Asif Faiz

Background

Faiz, Asif was born on January 29, 1947 in Muzaffarabad Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Son of Faiz Mohammed and Zohra (Sher Ali) Piracha. came to the United States, 1969.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering with honors, Peshawar University, Pakistan, 1968. Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Transportation Engineering, Purdue University, 1975.

Postgraduate, Middle East Technology University, Turkey, 1969. Postgraduate, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blackburg, 1989. Postgraduate, Institute for Management Development, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1996.

HIID, Harvard University, 1997.

Career

Research assistant/graduate instructor Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1969—1975. Young professional World Bank, Washington, 1975-1976, economist, 1976-1981, senior economist, 1981, assistant to director, West Africa Projects Department, 1981-1985, senior transport. economic, East Asia and Pacific Region, 1985-1986, advisor, Transportation Department, 1986-1989, highways advisor, Infrastructure Department, 1989-1992, division chief infrastructure operations Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, 1992-1994, division chief environmental and urban development Latin American region, 1994-1995, chief infra. and urban development, 1995-1997. Sector leader, finance private sector and infrastructure Country Department Buenos Aires, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, 1997-2000.

Operations adviser Nepal Country Unit, Katmandu, Nepal, 2000—2004. Program manager carbon finance business environmental department, 2004. Consultant to United Nations, since 2004.

Keynote speaker/chair international conferences in United States and abroad. Member steering committees of international conferences in United States, Austria, France, Spain, United Kingdom, Argentina, Chile, Nepal, India.

Achievements

• Asif Faiz has been listed as a noteworthy program manager by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles: Standards and Technologies for Controlling Emissions

    (Contributions by Surhid Gautam and Lit-Mian Chan. This bo...)

  • Road Deterioration in Developing Countries: Causes and Remedies (World Bank Policy Study)

Membership

Member transportation committee Little Hunting Creek Citizens Association, Inc., Fairfax County, Virginia, 1978-1979. Fellow Institute of Engineers (Pakistan). Member Pakistan Engineering Congress (special award for lecture on air pollution 1994), American Society of Civil Engineers (Daniel Terrel award, 1974, Daniel Mead prize for Zone II, 1974, Francis Turner lecturer award 1998), Transportation Research Board (TR Profile 1991, Eldon J. Yoder Memorial award 1999), United States National Research Council, National Cooperative Highway Research Program, Engineering Association Asia and Australasia, Permanent International Association of Road Congresses, United Nations Environmental Program, Organization for Economic Cooperative and Development, Alexandria Sunrise Optimist Club, Development Transportation Institute(charter member 2003).

Interests

• Avocations: collecting stamps, cycling, traveling.

Connections

Married Surraya Noor Mohammed, August 10, 1971. Children: Lalarukh, Maryam, Aysha.

Father:

Faiz Mohammed Piracha

Mother:

Zohra (Sher Ali) Piracha

Spouse:

Surraya Noor Mohammed

child:

Lalarukh Faiz

child:

Aysha Faiz

child:

Maryam Faiz