Maqbool Ahmad
Team Member, NAEC team - Pakistan
Secondary School teacher



Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024

Hira Fatima
Team Member, NAEC team - Pakistan
Institute of Space Science and Technology, University of Karachi


Hira Fatima currently serves as a Research Associate at the Computational Astrophysics Research Lab, NCBC, NED-UET, Karachi. Prior to this role, she held positions at the Institute of Space Science and Technology, UoK, where she undertook various responsibilities. As a founding member of the NED Astronomical Society and a key contributor to the establishment of the astronomical observatory at NED-UET, Hira actively promotes astronomy education, research, and outreach in Pakistan. She has organized several workshops for teachers and students, advocating astronomy as a gateway to STEAM education.

Hira is also a proud member of the Radio Galaxy Zoo-EMU Education and Outreach team and serves as the National Coordinator for Pakistan at Astronomers Without Borders. Additionally, she holds the position of an approved teacher and exam supervisor for the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition. She has spearheaded numerous projects supported by different IAU offices, including OYA, OAE, OAO, and OAD. Her significant contributions have been recognized with distinctions such as being a Royal Astronomical Society Fellow and an LCO Global Sky Partner. For further information, please visit her blog at https://teachingtheteachersastronomy.blogspot.com/."

Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024

Prof Dr M. Jawed Iqbal
Team Member, NAEC team - Pakistan
Institute of Space Science and Technology (ISST), University of Karachi



Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024

Rayan Khan
Team Member, NAEC team - Pakistan
Cosmic Tribe / Institute of Space Science and Technology


Rayan Khan is the Founder of Cosmic Tribe www.cosmict.org, Holding a Master's degree in Astrophysics. Space and Astronomy Educator, IAU Dark Skies Ambassador, National Node of International Dark of Light, International Dark Sky Association-IDA Advocate, as well as the Young Persons Committee Head of Royal Aeronautical Society Pakistan Division, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering License Holder, and certified aerospace apprentice.

Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024

Khalid Mazhar
Team Member, NAEC team - Pakistan
The British Overseas School, FG College, ISPA



Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024

Muhammad Asif Raza
Team Member, NAEC team - Pakistan
Steam Educational Foundation



Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024

Mirwat Shamshad
Team Member, NAEC team - Pakistan
School of Astronomy & Physics/ Quaid-e-Azam University Isb


Mirwat is an educator, teaching Physics to girls for past six years. She is passionate to rethink and reimagine space education and STEM future for the youngsters. The vacuum in the educational system for inclusion of space science even within the proverbial best educational institutions and national programs of the country has left her with a yearning to shift trends for learning science beyond the conventional realm of curriculum and classroom settings.

She, in her own capacity, collaborates both at national and international level to organize space related activities, Space & STEM research projects, guest talks, celestial observation sessions and virtual visits to large research infrastructures. She is currently running a project “School of Astronomy and Physics by Mirwat” under the program “Science Quench” to expand Space and STEM awareness within Pakistan.

She is an International Day of Light (IDL) 2021 Alumni, a National Node for IDL and CERN Ambassador & Alumni. Currently, she is serving as Advocate for STEP UP program of American Physical Society. She has been featured in the 2021 SPIE (International Society for Optics and Photonics) Planner for the “Women making a difference in the fields of SCIENCE,OPTICS and ENGINEERING”.

Appointed as NAEC until: Aug. 1, 2024