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Muntazir Mehdi

Lecturer

MSc

About

Syed Muntazir Mehdi is an accomplished professional with a wealth of experience in academia and consultancy. With a background in Marketing and Management, highlighted by an MSc in Corporate Brand Management from Brunel University, London, and a diverse teaching portfolio as an Assistant Professor and Lecturer at Iqra University, Karachi, he brings a rich blend of academic rigor and practical insight to his work. As a PhD candidate in Management, currently in the thesis submission phase, his research interests encompass sustainable consumer behavior, entrepreneurship, and startups. Beyond academia, Syed is the Founder & CEO of SkillsCadre, a Training and Consultancy firm, where he spearheads customized programs in marketing and management, empowering both students and professionals. His consultancy roles extend to management counseling at the Pakistan Institute of Management and contributing to the growth of EdTech startup Learning Pitch. Syed’s dedication to advancing knowledge and fostering professional development is evident through his active participation in organizing international conferences and his continuous pursuit of learning, as reflected in his numerous certifications. With a passion for driving change and fostering innovation, Syed Muntazir Mehdi is poised to make significant contributions to both academia and industry.

Area of Expertise

  • Entrepreneurial Ambidexterity
  • Sustainable consumer behavior
  • Social Capital Theory

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.