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Dr. Munir Ahmad
Key Experiences/Strengths:
Possess an extensive experience of research, teaching and administrative jobs at
the national and international levels. Have a very sound record of successful
planning and implementing a number of multidisciplinary research projects
during professional career.
Presently, hold the position of Joint Director (BPS-21) at the Pakistan
Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad—a premier
research and teaching public sector organization.
Had served PIDE for three years as Dean, Faculty of Development Studies.
Served Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) for three years as
Member/Head, Social Sciences—PARC is an apex body for agricultural
research in Pakistan. As a member of Executive Committee, the principal
administrative body of the Council, performed statutory functions of a
whole time Member/leader of Social Sciences Division and also lead
multidisciplinary research teams in planning and implementation in the
priority areas.
Had also managed general administrative affairs of the PARC system as an
additional responsibility while exercising full powers of Member
Administration for about one and half years.
About 30 years of experience in teaching, research and management positions
have enabled me to develop a high level of skills in the following areas that are
the most relevant to the position of a Vice Chancellor of a university:
Have diverse background of teaching, research, management and leading
multi-disciplinary teams in the area of priority setting and strategic
planning;
Have extensive experience in project budgeting, financial monitoring, and
in generating research funds;
Have visualized new and innovative research projects/programs/courses,
extending from inception of an idea through preparing, presenting and
Dr. Munir Ahmad
Oct. 2009-Oct.2012: Chief of Research/Professor, and Dean (Acting), Development Studies, PIDE
(from 2010 to 2013)
(BPS-20)
Responsibilities:
Teaching—Agricultural Policy, Agricultural Development, Agriculture &
Environment;
Dr. Munir Ahmad
Oct. 2006–Oct. 2009: Member, Social Sciences (SS), Pakistan Agricultural Research Council
(BPS-21) (PARC), Islamabad; held the portfolio of General Administration of the
PARC system for about one and half year.
Responsibilities:
Lead multidisciplinary research planning/implementation in priority areas;
Performed statuary functions as Member SSD while representing in Executive
Committee and BoG of PARC.
Managed General Administration Affairs of PARC as additional responsibility
while exercising full powers of Member Administration.
Deliberated on research prioritization and policy options for developing
consensus and communicating to agriculture and other relevant ministries.
Reoriented institutional structure of SSD while developing capacities of social
scientists in the fields of production economics, international trade,
econometrics etc.
Answered questions raised at Senate and National Assembly forums on
burning issues relevant to food production and performance evaluation of
research system outcomes.
Contributed in strengthening international linkages by providing feedback on
new projects and developing bilateral MOUs considering national issues and
priorities.
Steered research planning and implementation of six satellite institutes
working under the SSD in all provinces including AJK.
Handled timely disbursement and judicious use of budgetary resources
allocated from donors and PSDP funded projects, competitive grants and
routine non-development operational resources. Contributed in planning and
implementation of PARC mega research for development projects of worth 4
billion rupees.
Developed food security programs for SAARC and worked as member of the
National Task Force on Food Security that worked under the leadership of
Mr. Sartaj Aziz. Forwarded policy briefs on various issues including food
security, food inflation, droughts effects, production projections, markets
malfunctioning, corporate culture etc.
Dr. Munir Ahmad
(BPS-19) As head of Agriculture and Rural Development Division and Section on Rural
Finance & Development, worked on various issues relating to agriculture.
Besides intensively involved in research, various trainings arranged including:
- Pakistan Economy for the officers of the State Bank of Pakistan;
- Introduction to Econometrics for SBP
- Introduction to Econometrics for FBS-KPK
Written a book entitled “Agricultural Finance” for the Institute of Bankers
Karachi, 2002.
Joint Secretary Pakistan Society of Development Economists;
Following projects won and implemented:
- Agricultural Production and Rural Poverty in Pakistan. Sponsored by SENEI-
US$30,000.
- Agricultural Product Markets in Pakistan. Sponsored by the World Bank-
US$5000.
Feb 1994 - 1999 Assistant Professor, Agr. Economics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad
(BPS-18) Elected member of university Senate during 1998-99.
Served as member of departmental and faculty study boards and extensively
revised curricula for the department of agricultural economics.
Developed 4 years BS programme in Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Taught Econometrics, Production Economics, Microeconomics, Economics of
Livestock.
Conducted various farm management surveys, and worked on Cotton Leaf Curl
Virus.
Supervised 5 MSc (Hons) students.
April 1985 – Dec. 1994 Lecturer, Agri. Economics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Taught courses on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Production
(BPS-17)
Economics, Livestock Economics, Economics for Engineers, and Statistics.
Co-authored a book on livestock economics, still being used as textbook in DVM
and Animal Husbandry programmes.
