Longtime expat to represent women’s wing in Islamabad

Professor Maimoona Marsood Ahmed has been appointed as the president of the Women’s Wing of Overseas Pakistanis for the “National Peace Committee for Interfaith Harmony” (NPCIH), which was recently constituted by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
NPCIH President Seyed Ayaz Zaheer Hashmi issued the letter of appointment.
NPCIH aims to ensure and inculcate peace and harmony between Pakistanis of all faiths in line with the aspirations of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah – the founder of Pakistan.
Maimoona is the daughter of renowned Pakistani religious scholar Malik Ghulam Murtaza, who lived and worked at the Islamic University, Madinah, for many years before he returned to Pakistan.
Maimoona served at the Pakistan International School at Nasiriyah (PISR-N) in Riyadh for 18 years, where she headed the Islamic Studies and Arabic department.
She also served as headmistress and vice principal of the school for an extended period of time.
Maimoona became more popular due to her regular appearance as Qur’an teacher on various Pakistani TV channels.
She is also the author of an Urdu book “Adab-e-Dua”, which is a collection of various prayers and supplications for salvations of the faithful.
Maimoona received her primary education in Madinah and earned a Masters degree and MPhil from Punjab University in Lahore-Pakistan.
She also traveled to the United States where she served in various Islamic institutes.