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Leadership Team
Aqeel Ahmad Khan
COO – Ibne Sina
Mr. Aqeel Khan is a graduate in Electrical (Telecommunication) Engineering from National University of Science & Technology (NUST) Islamabad Pakistan. He is Masters in Engineering Management from Riphah International University and currently working on a research thesis on artificial intelligence technologies adoption in the telecom sector of Pakistan. He is in the ICT industry for more than 25 years. He has worked on various senior management positions within Pakistan and other countries.
He was part of the Ericsson team who launched SCO and WARID networks in Pakistan. As COO, he was involved in the optical fiber cable deployment project in collaboration with NTC for New Islamabad International Airport. He headed core network implementation for Mobilink Jazz network modernization from 2G to 3G. He provided his consultancy services to STC, Mobily, MTN, Celtel and many others operators while working for Ericsson in market unit Middle East & Africa. He had also participated in various major projects during his stay with Ericsson Sweden and China. He was awarded with multiple best performance awards in different countries.
He was part of the Ericsson team who launched SCO and WARID networks in Pakistan. As COO, he was involved in the optical fiber cable deployment project in collaboration with NTC for New Islamabad International Airport. He headed core network implementation for Mobilink Jazz network modernization from 2G to 3G. He provided his consultancy services to STC, Mobily, MTN, Celtel and many others operators while working for Ericsson in market unit Middle East & Africa. He had also participated in various major projects during his stay with Ericsson Sweden and China. He was awarded with multiple best performance awards in different countries.
Dr. Muhammad Taskeen Raza
Director Research & Innovation
Mr. Muhammad Taskeen Raza is Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, from the top ranking Engineering Institute of Pakistan, Pakistan Institute of Engineering & Applied Science (PIEAS). In the research, his articles have been published in reputed international journals and well-known conferences. He did BSc & M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering the from University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Lahore. He has more than 15 years of Teaching, Research and Industrial services experience. He has provided excellent teaching & academic services to some of the prestigious centers of technology & engineering of Pakistan. His areas of research include fault diagnosis & tolerance, switched systems, Machine Learning (ML), IOT, AI and Software Defined Radio.
Muhammad Afzal
Director Planning & Projects – Ibne Sina
Mr. Muhamad Afzal is resulted oriented and knowledge led ICT expert. He has more 21 years of Management & Technical experience working Service Providers, Network Operators and System Vendors including Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, WARID Telecom and PTCL. A Masters in Telecom Engineering, Afzal has led planning, design and project teams. He was part of the Core Engineering & Technology team involving the planning ,design ,expansion and modernization of WARID Pakistan 2G/2.75G/4G LET Network. He played outstanding role in the strategic project of WARID GSM to LTE/4G Transformation which was the first of kind in the Pakistan. He has Mobile Network experience as well as Fixed Network.