Dr. Nasim Ashraf
Minister of State and Chairman
National Commission for Human Development
(NCHD)
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Dr. Nasim Ashraf is the Chairman of the National Commission for Human Development, Pakistan and a Minister of State. Prior to that, Dr. Ashraf served as the Team Leader for the President's Task Force on Human Development in 2001.
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He was also appointed as Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board by the President of Pakistan in October 2006.
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Dr. Ashraf, a community activist, has been involved in development work at the grass roots level for last 30 years. In 1998, while President of APPNA, the largest organization of Pakistani professionals in USA, he conceived, designed and implemented an innovative and highly successful model of primary health care to reduce disease and lower death rates in developing countries. This model, called APPNA SEHAT Village Improvement Program has been successfully carried out in rural Pakistan since 1989 and has reduced infant mortality and maternal mortality rates by 300% and currently serves nearly 200,000 people in 100 villages all over Pakistan. APPNA SEHAT has received international recognition and the model has won many awards, most recently, The Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award given by the American College of Physicians.
In 1997 Dr. Ashraf co-founded the Human Development Foundation of North America (HDFNA), an organization dedicated to the empowerment of people at the grass roots level in America as well as Pakistan. HDFNA has integrated human development grass roots projects serving 100,000 people in all four provinces of Pakistan. He has also served as Chairman of the Oregon Medical Association Public Health Education Committee and President of Douglas County Medical Society. He is a member of Amnesty International, The World Wildlife Fund and the End Hunger Campaign. He serves on various boards including The National Council of Islamic Affairs of America, Muslim Education Trust and the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation.
He is the founding member and President of Pakistani Americans Public Affairs Committee (PAK-PAC), which works extensively with the U.S. Congress to promote issues of importance to Pakistani Americans. He was the Chair of Quaid Project, USA, and was the executive co-producer of the movie Jinnah, the first major international film on the life of the founder of Pakistan.
Dr. Ashraf has published original studies in national and international medical journals, and lectured on human development issues at various international forums and meetings. Dr. Ashraf has appeared on CNN, FOX News, PBS, and Pakistan Television to advocate people-centered development and other issues relating to Pakistan
Dr. Nasim Ashraf has dedicated his life for humanitarian work and empowerment of people. In 1998 he set up relief camps in Kosovo and Albania for the victims of war.
Dr. Ashraf brought Zahida Perveen, a victim of domestic violence and 'honour' crimes, to the USA for treatment and reconstructive surgery. He then established the Zahida Perveen Trust Fund for Zahida's continuing medical care and the education of her children. He has been featured in National Geographic Television for his efforts in this area.
Dr. Ashraf founded Americans for Peace and Justice in South Asia (APJSA) to work with the American think tanks, US Congress, and the media in particular for promotion of peace and conflict resolution in South Asia. APJSA has been instrumental in arranging visits of several Congressmen and Senators to Pakistan, holding seminars at prestigious US institutions such as the Georgetown School of International Affairs, creating a permanent fellowship for Pakistan Studies at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, and publication of articles supporting Pakistan's view point in the New York Times and Washington Post.
Dr. Ashraf was honored by the Institute of Overseas Pakistanis, which awarded him a Gold Medal in 1996 for services to the people of Pakistan. He is also recipient of the APPNA Gold Medal for his contributions towards promoting health care in rural Pakistan. In 1992, the South Douglas County Chamber of Commerce in Oregon, USA, adjudged him Citizen of the Year.
Dr. Nasim Ashraf was awarded "Star Man of The Year" in the field of Human Resources Management by South Asia Publications at the XIV Star Awards 2003. Recently he also received Gold Medal from Sohni Dharti for services to the people of Pakistan in the field of human development.
The Khyber Medical College Alumni Association of North America awarded Dr. Nasim Ashraf the "Lifetime Achievement Award 2004".
He is an internationally recognized social worker who has promoted the cause of the poor worldwide and actively initiated and implemented projects to improve the quality of life of people. Since 2001, he is working full time as a volunteer in Pakistan, heading the National Commission for Human Development.
Dr. Ashraf is ultimately interested in the role of civil society in human development. He has worked tirelessly throughout his life to promote peace and harmony between people of different faiths and religions. For this service he received a Special Award from Fairfax County, Virginia, USA for promoting Asian American Harmony in 2000.
Dr. Nasim Ashraf graduated with honors from Khyber Medical College Peshawar University, Pakistan in 1972. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.
