Middle East, Saudi Arabia,
The Journal of Turkish Weekly, published by Internationally recognized think tank International Strategic Research Organization (ISRO), Turkey,
Turkish Daily News, Turkey,
Todays Zaman, Turkey,
American Chronicle, United States of America,
Global Politician, United States of America,
Oil and Gas magazine, United Arab Emirates.
Arabian Gazette, United Arab Emirates.
Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates.
Business Recorder, Pakistan.
Personal story:-
I have overcome many obstacles in my life. I was born with polio disease in Dera Ismail Khan, a remote little city situated near militancy hit Tribal Areas of Pakistan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It's an extremely poor and backward area. From the difficulty of walking up to 5 KM running every day to the 5000-Foot up hike every week to International recognition, Life has never been easy for me but I never give up.
Kindly note that I am not working in an educational or research oriented organization, my all Research work and international recognition are due to my own efforts.
I always try to learn something new and believe I can make a difference.