Ali Tauqeer Sheikh

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
Born	January 22, 1957 Lahore
Nationality	Pakistani
Occupation	Development Practitioner
Known for	Founding CEO of Leadership for Environment And Development (LEAD) Pakistan

Ali Tauqeer Sheikh (born 22 January 1957) is a Pakistani development practitioner and founding CEO & National Program Director of Leadership for Environment and Development LEAD Pakistan.^[1] He is a leading expert on issues related to developing country environmental policy, especially climate change.^[2] He is also the Asia Director for Climate and Development Knowledge Network, a £72 million (US$100 million) initiative that links poor countries with experts on climate change.^[3] Sheikh has studied at Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad, Australian National University, Canberra, and University of Miami, Florida, from where he obtained master's degrees in international relations and strategic studies.

References

1. About LEAD Pakistan
2. Ali Tauqeer Sheikh speaking on Climate Change on CNN IBN, retrieved January 31, 2013
3. New climate network to help developing countries, Vincent Bevins, The Guardian, 12 March 2010

External links

• LEAD Pakistan
• The climate change challenge by Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
• Task force to tackle climate change issues
• In Conversation with Ali Tauqeer Sheikh
• NBR Reports (Oct 2011) Nontraditional Security Threats in Pakistan by Ali Tauqeer Sheikh