Staff

Co-Directors’ Office
Dr Farhad Daftary	Co-Director & Head of Department of Academic Research and Publications
Rita Bishopp	PA to Dr Aziz Esmail, Governor
Nasim Mohamed	PA to Mr Shams Vellani
Selina K Ramji	Project Coordinator and Secretary to the Board
Ismaili Special Collections Unit
Dr Wafi Momin	Head of Ismaili Special Collections Unit
Dr Nourmamadcho Nourmamadchoev	Research Associate and Projects Coordinator
Dr Karim Javan	Research Associate
Dr Otambek Mastibekov	Manuscript Researcher and Cataloguer
Sadrudin Hassam	Cataloguing Assistant
Naureen Ali	Cataloguing Assistant
Quality Assurance and Evaluation Unit
Dr Tullio Lobetti	Head of Quality Assurance Unit
Samantha Chambers	Senior Quality Assurance Officer
Nibras Aldibbiat	Research and Evaluation Advisor
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Department of Academic Research and Publications
Dr Farhad Daftary	Co-Director & Head of Department of Academic Research and Publications
Julia Kolb	PA to Dr Farhad Daftary, Co-Director
Editorial Team
Tara Woolnough	Head of Publications and Operations
Wendy Robinson	Editorial Project Coordinator
Russell Harris	Editor
Lisa Morgan	Editor
Eleonor Payton	Editor
Patricia Salazar	Editor
Dr Isabel Miller	Editor
Marjan Afsharian	Editor
Raeesah Akhtar	Development Editor
Rahim Gholami	Research Assistant
Research Faculty
Professor Hermann Landolt	Senior Research Fellow
Professor Wilferd Madelung	Senior Research Fellow
Professor Carmela Baffioni	Senior Research Fellow
Professor Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi	Senior Research Fellow
Dr Reza Shah-Kazemi	Senior Research Associate
Dr Daryoush Mohammad Poor	Senior Research Associate
Dr Arzina R Lalani	Research Associate
Dr Fayaz Alibhai	Research Associate
Dr Mohammad Rasekh	Research Associate
Dr Najam Abbas	Research Associate and Editorial Assistant

Central Asian Studies
Dr Hakim Elnazarov	Coordinator
Dr Amier Saidula	Senior Research Associate
Dr Yahia Baiza	Research Associate
Muzaffar Zoolshoev	Research Assistant
Suhaib Ud Din	Research Assistant - Intern
Qur’anic Studies
Dr Omar Alí-de-Unzaga	Academic Coordinator
Dr Toby Mayer	Senior Research Associate
Dr Stephen Burge	Senior Research Associate
Dr Nuha Al-Sha'ar	Senior Research Associate
Dr Karen Bauer	Senior Research Associate
Dr Alessandro Cancian	Senior Research Associate
Naushin Shariff	Administrator

Shi'i Studies
D r Gurdofarid Miskinzoda	Head of Shi'i Studies Unit and Research Associate (currently on maternity leave)
Dr Orkhan Mir-Kasimov	Acting Head of Shi'i Studies
Dr Maria de-Cillis	Senior Research Associate & Shi'i Heritage Series Managing Editor
Dr Janis Esots	Research Associate
Dr Dagi Dagiev	Senior Research Associate
Dr Fârès Gillon	Research Associate
Nigina Mirbozkhonova	Research Assistant
Constituency Studies Research
Dr Shainool Jiwa	Head of Constituency Studies Research Unit and Senior Research Fellow
Hasan Al-Khoee	Research Assistant
Qudsia Shah	Research Officer
Maha Yaziji	Education Officer
Rafiq Ajani	Research Officer – Ethics
Zarangez Karimova	Research Officer – Ethics
Dr Yaser Mirdamadi	Research Officer – Ethics
Majid Montazer Mahdi	Research Officer – Ethics
South Asian Studies
Hussain Jasani	Academic Manager, South Asian Studies
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Department of Community Relations
Dr Shiraz Kabani	Head of Department
Nina Lee	Administrative Assistant
Malika Pallaeva	Administrative Assistant
Dr Karim Gulamali	Programme Coordinator, International Training Programme
Nemat Alifbekov	Course Director, Primary Teacher Educators Training Programme
Educational Programmes
Vacant	Manager for Educational Programmes
Zulfiqar Khimani	Academic Coordinator
Salman Momnani	Programme Coordinator
STEP International Liaison
Riaz Rhemtulla	STEP International Liaison Manager
Dr Hafeez Merchant	Teacher Educator and Coach Mentor
Sehrish Ali	STEP Programme Coordinator
Human Resource Development Programme for Central Asia
Hadi Mirshahi	Manager for HRD Central Asia
Farzad Kadkhoda	Academic Coordinator
Alumni Relations
Sabeen Bashwani	Alumni Relations Coordinator (maternity leave)

