Zahid Mumtaz
Qualifications
Master of Public Policy in Social Policy, ANU
Master in Political Science
Bachelor of Science
Zahid Mumtaz is a PhD candidate at the Crawford School Of Public Policy. He is a career civil servant from Pakistan and has held important portfolios such as Additional Secretary of provincial Energy Department, Additional District Collector of a District, Deputy Secretary of provincial Education Department and Personal Staff officer to the Deputy prime minister of country. Apart from diverse professional experience he holds a master’s degree in political science from Pakistan and a master degree in public policy from ANU. He is the recipient of prestigious Awarded Australia Awards scholarship for master’s degree, ANU University Research Scholarship and ANU HDR Fee Merit Scholarship for PhD.His current research analyses the the consequences of informal social protection on a society.
PhD programme
Supervisor(s) and panel members
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Publications
Zhen, Li, Wang, Yue, Yu, Keping , Lu, Guangyue , Mumtaz, Zahid & Wei Wei (forthcoming). Reliable Uplink Synchronization Maintenance for Satellite Ground Integrated Vehicular Networks: A High-Order Statistics-Based Timing Advance Update Approach. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (Q1- 6.4 impact factor).
Mumtaz, Z (2021), Informal social protection; a conceptual synthesis, Social Policy and Administration. 1-15 (Q1-2.7 impact factor).
Mumtaz, Z., & Whiteford, P. (2021), Comparing formal and informal social protection: A case study of exploring the usefulness of informal social protection in Pakistan, Journal of international and comparative social policy, (SPA Journal), 1-30.
Mumtaz, Z., & Whiteford, P. (2021), Machine Learning-Based Approach for Sustainable Social Protection Policies in Developing Societies. Mobile Networks and Applications, 1-15. 159-173 (Q1- 3.4 impact factor).
Zahid Mumtaz & Peter Whiteford. ‘It is a big relief for me’: how the welfare provided by madrassas holds a key to fighting the Taliban. The conversation.
https://theconversation.com/it-is-a-big-relief-for-me-how-the-welfare-pr...
Zahid Mumtaz and Peter Whiteford (2017), Social safety nets in the development of welfare system in Pakistan: An analysis of Benazir Income Support Programme, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, volume 39, Issue 1
Scholarships and fellowships
ANU University Research Scholarship (International)
ANU HDR Fee Merit Scholarship
Awarded Australia Awards scholarship(2015-16)
Employment history
Zahid is a career public servant with a vast experience of field and desk jobs. He has held various important positions in the public sector such as:- Additional Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan(2017-2018) Secretary Punjab Economic Research Institute, Planning and Development Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan(2017) Additional District Collector & Administrator Municipal Corporation District Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan(2014) Deputy Secretary (Secondary Education) School Education Department, Government of Punjab, Pakistan(2013) Personal Staff officer to the Deputy prime minister of Pakistan(2012) Assistant Commissioner/ Sub Divisional Magistrate, District Diamer(2010-2011) Assistant Commissioner/ Sub Divisional Magistrate, Shigar, District Sakrdu(2008-09)
Mailing address
Crawford School of Public Policy
ANU College of Asia & the Pacific
J.G. Crawford Building No. 132, Room 1.24
Lennox Crossing
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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