THE UNIVERSITY LUMS is a national not-for-profit university, established by sponsors belonging to the country’s leading private and public sector corporations. The goal of the sponsors was to develop an institution that would provide rigorous academic and intellectual training and be a feasible alternative to leading universities abroad. The National Management Foundation, the sponsoring body of the University, was incorporated in November 1984 and was granted a charter by the Government of Pakistan in March 1985, with the President of Pakistan being designated the role of the University’s Chancellor. Through this charter, the University was given the legal right to establish degree-granting programmes. The Board of Trustees, the policymaking body of the University, comprises leading members of the business community, academia and representatives of the Government. The principal functions of the Board are to set broad policy guidelines and to review the operations of the University. The Board of Governors, being the sponsors of LUMS, raise the necessary funds for the University’s operations and maintenance. Many board members are representatives of the business community and form a crucial link between the University and the industry. In 1986, LUMS launched its business school with a world-class MBA programme; the school was renamed as the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) in 2004. In 1994, LUMS started a BSc Honours programme in economics and computer science. Over subsequent years, the University evolved to include more specialisations. In 1999-2000, the School of Arts and Sciences (SoAS) was formed to oversee the undergraduate programmes at LUMS. Later on, graduate programmes in economics, computer science and computer engineering were also added, followed by the launch of doctoral programmes in computer science, computer engineering (later changed to electrical engineering) and mathematics. In addition, a Bachelor’s programme in two majors: accounting and finance, and management science, a PhD programme in management and an executive MBA programme were added to the programmes offered by SDSB. In 2002, a five-year, integrated, BA-LL.B degree was also included to the list of programmes offered by SoAS. As the programmes and departments expanded, it became apparent that the scope and diversity of the programmes offered by SoAS demanded more meaningful division and focus. Hence, in 2006, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences was established which was later renamed as the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law (SHSSL) in 2008 that oversaw the Social Sciences, Economics and Law Departments. The School of Science and Engineering (SSE) was launched in 2008 to oversee the departments of mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, biology and electrical engineering. Both schools have been renamed as Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences (MGSHSS) and Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering (SBASSE), respectively. A fourth school, Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (SAHSOL) was launched in 2013. Approved by the Board of Trustees in 2017, the Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education (SOE) was established, offering a full-time MPhil Education Leadership and Management degree and a minor in education. An Executive MPhil Education Leadership and Management is due to start this September. In 2020-21, SDSB further expanded its portfolio by launching six new Master of Science programmes, fulfilling sectoral needs for specialist graduates in business in Pakistan and the region. These new programmes are MS Healthcare Management and Innovation; MS Technology Management and Entrepreneurship; MS Business and Public Policy; MS Financial Management; MS Accounting and Analytics and MS Supply Chain and Retail Management. In the same year, MGSHSS also launched a new minor, Gender and Sexuality Studies. ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS July 3, 2021 at 5 pm PKT (Facebook Broadcast) Tilawat National Anthem Welcome Messages by the Provost and Vice Provost Message by the Founding Pro Chancellor, Syed Babar Ali and Pro Chancellor, Mr. Abdul Razak Dawood Messages from the Graduates of ‘21 My LUMS… A Tribute by the Class of ’21 Message by the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Arshad Ahmad Vice Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence Professor Emeritus Announcement Address by His Excellency, the President of Pakistan and the Chancellor LUMS, Dr. Arif Alvi Message from the Keynote Speaker, Ms. Faiza J. Saeed, Presiding Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore Valedictorians’ Messages Rector, Mr. Shahid Hussain’s Message and NMF Medals Announcement Congratulatory Messages by Alumni Closing Message by the Registrar Online Degree Conferment A Performance by Ali Sethi CHANCELLOR, LUMS PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN, DR. ARIF ALVI His Excellency, Dr. Arif Alvi is the 13th