9. Munir Ahmd, Umar Farooq and M. Atiq (nd) Agriculture and Rural Development in
Islamic World. Chapter-14 in (Ed) Islamic Encyclopedia, Volume IV (Organisation,
Structure and Policy Framework) published by Maghreb Centre for Islamic Studies
(London) and the Islamic Foundation (Markfield, Leicester), Chief Editors: Prof.
Abdelhamid Brahimi and Prof. Khurshid Ahmad (under process)
National Journals
10. Munir Ahmad and Boris E. Bravo-Ureta (1995) Time Varying Technical Efficiency
Measures of US Dairy Farms. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences Vol. 32, 1995:
116-120.
11. M. A. Hanjra, Munir Ahmad, Mansoor-u-Hasan and Jawahar Ali (1995) Sericulture as
Cottage Industry: A Socio-Economic Evaluation. Pakistan Entomologist 17(1995).
12. Munir Ahmad, B. Ahmad, Mansoor-u-Hasan and M. Iqbal (1996) Economics of Plant
Protection: The Case of Cotton. Pakistan Entomologist, Vol.18 1996: 98-101.
Dr. Munir Ahmad
13. B. Ahmad and Munir Ahmad (1996) Farmers’ Perceptions of Using RRA Methodology.
Journal of Rural Development and Administration, Vol 28, 1996: 145-152.
14. Munir Ahmad and G. Battese (1997) A Probit Analysis of the Incidence of the Cotton
Leaf Curl Virus in Punjab, Pakistan”. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2
1997:155-165.
15. Munir Ahmad and A. Ahmad (1998) An Analysis of the Sources of Wheat Output 9
Growth in the Barani Area of the Punjab. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 37, No.
3, 1998: 231-249.
16. B. Ahmad, Munir Ahmad and Z. A. Gill (1998) Restoration of Soil Health for Achieving
Sustainable Growth in Agriculture. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 37, No. 4, 7
1998: 997-1015.
17. Munir Ahmad and S. K. Qureshi (1998) Recent Evidence on Farm Size and Productivity 22
Relationship: Implications for Public Policy. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 38,
No. 4, 1999.
18. M. Iqbal and Munir Ahmad (1998) An Assessment of Livestock Production Potential in
Pakistan: Implications for Livestock Sector Policy. The Pakistan Development Review, 12
Vol. 38, No. 4, 1999.
19. M. G. Chaudhry, Munir Ahmad and G.M. Chaudhry (1999) Growth of Livestock
Production in Pakistan: An Analysis. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 38, No. 4, 2
1999.
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20. B. Ahmad, Munir Ahmad, and M. Aslam Chaudhry (2001) An Analysis of Cotton Leaf
Curl Virus Disease in Pakistan’s Punjab”. Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Vol. 4, No. 2, 2001: 1-16
21. M. Iqbal, M. A. Khan and Munir Ahmad (2001) Determinants of Higher Wheat 10
Productivity in Irrigated Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 40, No. 4,
2001:755-766.
22. Munir Ahmad, M. G. Chaudhry, and G. M. Chaudhry (2000) Some Non-Price
Explanatory Variables in Fertilizer Demand: The Case of Irrigated Pakistan. The Pakistan 3
Development Review, Vol. 39, No. 4, 2000: 477-486.
23. Munir Ahmad (2001) Agricultural Productivity Growth Differentials in Punjab, Pakistan:
A District Level Analysis. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 40 No 1, 2001. 1:1- 10
25.
24. M. Iqbal, M. A. Khan and Munir Ahmad (2002) Adoption of Recommended Varieties: A
Farm Level Analysis of Wheat Growers in Irrigated Punjab. The Pakistan Development 10
Review. Vol. 41, No1, 2002: 29-48
25. Munir Ahmad (2003) Agricultural Productivity and Rural Poverty in Irrigated Pakistan:
A Stochastic Production Frontier Analysis. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 42, 7
No. 3, 2003.
26. Munir Ahmad, G.M. Chaudhry and M. Iqbal, (2002) Wheat Productivity, Efficiency and
Sustainability: A Stochastic Production Frontier Analysis. The Pakistan Development 30
Review. Vol. 41, No 4, 2002.
27. M. Iqbal, Munir Ahmad and K. Abbas (2003) Impact of Institutional Credit on
Agricultural Production in Pakistan. The Pakistan Development Review. Vol. 42, No 4, 45
2003.
Dr. Munir Ahmad
28. U. Farooq, Munir Ahmad and A. W. Jasra (2007) Natural Resource Conservation,
Poverty Alleviation, and Farmer Partnership. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 46, 10
No. 4, 2007.
29. U. Farooq, Munir Ahmad and I. Saeed (2009) Enhancing Livestock Productivity in the
Desert Ecologies of Pakistan: Setting the Development Priorities. The Pakistan 2
Development Review, Vol. 48, No. 4, 2009.
