Shoaib Sultan Khan is one of the pioneers of rural development programmes in Pakistan. As a CSP Officer, he worked with the Government of Pakistan for 25 years. In 1983 as first General Manager of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) Shoaib Sultan Khan put together and led the programme that became a model in rural development. He also served in UNDP establishing the South Asia Poverty Alleviation Programme across India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives and Pakistan. Shoaib Sultan Khan has inspired and led the Rural Support Programme in Pakistan since 90’s making them the largest community development programme in the country.
His achievements include having received the United Nations Environment Programme Global 500 Award in 1989, the Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 1990, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1992, the WWF Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Award in 1994, “Man of the Year” Rotary International (Pakistan) Gold Medal in 2005, Sitara-e-Eisaar and Hilal-i-Imtiaz by the President of Pakistan in 2007.
In 2009 he was elected as Senior Ashoka Fellow and was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for “Unleashing the power and potential of the poor”. Moreover, he has written numerous research papers and books.
Infrastructure Projects
Trained in Employable Skills
Disbursed through Microfinance
Children Enrolled
Million Households Organized
People provided with Paralegal services
Electricity Generating Capacity
Houses Constructed
Displaced people facilitated
