Qasim Ali Shah

Qasim Ali Shah

Mr. Qasim Ali Shah, currently serving as the Deputy Executive Director (Ops) at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), is a seasoned development practitioner with extensive experience in resource mobilization, program design and implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and quality assurance of research outputs. At SDPI, he oversees these areas while supervising core units.

Mr. Shah has held managerial positions with the United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Development Programme, and ActionAid International. He has also served the federal government, heading the Poverty Reduction Monitoring Cell in the Planning & Development Department of Punjab province.

His research interests include agriculture, climate change, food security, livelihoods, social protection, the humanitarian-development nexus, and the analysis of local governance and policies.