Rector

Dr Muhammad Zahid Latif is a unique blend of an academician and a practitioner. His educational credentials include four Master’s degrees, an MPhil with the Chancellor’s Gold Medal, and a Doctorate from Peking University, Beijing, China. He is also a retired three-star general and former Federal Secretary (Defence Production) with hands-on experience in cutting-edge technologies and domestic as well as international defence industries. Dr Zahid has taught postgraduate and doctoral courses in Pakistani universities and China. He also holds the honour of delivering lectures at the universities and think tanks across USA, UK, and China. He is also a former Senior Research Fellow of Beijing Foreign Studies University, China, and is currently a Senior Fellow with the prestigious Chinese think-tank Taihe Institute. His writings have appeared in various research journals and his lifelong passion revolves around education.