Moeed Yusuf
Pakistani scholar and author
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Moeed W. Yusuf is a Pakistani national security scholar and administrator who is currently serving as the 3rd vice-chancellor of the Beaconhouse National University.[1] Previously, served as the 9th National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Previously he served in the capacity of a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on the National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning from 24 December 2019 to 16 May 2021.[2]
Moeed Yusuf | |
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Yusuf speaking to media in Islamabad | |
| 9th National Security Advisor of Pakistan | |
| In office 17 May 2021 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Special Assistant) |
| Succeeded by | Asim Malik |
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for National Security & Strategy Planning | |
| In office 24 December 2019 – 17 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Nasir Khan Janjua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Education | Political science |
| Boston University (M.A), (Ph.D) | |
Before joining the government, Yusuf was the Associate Vice President for Asia at the Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., and previously a Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, and a Research Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School.[3][4]
Early life and education
Yusuf was born into a family of doctors, including his grandparents, his parents and his sister, and lives in Washington, D.C. with his wife and three children.[5]
He holds Bachelor of Business Administration from Shorter University; Masters and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Boston University.[5][6]
Academic career
Yusuf has taught Political Science/International Relations at Boston University, George Washington University, the Lahore University of Management Sciences, and the Quaid-e-Azam University.[3]
Strategic policy and advisory career
On 25 September 2019, he was appointed as Chairperson of Pakistan's Strategic Policy Planning Cell under National Security Division for a two-year period.[7]
On 24 December 2019, he was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning.[8]
