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Sumbal Samad

Junior Lecturer

  • Master of science in information technology, National University of Science and Technology
    (NUST), Islamabad.
  • Master in Information technology, Bahahuddin Zakriya University (BZU), Multan.
  • Bachelor of Science, Bahahuddin Zakriya University (BZU), Multan

About

Sumbal Samad is an experienced web developer with a comprehensive background in advanced
web technologies, including Django, Laravel, TypeScript, and Bootstrap. Known for her
adaptability in both independent and team settings, she has excelled in roles such as Software
Executive at Robotmea Dubai, where she managed WordPress sites, coordinated robotics
workshops across Pakistan, and updated curriculum materials. Her teaching experience
includes a position as a Coding Instructor at Chipkoo Junior, where she developed and delivered
a curriculum in programming fundamentals, algorithm design, Python, and web development
for beginners, as well as a role as Visiting Faculty at BZU Multan, where she taught database
management and programming.

Sumbal’s freelance work includes Django-based applications, requirement engineering with
UML, and an innovative text-to-speech app using Google Cloud Voice API. She holds a Master of
Science in Information Technology from the National University of Science and Technology
(NUST) and a Master in Information Technology from Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU),
where she also completed her undergraduate studies.

Area of Expertise

Publications & Research Work

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil

Dr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Adil is an Associate Professor of Leadership and Strategic Management at Iqra University, Karachi. He holds more than 17 years of full-time university teaching, research, mentorship, and graduate thesis supervision experience. Additionally, he has been serving as the Cluster Head (Management) since January 2020 at the Main Campus. He is currently a member of the advisory and review boards of 18 national and international scholarly journals. 

He has presented various research ideas at international conferences abroad and has published over 25 research papers in national and international journals with 700+ Google citations. He has also authored a monograph on Leadership and Strategy published in Germany. He is an HEC-approved PhD supervisor and five Ph.D. candidates are going to complete their doctoral thesis under his sole supervision. In addition to supervising several industrial projects, 32 MPhil and hundreds of MBA students have successfully passed their research thesis in the Management discipline under his sole supervision. His research interests include the dark side of leadership, workplace mistreatment, multilevel modeling, and creative performance in higher education. He completed a ten-day comprehensive Training of Trainers conducted by Sindh HEC in May 2023.

Dr. Shahnawaz earned his Ph.D. degree in Management from an AACSB and AMBA-accredited business school of Malaysia in 2021. Earlier, he received his MPhil from Iqra University, a ‘triple-crown’ (AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS-accredited) MBA from Newcastle University (UK), Postgraduate Diploma from Stratford College London (UK), and B.Sc. (Honours) with Distinction from London Metropolitan University, UK. He has secured seven consecutive distinctions in his academic career and has clinched First Class First Position at Sindh Board of Technical Education. He has been associated with Iqra University as a permanent faculty member in the Department of Business Administration since August 2008. His main hobbies include horse-riding, playing scrabble, cooking, bird-farming, and long driving.