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1. Zain Rafique
Address Deen House,
Street 1, Ameer Park, D.C. Road
Gujranwala, Pakistan
Telephone +92 333 7748009
E-mail zainrfq@gmail.com
Date of birth October 8, 1987
Nationality Pakistani
Sex Male
Marital status Married
Education/Qualifications
2014-2017 Universiti Sains Malaysia, Ph.D. in Public Policy & Planning
Research Title: Citizen Participation in Local Governance: A Case-study of
health and sanitation sectors in Punjab, Pakistan.
Research Area: Local governance, Participatory governance, Participatory
development
2009-2011 National Defence University, Islamabad, M.Phil. in Government & Public
Policy.
2005-2009 Forman Christian College University (FCCU), Lahore, B.S (Hons) in
Economics & Politics.
Employment to Date/Work Experience
2018-till-date Employment Agency: Department of Governance & Public Policy, National
University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad
Post: Assistant Professor
Responsibilities: teaching MPhil and undergraduate students
2015-2017 Employment Agency: Universiti Sains Malaysia
Post: Research Assistant
Responsibilities: tutoring undergraduate students, research work, arranging
conferences
2013-2014 Employment Agency: Credence Group
Post: Manager, Special Projects & Liaison
Responsibilities: dealt with company’s CSR initiative Roshni Homes Project.
The major job duties were: Preparation of quarterly reports on Projects,
Monitoring and evaluation of project & Staff, Design proposals for grants,
Preparation of data / information for Donor agencies, Board of Governance,
Coordination with Donors, Government Sector and all Affiliated Institutions.
2012-2013 Employment Agency: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Pakistan Secretariat,
Islamabad, Pakistan
Post: Research intern
Responsibilities: Preparation of working paper for review meetings to assess
progress of foreign aid utilization and follow up action to resolve the
bottlenecks in implementation of mega projects. Plan, Organize and conduct
seminars/Workshops at national and International Level. Dealt with Training
matters under PTAP & Colombo Plan. Logistic & travel Arrangements for
course participants of different courses.
2. Publications
2018 Rafique, Z., Nikku, B.R & Habib, Shahid (2018). Civil Society Organizations
(CSOs) and participatory local governance in Pakistan: An exploratory Study,
Asian Social Work and Policy Review, (Publisher: Wiley, In Production)
2018 Nikku, B.R & Rafique, Z. (2018). Empowering People: Role for Political
Social Work in South Asia, International social work, (Publisher: Sage)
2018 Rafique, Z. & Khoo, S.L (2018). Role of Community-Based Organizations
(CBOs) in Promoting Citizen Participation – A Survey Study of Local
Government Institutions of Punjab, Pakistan, International Journal of
Sociology and Social Policy,30 (3/4) (Publisher: Emerald)
2016 Rafique, Z., Khoo, S.L & Mughal, W. (2016). Civic Engagement Among The
Youth: Empirical Evidence From Kashmir, Pakistan", Humanomics, 32(3),
112. (Publisher: Emerald)
2016 Mahmood, A., Arshad, M. A., Ahmed, A., Akhtar, S., & Rafique, Z. (2015).
Establishing Linkages between Intelligence, Emotional and Spiritual Quotient
on Employees Performance in Government Sector of Pakistan.
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 6(6 S2), 553.
2014 Rafique, Z., & Anwar, M. A. (2014). Insurgency in Afghanistan: implications
for Pakistan's internal and external security. Defense & Security
Analysis, 30(3), 266-282. (Publisher: Taylor & Francis)
2012 Rafique, Zain., & Anwar, Muhammad Azfar. (2012). Defence Spending and
National Security of Pakistan: A policy Perspective, Journal of Democracy
and Security, 8(4),374-399 (Publisher: Taylor & Francis)
2012 Anwar, M. A., Rafique, Z., & Joiya, S. A. (2012). Defense spending-
economic growth nexus: A case study of Pakistan. Pakistan Economic and
Social Review, 50(2), 163-182. (Publisher: University of Punjab)
2014 Hassan, M., Rafique, Z., & Anwar, M. A. (2014). The Impact of
Organizational Structure on Employees’ Creativity: A Sector Based Study.
In Information and Knowledge Management, 4(8), 109-126.
2012 Rafique, Zain., & Babar, Sumbal.(2012). VAT in Pakistan, Impact on
Inflation. Germany, Lambert publishers , AV Akademikerverlag GmbH &
Co. KG
Conferences
Attended conferences in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia
Awards
2014-2017 HEC Overseas Scholarship under HRDI faculty development of
UESTPs/UETs for the year 2014-2017
2005-2009 F.C. College full fee-waive scholarship
Languages Punjabi: native speaker; Urdu; English: good; Malay: basic.
Other Skills Computer literate: Nvivo, PLS 3.0
Clean Driving Licence.
Interests Travelling, International Affairs, Current Affairs, Meeting Friends.
References Dr. Khoo Suet Leng, Department of Development, Planning and
Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Dr. Bala Raju Nikku, Department of Social Work, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
3. Dr. Sarfraz Hussain Ansari, Faulty of Contemporary Studies, National
Defence University, Islamabad, Pakistan