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Department of Graduate Studies
Dr Laila Halani	Head of Department
Dr Zamira Dildorbekova	STEP Programme Leader
Dr Alex Henley	GPISH Programme Leader
Faheem Hussain	Teacher Educator
Dr Maryam Rezaee	Lecturer
Rosa Barugh	Academic Support Programmes Advisor (maternity leave)
Liz Austin	Academic Support Programmes Advisor (maternity cover)
Dr Roy Wilson	Academic Skills Coordinator
Farah Manji	Teaching and Learning Tutor (STEP)
Emma Nixon	Senior Education Programmes Officer
Nadine Gibson	Academic Administrator
Zehra Punjwani	Finance and Department Administrator
Student Services Unit
Kate Holt	Student Services Manager
Rakeeza Kanth	Assistant Student Services Manager
Alan Wake	Registry and Student Services Officer
Olive Osei	Registry and Student Services Officer
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Department of Curriculum Studies
Dr Shiraz Thobani	Head of Department
ECD Curriculum

Primary Curriculum
Zuleikha Haji	Education Officer
Secondary Curriculum
Dr Nazmin Halani	Senior Education Officer
Shameer Ali Prasla	Digital Education Officer
Translations
Shamim Salaam	Translations Coordinator
Dr Abdulmamad Iloliev	Research Associate
Dr Dipli Saikia	Editor
Design and Production
Alnoor Nathani	Design and Production Manager
Colin Graham	Senior Design and Production Officer
Naveed Khokhar	Desktop Publishing Officer
Project Support
Shola Ajilore	Project Manager
Joy Johnson	Administrative Assistant
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Department of Human Resources
Liz Geary	Head of Department
Caroline Gomez	Human Resources Advisor
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Department of Communications and Development
Salima Bhatia	Head of Department
Susheel Gokarakonda	Marketing and Communications Manager
Dr Maria Bada	Digital Delivery Manager
Esen Kaya	Exhibitions and Tours Manager
Rehana Virani	Communications Officer
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Department of Finance & Administration
Mira Skura	Head of Department
Shipa Rahman	Finance Manager
Norma Graham	Office Manager
Suzee Horsford-Green	Finance Officer
Alijon Alikhonov	Finance Officer
Naznin Jiwa	Events Coordinator
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Department of Information Communication Technology
Gus Ghorayeb	IT Manager
Atif Idrees	Senior IT Support Officer
Vahab Ghofrani	IT Support Officer
Hakam Orabi	IT Service Desk Engineer
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The Aga Khan Library
Dr Walid Ghali	Head of the Aga Khan Library
Khadija Lalani	Senior Library Assistant
Shah Hussain	Librarian
Alex Leach	Library Assistant
Waseem Farooq	Librarian
Pedro Sanchez Rodriguez	Librarian
Mariam Zaki	Library Trainee (Intern)
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Staff

Co-Directors’ Office

Ismaili Special Collections Unit

Quality Assurance and Evaluation Unit

Department of Academic Research and Publications

Editorial Team

Research Faculty

Central Asian Studies

Qur’anic Studies

Shi'i Studies

Constituency Studies Research

South Asian Studies

Department of Community Relations

Educational Programmes

STEP International Liaison

Human Resource Development Programme for Central Asia

Alumni Relations

Department of Graduate Studies

Student Services Unit

Department of Curriculum Studies

ECD Curriculum

Primary Curriculum

Secondary Curriculum

Translations

Design and Production

Project Support

Department of Human Resources

Department of Communications and Development

Department of Finance & Administration

Department of Information Communication Technology

The Aga Khan Library