Shahnaz Wazir Ali
Shahnaz Wazir Ali is a social activist and a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. She is the chairperson of Higher Education Commission (HEC).[1]
Early life
Begum Shahnaz Wazir Ali was born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. She holds a master's degree in Education from the University of Arkansas, United States and a master's degree in Education Administration from Trenton College, New Jersey. She has a Diploma in Principal's Certification from Harvard University, Cambridge, United States. Her bachelor's degree in Mass Communication is from the American University, Washington, D.C. All her basic schooling was in Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Her mother
Her mother was a legendary person died in August 2015. She was a woman who was appalled with the educational status in Pakistan decides to take a stand. In 1949, Mrs.Wazir Ali established a nursery class in her living room, part of a small M.E.S bungalow. In about 3 months, the living room and 3 bedrooms were converted to classrooms. She went looking for a place to move the School, and finally her search was completed.
In 1955, she succeeded inrenting half a house situated at the back of Empress Market-it now houses B.M.B. School.
Mrs.Nasra Wazir Ali and her brother Mr.Zafrullah Khan Malik decided to establish a Trust and transfer the School, with all its assets, to the Trust. It was a momentum step that would begin a chain of events that would define quality education.
Nasra School was registered in 1950 and the memorandum was signed. Mrs.Nasra Wazir Ali had yet further plans. She combined the city to find a perfect plot to continue her worthy endeavor as an Educationist. Finally, in 1957, she located a plot with old stone house and transformed it into her own safe haven that would become a location where thousands of unprivileged would receive education.
Career
She was the Executive Director of the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP), in Islamabad, Pakistan before becoming member of national assembly of Pakistan on a reserve seat for women.She is the President of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology.
Nasra School
Nasra School founded by Shahnaz's mother is committed to providing children with high quality, affordable education catering to the middle and low-income families across Karachi. Starting from Early Childhood Education Development, to Higher Secondary, its aim to provide each student the facility to continue a full educational experience to become an asset for the Nation. Nasra School held its first ever Model United Nations among Karachi schools in October 2015.