Mahmud Salim Jillani

Background

Jillani, Mahmud Salim was born on March 31, 1933 in Jullundhur, Panjab, India. Son of Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Hameeda Khanum.

Education

Bachelor, Government College, Lahore, Pakistan, 1953; Master of Arts in Economics, U. Panjab, Lahore, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, University of Chicago, 1957-1960.

Career

Lecturer economics University Panjab, 1955-1957. Senior lecturer, chairman department sociology University Karachi, Pakistan, 1960-1966. Deputy chief, chief economic group Planning Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan, 1966-1974.

Regional/special technical advisor, chief technical cooperative division United Nations Economic and Social Commission, Bangkok, Thailand, 1973-1974, 78-83. Chief Executive Officer, executive director National Institute Population Studies, Islamabad, 1983-1993. Secretary to Government Pakistan Ministry of Management Science, Women Development, Population Welfare NIP, 1988-1993.

Socio-economics development planner Center Health and Social Research, since 1993. Hosted and appeared on economic and social talk shows Pakistan television Network, 1967-1977. Chairman resolutions committee annual sessions United Nations ESCAP, Bangkok, 1974, 75, 76.

Visiting fellow United Nations Asian Development Institute, 1966. Regional advisor on social planning United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East. Executive secretary Pakistan National Committee World University Service, 1965-1966.

Achievements

• Mahmud Salim Jillani has been listed as a noteworthy socio-economic development executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Pakistan Sociological Association, 1963-1964. Member Pakistan delegation World Assembly of Youth, Singapore and Berlin, 1954-1955, Commonwealth Youth Council, London, 1955-1956. Member International Union for Science for Study of Population, Pakistan Society Development Economics, International Development Association, Population Association Pakistan (president since 2000).

Interests

• Avocations: population control, poverty eradication issues, social and human development.

Connections

Married Maimoona Kulsum-Hasan, August 29, 1932. Children: Anees, Ahsen, Sarah Javeed.

Father:

Mushtaq Ahmad Khan

Mother:

Hameeda Khanum

Spouse:

Maimoona Kulsum-Hasan

child:

Sarah Javeed Jillani

child:

Ahsen Jillani

child:

Anees Jillani