
Muhammad Ali Shaikh
Dr. Muhammad Ali Shaikh is a development consultant and former Vice Chancellor of Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi (2012–2020). He currently serves as the President of the Citizens’ Education and Empowerment Society (CEES) and CEO of both Communication and Social Development Consultants (Pvt) Ltd. and RTI Consultancy and Capacity Building (Pvt) Ltd.
With a distinguished career in academia and public service, Dr. Shaikh has previously held key positions, including Principal of Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, Karachi; Chairman of the Sindh Textbook Board, Jamshoro; and Director-General of College Education in the Government of Sindh. He was also a Faculty Fellow and Fulbright Scholar at American University, Washington, DC.
An accomplished author, Dr. Shaikh has written several books and is a regular freelance contributor to Dawn.