Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi

Vice-Chancellor, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan, and Associate Professorial Fellow, Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, University of Oxford, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Biography

Prof. Dr. Asghar Zaidi, a renowned international social policy analyst and expert on population ageing, holds a PhD in Economics from University of Oxford, the UK. He has exceptional academic credentials with many articles published in the top ranked journals to his credit. He has authored five books and contributed to chapters in more than 25 international books. Apart from academic publications, he has written and contributed close to 50 official reports for world's most reputable organizations and governments including UN and European Commission.

Since 2012, he has been the lead researcher in developing 'Active Aging Index' for the UN Economic Commission for Europe in Geneva and European Commission in Brussels. Likewise, in 2012, he was the lead academic consultant in developing 'Global AgeWatch Index' for HelpAge International, covering 90+ countries including Pakistan. Working with the research team at Age UK, London, he developed the Well-being in Later Life Index for the UK. More recently, he developed a new index, namely 'The Asian Active Ageing Index', working alongside UN Economic and Social Commission (ESCAP) in Bangkok.