Aliya Iqbal Naqvi is a historian by training, committed to the development of education in Pakistan. She is currently Faculty of History and Coordinator of student research at the Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts at The Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. She previously headed the Liberal Arts Program at the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture.

Ms. Iqbal-Naqvi holds a BA and two MA degrees from Harvard University in the US, and is in the process of completing her Ph.D. from the same institution. At Harvard, Ms. Iqbal-Naqvi undertook several pedagogical trainings, taught extensively at Harvard College, and won several awards for “Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.” She has experience as a television anchor, and continues to freelance as host/moderator at conferences and other live events.

Ms. Iqbal-Naqvi also serves on the boards of various social development organisations, such as The
Karachi Foundation and Greenstar Social Marketing, Pakistan. She has been a trustee of ETNS since
2012.