Farid Panjwani

Dean, Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan Dr Farid Panjwani has a DPhil in philosophy of education from the University of Oxford. He also holds an MA in Education and International Development from the Institute of Education, University College London (UCL) and an MBA and a BBA from the Institute of Business Administration, University of Karachi. Dr Panjwani served as the Founding Director of the Centre for the Study of Education in Muslim Contexts (CEMC). He was an Assistant Professor at Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC) in London where he was involved, among other projects, in the conception and initiation of the master’s degree programme. In 2016, Dr Panjwani was appointed on the Commission on Religious Education, UK which was tasked to come up with policy recommendations for the future of religious education in the country.