Our Team

Senior practitioners. Local depth. Global standards.

Every Praxsys engagement is led by a partner. Our leadership team brings together decades of experience in research and evaluation, market systems, technology for development, and education — with a management team of specialists and a curated pool of associate consultants behind every assignment.

— Leadership & Partners
Noor Alam Khan
Noor Alam Khan
Managing Partner

Noor Alam Khan is the Managing Partner of Praxsys Associates, with over 14 years of experience in agri-food systems, market development, workforce nutrition, and private sector engagement. He has led assignments for GAIN, WFP, FAO, and USAID-funded programmes across Pakistan and internationally.

MS Global Food & Agricultural Business, University of Adelaide · MBA · MS Project Management
Bilal Hassan Khan
Bilal Hassan Khan
Partner & Practice Lead, Impact Evaluation and Survey Research

Bilal Hassan Khan leads Praxsys's impact evaluation practice with 25+ years in research design, mixed-methods evaluation, and policy-oriented research. He has directed large-scale surveys and evaluations for bilateral donors, UN agencies, and international NGOs across South Asia.

MS Sociology / Social Research Methods, University of Oxford · Graduate Quantitative Methods, Harvard University
Engr. Ilyas Hussain
Engr. Ilyas Hussain
Practice Lead, Tech for Development

Ilyas Hussain leads Praxsys's technology for development practice, with 7+ years in the telecom and IT sectors. He specialises in digital tools for programme management, data collection, and capacity building in development contexts.

BS Software Engineering
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Suraya Islam
Partner & Practice Lead, Education and Capacity Building

Suraya Islam leads Praxsys's education and capacity building practice, with extensive experience in education system strengthening, training design, and institutional capacity development for governments and development partners.

— Management Team
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Shahid Nadeem
Head of Monitoring and Evaluation

Shahid Nadeem oversees MEL system design and data quality across Praxsys's project portfolio, bringing deep experience in results frameworks and field-based data collection for donor-funded programmes.

Sohail Aziz
Sohail Aziz
Head of Finance & HR

Sohail Aziz oversees financial management and human resources at Praxsys, with 12+ years in financial management and accounting within the development sector. He ensures compliance, reporting integrity, and operational efficiency across the firm's portfolio.

Chartered Accountant
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Sabat Ul Ain
Admin and Finance Associate

Sabat Ul Ain supports finance and administrative operations at Praxsys, managing day-to-day accounts, procurement coordination, and office administration across the firm's projects.

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Wahid Hussain
Senior Associate, Business Development

Wahid Hussain leads business development at Praxsys, managing donor relationships and supporting bid preparation across the firm's five practice areas.

Ghulam Shafi
Ghulam Shafi
Communications Associate

Ghulam Shafi manages communications and product design at Praxsys, supporting the firm's visual identity, digital presence, and external communications. He brings 5+ years of experience in communications and SME administration.

BBA Finance
Muhammad Ismail
Muhammad Ismail
Practice Lead, Natural Resource Management

Muhammad Ismail leads Praxsys's natural resource management practice with 25+ years in biodiversity conservation, landscape management, and NRM programme design across Asia.

MSc Forestry
Dr. Adeel Sajid
Dr. Adeel Sajid
Livestock Sector Trainer

Dr. Adeel Sajid is a livestock sector specialist with 9+ years in livestock and dairy development, focusing on technology adoption, training design, and capacity building for smallholder farmers and agri-businesses.

DVM · Training of Trainers Certified
Muhammad Nayab Khan
Muhammad Nayab Khan
Enterprise Development Training Specialist

Muhammad Nayab Khan designs and delivers enterprise development training for SMEs and agri-businesses, with 10+ years supporting entrepreneurs to improve business practices, access markets, and grow sustainably.

MBA
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Atta ur Rehman
Practice Lead, SME Development

Atta ur Rehman leads Praxsys's SME development work, with deep experience in enterprise development, value chain facilitation, and private sector engagement for inclusive growth across Pakistan.

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Ali Zia
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

Ali Zia is an M&E specialist at Praxsys, supporting results measurement, data collection, and learning across the firm's project portfolio with a focus on actionable evidence generation.

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Saira Habib
Senior Capacity Building Expert & Coordinator, Balochistan

Saira Habib leads capacity building work in Balochistan, designing and facilitating training programmes that strengthen institutional and individual capacities in one of Pakistan's most challenging development contexts.

— Associate Consultants
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Muhammad Ahmad Hasan
M&E Expert

Muhammad Ahmad Hasan contributes to evaluation design, data quality assurance, and results measurement on project-based assignments across Praxsys's portfolio.

Joh M. Kendulu
Joh M. Kendulu
Associate Economist (Australia)

Joh M. Kendulu is an associate economist based in Australia with 17+ years in economic evaluation and research, contributing to assignments requiring rigorous economic analysis and international benchmarking.

PhD Economics
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Dr. Samina Afridi
Gender and Development Expert

Dr. Samina Afridi brings 20+ years in academic research, action research, and gender policy advocacy, contributing feminist evaluation approaches and gender-responsive programming expertise to Praxsys assignments.

PhD, Gender Studies
Ameera Ahtisham
Ameera Ahtisham
Qualitative Research & Evaluation Expert

Ameera Ahtisham is a qualitative research specialist with 13+ years in qualitative evaluation and applied research. She brings expertise in ethnographic methods, participatory approaches, and synthesis across complex datasets.

MS Anthropology
Zahra Mir
Zahra Mir
Inclusive Market Systems Development Expert

Zahra Mir is a market systems specialist with 12+ years in inclusive market development and women's economic empowerment, contributing gender-responsive value chain and market systems analysis to Praxsys assignments.

Master of Public Policy (Economic Policy)
UK
Umme Kulsoom
Gender Expert

Umme Kulsoom contributes gender analysis, gender-sensitive data collection, and gender mainstreaming support across Praxsys's programme design and evaluation assignments.

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We work with a curated pool of associate consultants on short-term and project-based assignments across all five of our practice areas. We are particularly interested in evaluators, sector specialists, and methodologists with track records in donor-funded development work.

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