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OTHER APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS
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 Team Leader, President of Pakistan's Human Development, 2001
Co-Chair Human Development Foundation of North America
Chairman, Oregon Medical Association Public Health Committee, 1993
Chairman, APPNA-SEHAT, 1989-1999
President, PAK-PAC, 1990-1991, 1993-94
President, Douglas County Medical Society, 1992
President, Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America, 1987-1998
Delegate, Oregon Medical Association, 1993-1996
Director, International Association of American Physicians, 1988
Member of Board, PAK-PAK, 1990-Present
Member of Board, Islamic Center, Eugene, Oregon, 1982-1987
Member of Board, Muslim Education Trust, Portland, Oregon Member APPNA Advisory Task Force to
Ministry of Health, Government of Pakistan, 1982
Conferred Sitara-e-Imtiaz by President of Pakistan in 2006 for 30 years of distinguished public service.
UNESCO INTERNATIONAL AWARD for Literacy in 2006.
Awarded Gold Medal for the Most Outstanding Graduate of Khyber Medical College 1956-2004 on
occasion of KMC's Golden Jubilee.
Lifetime Achievement Award by Khyber Medical College Alumni Association of North America. 2004.
Gold Medal Award by Sohni Dharti 2004
Star Man of the Year Award by South Asia Publications (SAP) - 2003
Recipient of American College of Physicians Linda Rosenthal Award 2002
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award given by the American College of Physicians, 2002
Special Award from Fairfax County, Virginia, USA for promoting Asian American Harmony. 2000
Institute of Overseas Pakistani's, Gold Medal Award, 1996
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA, 1994
APPNA Gold Medal Award, 1993
APPNA Presidential Award, 1986
Khyber Medical College Dean's Award for Service to Alma Mater, 1998
South Douglas County Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Citizen Award, 1992
Best Student of the School, St. Mary's Cambridge School, Peshawar, 1965
Merit Scholarship Recipient, Peshawar Board of Education, Pakistan, 1967
Graduated with Honors Final M.B.B.S, 1972 (Fourth position in Class)
American Medical Association
Oregon Medical Association
Douglas County Medical Society
American College of Physicians
Renal Physicians Association & American Society of Hypertension
Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America
Islamic Medical Association
National Kidney Foundation
PG County Medical Society
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PUBLICATIONS / LECTURES AT NATIONAL / INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
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July 26-29, 2002
The 2002 Caux Dialogue "New Challenges for Muslims & Non-Muslims"
April 26, 1998
Columbia University, New York, NY "Human Development Policy Options for Pakistan in the 21st Century"
March 7, 1998
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, "Role of Civil Society in Development"
December, 1997
AWAZ TV Program, Washington, DC, Panelist "Current Political Crisis in Pakistan"
November, 1997
AWAZ TV Program, Washington, DC, Annual Dinner chaired by Mr. Moeen Qureshi, former Prime Minister of
Pakistan "Civic Responsibilities of Pakistani Americans"
September, 1997
Wake Forest, NC, American Institute of Pakistan Studies: 50th Anniversary Celebrations of Pakistan.
AIPS -
Panel discussion on "Jinnah" along with Prof. Akbar S. Ahmed and Chief Justice (retd.) Nasim Hassan Khan.
July, 1997
New York, NY, APPNA Annual Conference, "Human Development issues in Pakistan" Co-Chair of Symposium
along with Dr. Mahbub ul Haq, former Finance Minister of Pakistan
March, 1997
George Washington University, Washington, D.C., Symposium on Occasion of Pakistan's 50th Anniversary
Celebrations "Participants of Young Pakistani Americans in the Political Process in America"
October, 1996
"Jinnah", "What he means to Pakistani Americans." Launch of the film Jinnah at Waldrof Astoria, New York,
NY
July, 1996
APPNA SEHAT, Primary Health Care Model and Role of Civil Society in Development in Pakistan Institute of
Overseas Pakistanis, Islamabad
June, 1996
Portland State University, Portland Oregon "Clash of Civilizations - Reality or Myth." (MET Conference)
July, 1995
Dallas, TX, APPNA Annual Convention, "Geo Political role of Pakistan in South Asia"
1994
Istanbul, Turkey, International Conference on Health of IMA APPNA SEHAT Prime Health Care model for
Developing Countries
October, 1992
"APPNA SEHAT", What expatriate Pakistanis owe Pakistan, London, APPUKI
May, 1992
Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon, "Islam, Judaism & Christianity, the Common Link."
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