Board of Trustees

Director at Jafferjees and former Director, Equity Research at Scotiabank Global Banking & Markets, Turan is an IBA Alumni and ardent supporter of Ahsaas since its inception. For the past 15 years, Turan has been involved with actively raising funds for other non-profits as well. Turan brings with him a compassionate heart with financial acumen, critical to our work at Ahsaas Trust.

A Self Employed businessman, Aquil brings with him more than 20 years of hands-on voluntary work experience with nonprofits in the areas of Disaster Relief, Education, and Local Community Development. Aquil believes in constant innovation and out of the box thinking for making meaningful and lasting changes in the lives of the underprivileged.

Co-founder and CEO at Paysys Labs, a digital payment solution and advisory firm, Karim has been working for vulnerable communities, the refugee population, and other under-served sections of the society in the areas and education and healthcare. He has more than 11 years of voluntary work experience and serves on the boards of other non-profits as well.

Sarwat Ahson, Executive Director at CFA Society Pakistan, brings with her 20 years of blended experience in Corporate Banking, Consulting, Teaching, Training, and Project Management. Ms. Ahson has authored chapters in various books and writes for DAWN and Business Recorder as well. She is an IBA Alumni and has been involved with another education-related non-profit as well. Ms. Ahson is a key advisor on financial matters on the Ahsaas Advisory Board.

Executive Vice President at The Citizens Foundation, Riaz Kamlani has an MBA from IBA and a Masters in Development Management from The Open University, UK. Riaz has been supporting Ahsaas for the past 12 years. Riaz brings 12 years of work experience in the non-profit sector. He is currently on the Advisory Board of Ahsaas Trust.

Shehlah Sinan is an IBA graduate and has been supporting Ahsaas Trust since its formation. Shehlah brings with her 25 years of hands-on experience working with non-profits. In the past, she has also worked for the corporate sector followed by managing her own business. Shehlah has actively raised funds for Ahsaas Trust and currently manages its operations.