faculty/staff members include: Amer Iqbal (PhD, MIT), theoretical physicist, known for his work on string theory and supersymmetric gauge theories. Ismat Beg (PhD, Bucharest), mathematician, known for his work on Multiple-criteria decision analysis, and fixed point (mathematics). Syed Sohail Hussain Naqvi, Vice chancellor Arif Zaman (PhD, Stanford), a statistician and mathematician, known for his work on statistics and computer science. Shahryar Khan, Adjunct Faculty, International Relations S. Azmat Hassan, Adjunct Faculty, International Relations Ayesha Jalal (PhD, Cambridge), Visiting Faculty, History Rasul Baksh Rais (PhD, Santa Barbara), Professor of Political Science Irshad Hussain (PhD, University of Liverpool, UK), Professor at Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering. Asad Abidi (PhD, Berkeley) holds the inaugural Abdus Salam Chair at LUMS. Moeen Nizami Tasneem Zehra Husain Iqbal Ahmad Khan, ambassador to Iran Vice-chancellors Notable alumni Hina Rabbani Khar - former Foreign Minister of Pakistan, currently member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Aleema Khanum - Prime Minister Imran Khan's sister, MBA Class of 1989 Umar Saif - Former Chairman PITB Punjab Bilal Khan - Singer Ali Hamza - Singer, Noori musical band Afia Nathaniel - Film Director Bilal Lashari - Film director Cyril Almeida - Rhodes Scholar and assistant editor of Dawn. Momina Duraid - Pakistani producer and director. She has directed popular TV series such as Hamsafar and Zindgi Gulzar Ha Gul Bukhari, Pakistani journalist Haris Aziz, an artificial intelligence scientist who solved Fair cake problem in mathematics Sana Naeem, Rhodes scholar 2018 Saman Tariq Malik, Rhodes scholar 2016 Muhammad Mubashir Bin Latif, Rhodes scholar 2014 Aalene Mahum Aneeq, Ertegun Graduate Scholar, Oxford University Fahad Rafiq, Fulbright Scholar and Faculty Member UVAS, 2015 Luqman Ali Afzal, founder of the Monal Group and a recipient of the Pride of Performance award Dr. Muneeb Ali, founder of Stacks, an open-source blockchain network that enables decentralized apps and smart contracts Tauseef H. Farooqi, current chairman of National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). Momina Duraid, recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for her significant contributions to the national drama and film industry Mansoor Hassan Siddique (d. 2020), recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz for his dedication to public service through his work at the Financial Monitoring Unit (FMU) at the State Bank of Pakistan. Saim Sadiq, writer and director of Joyland, the first Pakistani film to make it to the official selection at Cannes Film Festival. His short film Darling won the Orizzonti Best Short Film award at the 2019 Venice Film Festival.