Simi Kamal

Chair, Board of Governors

Simi Kamal (Pakistan) is the Chairperson of Hisaar Foundation.

She joined the Board in February 2018.

Educated at the University of Cambridge, Kamal has 37 years of experience in the water sectors, environment, climate change, food security, women’s empowerment, gender equality, inclusive development and poverty alleviation.

Starting her career in England, Kamal has traveled to over 50 countries on assignments, to conferences and serving on boards, committees and networks. Her professional experience includes South Asia, the Asia Pacific region, the Middle East, Europe and Africa, and across Pakistan. Kamal’s range of experience is from grassroots institutions and projects, to major national and international programs and multi-million dollar grant funds. She is the founder of several private and non-profit organizations as well as international and national networks, programs and initiatives.

Kamal’s professional interests include research, analysis, policy, strategy, program development, and implementation. She is the author and co-author of over 180 research and evaluation reports, and has headed over 200 assignments and postings as team leader and lead consultant. In the last 10 years she has led multi-sector national programs in Pakistan. She is the author of numerous handbooks and training modules, several book chapters and over 450 articles and papers published and presented nationally and internationally. She is a fund-raiser and campaigner for human rights, women’s rights and for the rational use of water, and is the recipient of several international and national awards.

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