The Team
Shaikh Mahmud bin Ilyas
Founder/Chairman, Global Peace Summit.
Justice, Harvard University.
Diploma in International Environmental Law and Governance, United Nations.
Managing Conflicts, Università di Bologna. Risk-informed Governance for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, UN.
Lailla Bal’Mahdi
Academic Writer and Researcher. Human Rights Activist.
Graduate; University of Westminster and University of Brighton.
Member of The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Independent Employment Law Consultant.
Shozab Majeed
Co-founder, Global Peace Summit.
Former Head of International Law & Arbitration Directorate, Pakistan Army.
LLM, University of Law, United Kingdom. MBA Defence System Management, Naval Postgraduate School, USA.
Master of War and Strategic Studies, Command & Staff College, Quetta.
Syed M. Shah
Co-founder, Global Peace Summit.
LLB, University of London. Legal Counsel, Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development.
Executive Director, Center for Islamic Law and Human Rights.
ADR Expert in Mediation & Arbitration.
Robert Fantina
PhD in Sociology, University of Waterloo.
Author, Propaganda, Lies and False Flags: How the U.S. Justifies its Wars.
Author, Occupied Palestine: Israel, the U.S., and International Law.
Board Member, Canadians for Peace and Justice in Kashmir (CPJK). Board Member, World Beyond War.
M. Aslam Khan
President, Rural Development Foundation.
Chairman, Pakistan Economy Watch.
Former Project Director, UNDP in Baluchistan.
Former Security Advisor, CDM Smith/CIDA.
Former Director, National Commission for Human Development (NCHD).
BS Psychology, Carleton University.
Human Rights Defenders, Amnesty International.
Humanitarian Aid Worker,Human Relief Foundation.
Global Senior CRM Executive, Travelex.
Former Marketing Executive, International SOS.
Shahabuddin Soharwardi
LL.B., LL.M, MSc.
Advocate, High Court of Pakistan.
Former Manager, Lawyers for Human Rights and Legal Aid.
Member Karachi Bar Association and Sindh Bar Association.
Pro Bono Cases Lawyer, Iqbal Jinnah Law Firm.
Masters in IR, Middlesex University.
Hon Diplomat to the United Nations.
Director External Affairs, Center for SDG Global Education USA.
Strategic, Planning and Training Manager, HCOS Services Pvt. Ltd.
Director Conferences and Envoy to the UN for Youth, World Youth Summit.
Sabtain A. Dar
Researcher & Political Scientist.
Ph.D. candidate in International Relations.
Specialist in Geopolitics of Central Asia and Middle East.
Former Lecturer at University of the Punjab.
Researcher & Political Scientist.
Contributor to Jerusalem Post, Geopolitica, Ru, Open Diplomacy, 4PT, Russian Times and others.
CEO & Founder of the Eurasian Post.
Graduate from the University of Tartu with specialization EU-Russian affairs.