Co-Directors’ Office

Dr Farhad Daftary

Co-Director & Head of Department of Academic Research and Publications

Vacant

Co-Director

Rita Bishop

PA to Dr Aziz Esmail, Governor

Jenny Jamal

PA to Mr Shams Vellani

Constituency Studies Research Unit

Dr Shainool Jiwa

Head of Constituency Studies Research Unit

Dr Al-Karim Datoo

Research Coordinator

Hasan Al-Khoee

Research Assistant

Fatima Dhanani

Research Officer

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Department of Academic Research and Publications

Dr Farhad Daftary

Co-Director & Head of Department

Professor Eric Ormsby

Deputy Head of Department

Julia Kolb

PA to Dr Farhad Daftary, Co-Director

Academic Research and Publications: Editorial Team

Kutub Kassam

Senior Editor

Wendy Robinson

Editorial Project Coordinator

Russell Harris

Editor

Patricia Salazar

Editor

Nadia Holmes

Editor

Fayaz Alibhai

Editor

Tara Woolnough

Editor & Project Coordinator

Marjan Afsharian

Editor

Rahim Gholami

Research Assistant

Academic Research and Publications: Scholars

Professor Hermann Landolt

Senior Research Fellow

Professor Wilferd Madelung

Senior Research Fellow

Professor Carmela Baffioni

Senior Research Fellow

Professor Mohammad Amir-Moezzi

Senior Visiting Research Fellow

Dr Gurdofarid Miskinzoda

Research Associate

Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi

Research Associate

Dr Jalal Badakhchani

Research Associate

Dr Arzina R Lalani

Research Associate

Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov

Research Associate

Dr Maria De Cillis

Research Associate

Dr Mushegh Asatryan

Research Associate

Dr Dagikhudo Dagiev

Research Associate

Dr Mukhtar Ali

Research Associate

Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor

Research Associate

Dr Nader El-Bizri

Visiting Research Associate

Dr Miklos Sarkozy

Visiting Research Associate

Academic Research and Publications: Central Asian Studies

Akim Elnazarov

Co-ordinator

Dr Najam Abbas

Principal Research Fellow

Amier Saidula

Research Associate

Dr Yahia Baiza

Research Associate

Muzaffar Zoolshoev

Research Assistant

Academic Research and Publications: Qur’anic Studies

Dr Omar Alí-de-Unzaga

Academic Co-ordinator

Dr Toby Mayer

Research Associate

Dr Karen Bauer

Research Associate

Dr Stephen Burge

Research Associate

Dr Nuha Al-Sha'ar

Research Associate

Dr Alessandro Cancian

Research Associate

Dr Asma Hilali

Research Associate

Lisa Morgan

Editor

Fiona Ward

Editor

Hena Miah

Administrator

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Department of Community Relations

Shiraz Kabani

Head of Department

Nina Lee

Administrative Assistant

Selina Kassam-Ramji

Education Coordinator

Educational Programmes Unit

Hussain Jasani

Manager for Educational Programmes

Karim Gulamali

Manager, IWTP

Vacant

Manager, PTEP

Nuruddin Badruddin

Programmes Coordinator

Antum Panjwani

Education Officer (PTEP)

Mansoor Ali

Administration & Finance Officer (PTEP)

STEP International Liaison Unit

Hanif Virani

STEP International Liaison Manager

Vacant

Roving STEP Academic Director

Vacant

STEP Field Support Officer

Human Resource Development Programme for Central Asia Unit

Hadi Mirshahi

Manager for HRD Central Asia

Dr Farouk Mitha

Curriculum Development Coordinator

Dr Maryam Rezaee

Curriculum Development Officer

Alumni Relations Unit

Shellina Karmali

Alumni Relations Coordinator

Vacant

Alumni Relations Officer

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Department of Graduate Studies

Dr Fayyaz Vellani

Head of Department

Dr Razia Fakirmohd

Senior Research & Evaluation Coordinator

Dr Laila Halani

STEP & GPISH Course Director

Farhana Mayer

GPISH Coordinator & GPISH and STEP Lecturer

Dr Anjoom Mukadam

UK STEP Practicum Co-ordinator/Lecturer

Marodsilton Muborakshoeva

STEP Lecturer / Practicum Teaching and Learning Co-ordinator

Dr Sharmina Mawani

Lecturer

Dr Saeed Zeydabadi-Nejad

Lecturer

Faraan Mithani

STEP Coordinator

Lee Rickers

Administrator

Student Services Unit

Carlando Francis

Senior Academic & Student Support Services Manager

Safina Lakha

Student Affairs Officer

Aliya Lavji

Student Services Administrator

Nudrat Siddiqui

Academic Administrator

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Department of Curriculum Studies

Dr Shiraz Thobani

Head of Department

Shola Ajilore

Project Manager

Lisa Magloff

Managing Editor

Riaz Rhemtulla

Education Officer/Networking Unit Lead

Nazmin Halani

Senior Education Officer

Amira Chilvers

Education Officer

Shamim Salaam

Translations Co-ordinator/Practicum Supervisor

Dr Abdulmamad Iloliev

Research Associate

Anastasia Makeeva

Translations Officer

Alnoor Nathani

Design and Production Manager

Colin Graham

Design and Production Officer

Nibras Aldibbiat

Evaluation Officer

Joy Johnson

Administrative Assistant

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Department of Human Resources

Steve Lewitt

Head of Department

Caroline Gomez

Human Resources Advisor

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Department of Communications and Development

Shiraz Kabani

Acting Head of Department

Shaheena Ormerod-Sachedina

Communications & Resource Development Manager

Sarah Ismail

Communications & Resource Development Officer

Website Unit

Sascha Metcalfe

Website Content Editor

Shahzain Badruddin

Website Assistant

Zehra Lalji

Website Research Officer

Farzad Kadkhoda

Website Research Officer

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Department of Finance & Administration

Salah Mirza

Head of Department

Naznin Jiwa

Events Coordinator

Norma Graham

Office Manager

Suzee Horsford-Green

Finance Officer

Alijon Alikhonov

Finance Officer

Fabio Jaramillo

Facilities & Maintenance Assistant

Joaquin Aguirre

Facilities & Maintenance Assistant

Anna Spinola

Receptionist

Information Technology Unit

Gus Ghorayeb

IT Manager

Atif Idrees

IT Support Officer

Mindaugas Orlauskas

IT Support Officer

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Library

Professor Eric Ormsby

Acting Head of Library

Khadija Lalani

Senior Library Assistant

Shah Hussain

Librarian and Acting Keeper of the Ismaili Collections

Wafi Momin

Cataloguer

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