Afaque Riaz Ahmed

Founder and Chairperson

Afaque Riaz Ahmed is founder and chairperson of The Karachi Institute of Technology and Entrepreneurship. In September 2003, he founded Fonebooth Networks, Inc, a telecommunications company based in Silicon Valley. The philosophy and business model for this venture eventually became the basis for a similar enterprise, the Breezecom Group of Companies, a company based in Cyberjaya, Malaysia with a subsidiary in Karachi, Pakistan. In 2011, Afaque’s passion for science and education drove him to establish the Robotics Labs, an interactive platform designed to inculcate a love for science in young Pakistanis. This became the founding philosophy of Afaque’s first not-for-profit endeavour, KITE. Afaque holds an MBA from McGill University, Montreal, Canada and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, U.S.A.

Sarwat Afaque

Fundriser

Sarwat Afaque graduated with high honors from the University of California at Berkeley in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Moving back from USA to Pakistan, she developed the ‘from the outside in’ view of her country. An ardent supporter of international level, good quality, modern education, she believes that this is the only way forward for the youth of Pakistan. The people of Pakistan can no longer keep comparing foreign systems to local ones but indeed, strive to create and adopt contextualized effective systems after having learned from foreign ones. She is ambitious in bringing innovation and international curriculum elements to university level courses and a shift towards practical approach in all university education.

Sameea Anis

Campaign Leader

Sameea Anis is one of the primary donors and supporters of the Education Enrichment Foundation. She deeply understands the importance of modern, liberal and technical education and wants to help young Pakistanis acquire such education. Along with her husband, Muhammad Anis, she has donated two schools to The Citizen’s Foundation. She also provides educational guidance and financial assistance to females and children from marginalized areas in Karachi, and promotes various educational institutions by recommending talented teachers. Sameea also actively supports women communities by providing logistical, moral and religious support to them and had a fully air-conditioned female floor built at Ayesha Masjid in Karachi.

Muhammad Anis

Fundriser

Muhammad Anis founded Masco Energy Services in 1978 and since then has been successfully holding the post of its Chief Executive Officer. To date, Masco Energy Services is at the forefront of producing innovative solutions for the power generation needs of its customers. Being associated with the energy sector for almost 35 years, Muhammad Anis sees progress through innovation and education as the only way forward for Pakistan. Muhammad Anis has been associated with many large NGOs and non-profit organizations with the primary goal of actively donating substantially towards the education sector, including The Citizen’s foundation and NAMAL College.