Abdul Waheed khan

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Biography

 

Dr Abdul Waheed Khan, who currently occupies the position of President, Talal Abu Ghazaleh University of Business and Director General, Training, Talal Abu Ghazaleh Organization, was Assistant Director General for Communication and Information at UNESCO, Paris from 2001 to 2010. Before joining UNESCO, Dr. Khan worked as Vice Chancellor (President and CEO) of Indira Gandhi National Open University from 1998 to 2000. His journey from a remote Indian village to high-level positions in academia, international development, media and diplomacy is an exciting story of a self-made man, a visionary, an institution builder and a dynamic leader. Dr Khan is an internationally recognized leader in education and application of information and communication technologies to empower people through access to information and knowledge.


PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

President, Talal Abu Ghazaleh University of Business (TAGUB), Director-General, Training Talal Abu Ghazaleh Organization (TAGORG), Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain (Aug 2010 to Present)

Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information, UNESCO, Paris (July 2001 to June 2010)

Director, Development and Training, the Commonwealth of Learning, Vancouver, BC, Canada (September 2000 to June 2001)

Vice-Chancellor (President & CEO), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Dehli, India (June 1998 – September 2000)

Communications Specialist/Acting Head, Communication and Information Division, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Vancouver, BC, Canada (1992-1998)

Professor/Director, Communications Division, India Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India (April 1986 – February 1992)

Visiting Professor/Scientist, National Institute of Multimedia Education (NIME), Chiba, Japan (April 1990-March 1991)

Expert, Communications and Population Education, Food and Agriculture Organisation of United Nations, Kathmandu (Nepal) and Rome (Italy) (November 1984 – March 1986)

Communications Specialist, UNESCO, Dhaka, Bangladesh (February 1981 – November 1984)

Communications Consultant, United Nations Fund for Population Activities, Dhaka, Bangladesh (July 1979 – January 1981)

Director Farm and Home Broadcasts, All India Radio (AIR), New Delhi, India (October 1975 – July 1979)

Associate Director, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Agricultural Communication Centre, Pantnagar, India (March 1973 – October 1975)

 

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PERSONAL DATA

India citizen, born 1st January 1947, married.
Languages: English, Hindi and Urdu.

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

Numerous keynote addresses (list available on request)

 

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS

List available on request.

 

REFERENCES

Available on request.