Adil Najam

Adil Najam
عادل نجم
Born Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Residence Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nationality Pakistani
Fields international relations, conflict resolution, and environment and development policy
Institutions Boston University
Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Tufts University
Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)
Alma mater University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U.S.A
Notable awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz (2009)
Fletcher School Paddock Teaching Award (2004)
MIT's Goodwin Medal for Effective Teaching (1997)
Pakistan Television Outstanding Achievement Medal (1990)

Adil Najam (عادل نجم | ) is a Pakistani academic and intellectual who serves as the dean of the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, and previously served as vice-chancellor of the LUMS.[1]

Born in Rawalpindi, Najam studied civil engineering at UET Lahore and received his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in environmental policy. After graduating from MIT, Najam joined Boston University in 1997 as an assistant professor, and moved to the Fletcher School in 2002 where he worked until 2007 as an associate professor. He re-joined Boston University in 2007 as a tenured professor and taught until 2011.[2]

In 2011, Najam returned to Pakistan to head the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as it's third vice-chancellor while also serving as a senior fellow of the International Institute for Sustainable Development. During his tenure at LUMS, he oversaw the launch a financial aid program and expansion of the university, however faced criticism over controversial termination of Pervez Hoodbhoy.[3] Najam left LUMS in June 2013,[4] and returned to Boston University. A year later he became the inaugural dean of Pardee School and continues till date.[5][6][7][8]

Najam is a prominent member of the Pakistani intelligentsia.[9] He was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2008 by President Zardari, and in February 2009, he was appointed to the Committee for Development Policy by ECOSOC, where he served until 31 December 2009.[10][11] He also seves on the international turstee on the World Wide Fund for Nature and has served as a lead author for assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.[12]

Publications

Najam has published widely in scholarly journals and is author of over 100 scholarly papers and book chapters. His recent books include How Immigrants Impact their Homelands (co-editor, 2013), "The Future of South-South Economic Relations" (co-editor, 2012), "Envisioning a Sustainable Development Agenda for Trade and Environment" (co-editor, 2007), "Portrait of a Giving Community" (2007), "Environment, Development and Human Security" (editor, 2003), "Civic Entrepreneurship" (co-author, 2002), amongst others. He serves on the editorial boards of several scholarly academic journals, including Global Governance, Ecological Economics, and Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. He also writes occasionally in the international press and in 2007 launched his blog "All Things Pakistan (Pakistaniat)."[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile Adil Najam". Boston University site. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dr. Adil Najam appointed as the third VC of LUMS". LUMS Official site. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "The Pervez Hoodbhoy-LUMS dispute - The Express Tribune". 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  4. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2013-05-26). "LUMS VC to step down on June 30". Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  5. ↑ "Adil Najam - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2016-09-28.
  6. ↑ Omar Sacirbey (18 February 2008). "Adil Najam puts things on global perspective". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
  7. ↑ "Faculty Profile for Prof. Adil Najam". The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2008.
  8. ↑ "Adil Najam Named Dean of Pardee School of Global Studies". BUToday site. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  9. ↑ "Adil Najam- Professor of International Relations, and of Earth and Environment" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "ECOSOC appoints Mr. Adil Najam as a new member of the Committee, 10 February 2009" (PDF).
  11. ↑ LEAD-Pakistan (20 January 2012). "Adil Najam Elected Chairman of Board of LEAD Pakistan". Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  12. ↑ WWF (24 January 2012). "Adil Najam joins the WWF International Board of Trustees". World Wide Fund for Nature. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Adil Najam (8 June 2007). "Climate change conversion". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
  14. ↑ Get rid of all nuclear arms Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine. (18 February 2004)

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