Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence of Malaysia
Who We Are

International Advisory Board

Tan Sri Dr. Syed Hamid Albar

Sir Stephen O’Brien
Former Chairman of Barts Health NHS Trust

Dr. Katherine A. Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer of Global Ties U.S.

Ismat Jahan
Former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations

Maha Akeel
Former Director of Communications at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)

Hussein Kalout
Former Special Secretary for Strategic Affairs of Brazil

Arif Hyder Ali
Co-Chair of Dechert LLP’s International Arbitration and Public International Law Group

Senior Management Team

Muddassar Ahmed
Founding Managing Partner

Shiraz Ahmad
Founding Partner

Dr. Hassan Abedin
Director of Strategy

Nafeez Ahmed MA DPhil FRSA FSI
Director of the Futures Lab and Head of Media

Youssef Kobo
EU Director

Sancha Worthington
Chief of Staff
Team

Andrew Latta
Global Event Manager

Daanish Masood Alavi
Consultant

Holly Cave
Senior Media and Communications Officer

Meriame Yassi
Consultant

Shayna Wilson
Media and Communications Manager

Sara Yassi
Strategic Engagement Consultant

Rutaba Tariq
Senior Account Manager

Ibrahim Khalil
Stakeholder Manager

Farwah Khataw
Senior Account Manager

Mashal Imran
Head of Research and Policy

Ghada Qureshi
Senior Policy Report Writer

Mya Jackman-Williams
Team Assistant and Event Coordinator

Muhammad Naushad
Senior Graphic Designer

Heather Dinwoodie
Media & Communications Officer

Michał Pawlak
Media & Communications Officer

Maryam Raza
Policy Report Writer

Zainab Naseem
Account Executive

Azam Butt
Research Associate