Pioneers of rural development programmes in Pakistan
Born
11 July 1933
Moradabad, British India
Education
Master of Arts in English, Bachelor of Law degree
Occupation
Development Practionner
Known for
Social development Poverty reduction Participatory development
Notable work
Founder of Rural Support Programmes in Pakistan
Spouse
Mussarat Rahim
Children
Roohi, Afshan, Falaknaz, and Shelley
Parent(s)
Mohammad Nasim Khan and Husna
Relatives
Sultan Ahmad Beg (Grandfather)
Awards
Global 500 Roll of Honour Sitara-i-Imtiaz Ramon Magsaysay Award World Conservation Medal Sitara-e-Eisaar Hilal-i-Imtiaz Rotary International Gold Medal
Shoaib Sultan Khan NI (born 11 July 1933) is one of the pioneers of rural development programmes in Pakistan.[1] As a CSP Officer, he worked with the Government of Pakistan for 25 years, later on he served Geneva based Aga Khan Foundation for 12 years, then UNICEF and UNDP for 14 years. Since his retirement, he has been involved with the Rural Support Programmes (RSPs) of Pakistan full-time, on voluntary basis.[2][3][4][5] Today,[when?] the Rural Support Programmes have helped form 297,000 community organisations in 110 districts including two Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.[6]
He has received the United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Award in 1989,[7] the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1990,[8][9] the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1992,[10][11][12][13] the WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award in 1994,[14][15] "Man of the Year" Rotary International (Pakistan) Gold Medal in 2005, Sitara-e-Eisaar[16] and Hilal-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 2007.[17] In 2009 he was elected as Senior Ashoka Fellow.[18][19] He has written numerous research papers and books.[20][21][22][23]
In 2009, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for "Unleashing the power and potential of the poor".[24] In 2019 he was awarded Nishan-e-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan.[25]
^Citation for the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership
^"Oxford launches book on rural development in South Asia". Oxford University Press. 14 October 2009.
^Khan, Shoaib Sultan; Khan, Mahmood Hasan (2009). "The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme: A Journey Through Grassroots Development". Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195476682.
^Country Papers: Pakistan. Asian and Pacific Development Centre. 1 January 1997. p. 247.
^Jamil, Mohammad; Programme, Aga Khan Rural Support (1 January 1990). Proceedings of the first sitting of the forty-sixth Village Managers' Conference held on 26 March 1990. Aga Khan Rural Support Programme.
^"Office productivity: Celebrating 30 years of rural support". DAWN. 30 June 2013.
^"The Global 500 Roll of Honour for Environmental Achievement GLOBAL 500" (PDF). United Nations Environment Programme. 2003.
^"Hats off". The Friday Times. 5 July 2013.
^Qureshi, Zafar Iqbal (1 January 2006). Managing change in different organizations. Ferozsons. p. 41. ISBN 9789690020451.
^"Ramon Magsaysay Award" (PDF). Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation.
^"Noble Pakistan: 10 Pakistanis honoured with Ramon Magsaysay Award". The Express Tribune. 7 September 2014.
^"SHGs impress Pakistan team". The Hindu. 28 March 2007.
^HRCP Newsletter: A Quarterly Publication of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan. The Commission. 1 January 1995. p. 14.
^"The Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award". WWF Global.
^Qureshi, Zafar Iqbal (1 January 2006). Managing change in different organizations. Ferozsons. p. 41. ISBN 9789690020451.
^"List of recipients of Sitara-i-Eisaar and Tamgha-i-Eisaar". Daily Times. 1 July 2006. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
^"President confers 93 awards". DAWN. 24 March 2007.
^"Ashoka's new fellows announced".
^"Potential lies with the poor". The News on Sunday. 26 April 2012.
^"Rural Change in the Third World". Better World Books.
^The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme: A Journey through Grassroots Development. 21 October 2009. ASIN 0195476689.
^"Man in the Hat". Vanguard Books.
^"The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme". Amazon.com. 2009. ISBN 9780195476682.
^"30 years of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme: Working with Shoaib Sultan Khan". Youlin Magazine. 23 August 2013.
^"President Alvi confers top civil, military awards for excellence on Pakistan Day". DAWN. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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