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Abid Qaiyum Suleri (born 9 September 1969) is a Pakistani social policy analyst and development practitioner with a PhD in Food Security from University of Greenwich, UK. He has been the Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute since 2007.[1] Suleri gives policy advice and serves on various policy forums/advisory boards at national, regional, and international levels. Currently he is a member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council;[2][3] member of the National Advisory Committee of Planning Commission of Pakistan;[4] and of Trade Policy Advisory Committee,[5] Government of Pakistan. He serves on Board of Studies of various universities and also a member of Government of Punjab Vice Chancellor's search committee for Agricultural Universities in Punjab.[1]

Born (1969-09-09) 9 September 1969 (age 57)
FieldsFood Security; Climate Change; Sustainable Development Goals; Non Traditional Security Issues; International Trade; South Asian Economic Integration
WorkplacesExecutive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute
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Abid Qaiyum Suleri عابد قيوم سليرى(Urdu)
Abid Qaiyum Suleri, 2010
Born (1969-09-09) 9 September 1969 (age 57)
EducationUniversity of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich
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FieldsFood Security; Climate Change; Sustainable Development Goals; Non Traditional Security Issues; International Trade; South Asian Economic Integration
WorkplacesExecutive Director, Sustainable Development Policy Institute
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He has also served as Member of Finance Minister's Special Task Force on Effectiveness of Social Safety Nets;[6] member Board of Management of Pakistan State Oil (PSO), and chaired Board Audit and Finance Committee of PSO from 2010 to 2012;[7][8][9] member Lahore High Court's Climate Change Commission formed for effective implementation of Climate Change Policy;[10] served on National Advisory Committee of USAID funded Pakistan Strategic Support Program;[11] and on Islamabad Environment Commission, a commission constituted by Islamabad High Court to prevent further destruction and degradation of the environment of Islamabad.[12]

He writes on political economy in Pakistani newspapers.[13][14][15]

He has researched issues such as resilient livelihoods,[16][17][18] food insecurity,[19][20][21][22][23][24] regional trade,[25][26][27] CPEC,[28] and political economy of development.[15][29] His other research interests include natural resources management,[30] climate change, institutional reforms,[31] and non-traditional security issues.[32]

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