President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. A founding member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, his political struggle has always been pro-democracy. A trailblazer is his academic career, Dr. Alvi holds a Bachelors in Dental Surgery from De’ Montmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore, where he was declared the ‘Best Graduate’. He completed his Masters of Science in Prosthodontics from the University of Michigan and in Orthodontics from the University of Pacific, San Francisco. He was awarded the prestigious, ‘Diplomate American Board of Orthodontists’ and became one of ten Asians and the only Muslim, Pakistani, or SAARC dentist to have achieved this level of qualification. Dr. Alvi has been a renowned professional during his career as a dentist and has held many important positions in the field of dentistry. Dr. Alvi has a keen interest in the education and health sectors with a special focus on providing basic facilities to the common man and uplifting the country’s image. KEYNOTE SPEAKER MS. FAIZA J. SAEED Ms. Faiza J. Saeed is Presiding Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, one of United States’ most prestigious law firms. As a mergers and acquisitions lawyer, Ms. Saeed is well-known in the business world. She has advised on many transformative deals from the media sector and pharmaceuticals to biotechnology and the energy industry. When she was elected presiding partner of Cravath in 2016, she became the 16th person to hold that title in the firm's 200-year history. Ms. Saeed was born and raised in Northern California after her parents moved to the United States from Pakistan. Her interest in the sciences and medicine led her to pursue a double major in Molecular Biology and Economics at the University of California at Berkeley, from where she graduated with Highest Distinction and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She went on to Harvard Law School, graduating magna cum laude, before joining Cravath as an associate lawyer. She became a partner of the firm in 1998, and has become known as a trusted advisor to chief executives and entrepreneurs. CONFERMENT OF DEGREES DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Biology Muhammad Rizwan Riaz Chemistry Bushra Iqbal Faryal Aftab Zil E Huma Computer Science Samar Abbas Electrical Engineering Adeem Aslam Hassan Imran Kiran Siraj Saad Zia Sheikh Ubaid Ullah Management Fatima Gillani Haris Khan Mariam Mohsin Syed Aamir Ali Shah Physics Aamir Hayat Mehwish Majeed GRADUATE PROGRAMMES MPHIL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Ammariya Rehman Mehreen Husain Asmaa Shahid Mahmood Mishaal Ahmad Azka Arif Khan Niazi Mohammad Ammar Eilya Mohsin Muhammad Aqib Irshad Farwa Tassaduq Muhammad Kamran Taj Fatima Aslam Muhammad Mujtaba Agha Fatima Umar Nasir Ali Hafiz Muhammad Abuzar Ghaffari Quratulain Zulfiqar Hafsa Mansoor Safa Fajr Kashaf Hamna Husain Sania Zafar Hasnain Zahoor Sara Fatima Hirra Shahid Sehrish Mustansar Humayun Ansari Shanila Parveen Imran Hussain Sheeba Ajmal Ishtiaq Azim Sonia Malik Maira Shahzad Suniya Aizaz Maria Babar Vareesha Khan Mariam Durrani Zareena Qureshi Maydda Nabeel THE DEAN'S HONOUR ROLL MPHIL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT Fatima Umar Humayun Ansari Maira Shahzad Suniya Aizaz Fatima Aslam Sehrish Mustansar NATIONAL MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION MEDAL MPHIL EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT FIRST POSITION OVERALL Fatima Umar SHAILA AND TAHIR ANDRABI LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AWARD Sehrish Mustansar MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EXECUTIVE) CLASS OF 2021 Aaisha Farooq Hafsa Asif Abdul Haseeb Jawad Hamid Anjum Afrasiab Hamood-Ur-Rahman Qaddafi Aftab Zafar Hamza Shahbaz Ahmed Asad Hassan Ali Ahmed Majid Mashal Khalid Ali Muhammad Mazhar Hasnain Arsalan Khan Muddasser Owais Shah Asifa Tareen Muhammad Abdullah Naeem Atif Arif Muhammad Akram Atif Humayun Muhammad Moazzam Ayaz Azaam Akram Muhammad Nasrumminallah Azfar Ali Muhammad Nauman Javed Bakht Yawer Ali Kirmani Muhammad Oosman Yaqub Basharatullah Muhammad Saad Waseem Bilal Ahmed Khan Muhammad Shoaib Khan Sherwani Bilal Hassan Muhammad Sulman Alam Shah Dawood Ahmad Muhammad Touqeer Fahad Qamar Qureshi Muhammad Zaka Aslam Faheem Ahmad Saadat Altaf Faisal Din Saadat Ullah Khan Faisal Murad Khan Saman Ghazi Khan Faraz Hussain Mirza Sobia Sattar Faria Shahid Sundas Sarwar Gulraiz Rauf Dar Syed Hassan Hammad Zaidi Hafiz Muhammad Abdul Rehman Arif Usman Faiz Malik Hafiz Sultan Mobeen Zehra Rizvi THE DEAN'S HONOUR ROLL Faisal Murad Khan Usman Faiz Malik Faraz Hussain Mirza Faria Shahid Hamza Shahbaz Hafiz Muhammad Abdul Rehman Arif NATIONAL MANAGEMENT FOUNDATION MEDAL EMBA - FIRST POSITION OVERALL Faisal Murad Khan MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CLASS OF 2021 Abdul Moeed Siddiqi Muhammad Farhan Ashraf Abdul Rehman Muhammad Hassan Javed Abdul Wahab Malik Muhammad Hayat Solangi Abdullah Mustafa Muhammad