30. U. Farooq and Munir Ahmad (2008) Feeding Growing Population: Prospects and
Challenges for Pakistan Agriculture. In "Population Dynamics and Security: Public Policy
Challenges", 2008.
31. Munir Ahmad and U. Farooq (2010) The State of Food Security in Pakistan: Future
Challenges and Coping Strategies. The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 49, No. 4, 7
2010.
32. Lubna Naz and Munir Ahmad (2013) What Inspires Energy Crises at the Micro Level:
Empirical Evidence from Energy Consumption Pattern of Urban Households from Sindh.
(In press) The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 51, No. 4, 2013.
b) Chapters
36. Kemal, A.R., Munir Ahmad and E. Ghani (2002) Contributed a Chapter on “Agricultural
Marketing and International Trade”. In Human Development in South Asia 2002:
Agriculture and Rural Development. Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre,
Islamabad
37. M. Iqbal and Munir Ahmad (2004) Technology-Based Industrial Vision and Strategy for
Pakistan’s Socio-economic Development. Chapter 5 on Agriculture in the joint report of 8
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics and the Higher Education Commission,
2004.
38. Umar Farooq, Munir Ahmad and A. Hayee (2008) Food Safety Standards for Better
Export of Fruits and Vegetables Production: A Synthesis”, in (Eds.), “Food Safety
Standards for Better Export of Fruits and Vegetables Production”, Chronicle of the
International Workshop, 2008.
40. Bashir Ahmd and Munir Ahmad (1995) Rural Appraisal of Pilot Area Real Life (PARL)
Project. A Manuscript, Department of Farm Management, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad.
41. B. Ahmad, M. Aslam and Munir Ahmad (1996) Farm Management Analysis of Rice
Production in the Rice Based Farming System of Punjab. A Manuscript, Agricultural
Social Science Research Centre and Department of Farm Management, University of
Agriculture, Faisalabad, 1996.
42. B. Ahmad, M. Aslam and Munir Ahmad (1996) Factors Contributing Towards Aversion
of Virus Attack on Cotton Crop in the Punjab. A Manuscript, Agricultural. Social Science
Research Centre, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 1996.
43. Munir Ahmad and G. Battese (1996) A Probit Analysis of the Incidence of Cotton Leaf
Curl Virus in Punjab, Pakistan. A Working Paper in Econometrics and Applied Statistics,
Department of Econometrics, University of New England, Armidale, Australia, 1996.
44. Cost and Impact Analysis of Water and Environmental Sanitation in Pakistan. PIDE and
UNICEF (2002). Contributors included Naushi M., Munir Ahmad and M. Ali
45. Munir Ahmad (2003) Agricultural Product Markets in Pakistan. A Background Paper
Prepared for ‘Rural Factor Markets’ Project of the World Bank, 2003 5
46. Munir Ahmad (2004) Agricultural Production and Rural Poverty in Pakistan: A
Quantitative Analysis. Paper Presented at the 6th Annual Conference of SANEI on 26-27th 4
of August 2004, New Delhi.
47. Munir Ahmad, C. Ceasar, A. Qayyum, M. Iqbal and P. Dorosh (2010)Impact of
Domestic Policies towards Agricultural Trade Liberalization and Market Reform on Food
Security in Pakistan. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington D.C.,
USA. (Processed-2005).
48. M. Iqbal and Munir Ahmad (nd) Science & Technology Based Agriculture Vision of
Pakistan and Prospects of Growth. Available at http://www.pide.org.pk/ 4
pdf/psde20AGM/SCIENCE%20%20 TECHNOLOGY BASED AGRICULTURE
VISION OF PAKISTAN AND PROSPECTS OF GROWTH.pdf
49. Munir Ahmad and M. Iqbal (2006) Impact Evaluation of Special Programme for Food
Security in Pakistan. Draft Report Submitted to FAO (2006).
50. A. Qayyum and Munir Ahmad. Efficiency and Sustainability of Microfinance
Institutions in South Asian Countries. Working Paper, Munich Personal RePEc Archive 30
51. M. A. Khan, Munir Ahmad, Q. Hanif and S.A. Khan (2008) Country Position Paper for
SAARC Regional Program and Strategy on Food Security. Support for the Preparation of
Regional Programme on Food Security (SPFP/RAS/6702), February 2008.
52. U. Farooq, Munir Ahmad, and Z. Altaf (2009) Agflation and Food Security: Stimuli,
Causes, Linkages and Implications for Pakistan”. Working Paper, Social Sciences, PARC.
53. Munir Ahmad, M.Iqbal and M. A. Khan (2013) Climate Change Brief: Farmers’
Perceptions and Adaptations. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, October.
Dr. Munir Ahmad