Aizaz Asif

Director, Public Policy & Institutional Reforms

A senior public policy, governance, and institutional reform specialist with more than 25 years supporting governments, legislatures, development partners, and civil society organisations in Pakistan. He has worked extensively with the European Union, GIZ, UNDP, DFID/FCDO, the Asian Development Bank, DAI, the Aga Khan Foundation, and the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy on public policy, governance reform, public finance, decentralisation, parliamentary strengthening, and political economy analysis. He currently serves as Deputy Team Leader and Technical Lead for the EU-funded, GIZ-implemented Mustehkam Parlimaan (IP5) Programme, and conceptualised and spearheaded the establishment of Pakistan’s Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO). He has led the development of strategic plans for the Senate of Pakistan, the National Assembly, and Provincial Assemblies, and designed budget analysis tools and fiscal oversight frameworks. His earlier work includes Pakistan’s national decentralisation programme, local government frameworks, education and health-sector financing reforms, and public expenditure reviews.