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Muhammad Umer Ahrar

Lecturer

MBA

Bachelor of Commerce

Diploma in Higher Education

About

Muhammad Umer Ahrar embodies a rare blend of academic rigor and compassionate mentorship. Ahrar exhibited a keen intellect and a passion for understanding consumer behavior and market dynamics. Transitioning seamlessly into academia, Ahrar discovered his calling as an educator. His dynamic teaching style and commitment to student success made him a sought-after instructor. Beyond teaching, he assumed the role of a trusted student advisor, offering guidance and support to students, nurturing their talents and helping them navigate their academic and professional paths. Known for his integrity, humility, and unwavering commitment to student development, Muhammad Umer Ahrar stands as a beacon of excellence in academia, shaping the future of students with his expertise and mentorship.

Area of Expertise

Marketing, Research and Statistics.

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.

  • Ahrar, M. U., Khan, M. E., & Hassan, J. (2022). Development Of Lean Enterprise Implementation Methodology: An Ism Approach. KASBIT Business Journal, 1-14.
  • Rana, M. W., Ahrar, M. U., & Liaquat, M. (2020). Trust in E-Retailing: Myth or Reality. KASBIT Business Journal, 113-124.
  • Rana, M. W., Nadeem, M., & Ahrar, M. U. (2023). The Role of Sales Personnel in Customer Involvement & Loyalty – The Mediating Role of Customer Engagement in Apparel Store.
  • International Journal of Trends and Innovations in Business & Social Sciences, 174-182.