Dr. Zahid Completed his PhD at the Development Planning and Project Management Institute, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany, in 2009. He has expertise in project evaluation and has vast experience working with international organisations, including World Bank, Asian Development Bank and Japan Bank for International Co-operation. Dr. Zahid is working on various funded projects as principal and co-principal investigator. He has authored two books and supervised several national and international master's and PhD students. He is a pioneer member of the "Isaar foundation" working in Health and Education for the welfare of migrants, predominantly Asian and Pakistani Communities in Berlin, Germany. Furthermore, he also serves as a member of the board of directors of the Islamic Micro-finance Network (IMFN) and Incharge Centre of Excellence for Research in Management Sciences (CERM) at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Pakistan.