Team & Contact
Dr. Almut Wieland-Karimi
Country Director
almut.wieland-karimi(at)fes.de
Dr. Almut Wieland-Karimi is an accomplished professional with a diverse background. She currently serves as the Interim Country Director for FES Pakistan. Additionally, she is a Board Member of the Mercator Foundation and part of the Advisory Group for the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund. Her extensive experience includes serving as the Executive Director of the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF) in Berlin from 2002 to 2009. Since 1993, she has also held the honorary position of Director at the NGO Mediothek Afghanistan. Dr. Wieland-Karimi completed her PhD in Philosophy with a focus on Oriental Studies at Humboldt University in Berlin in 1997. Prior to that, she earned her MA in Oriental Studies from the University of Bonn in 1992.
Abdullah Dayo
Programme Advisor
abdullah.dayo(at)fes.de
Abdullah Dayo, is a strong advocate of social justice and democracy, currently working as Program Advisor at Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Pakistan office. In this context, he is responsible for Social Justice, Economy, Governance and Democracy projects. He has studied political economy development and foreign policy analysis at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt, Germany. Previously, he has worked with UNICEF, Oxfam, World Vision International and on different projects led by European Commission in Pakistan
Sidra Saeed
Programme Advisor
sidra.saeed(at)fes.de
Sidra Saeed has done M.Phil from Quaid-i-Azam University. Since 2011, she has been working as Programme Advisor FES Pakistan on various projects aiming at strengthening democracy through media reforms, empowering local governance system, promoting peace and tolerance among youth, civic education and engagement and supremacy of the constitution of Pakistan. Apart from that, she is the Gender Coordinator at Asia regional level for FES Pakistan office. Additionally, she has been the in-charge of the internships at office.
Hamayoun Khan
Programme Advisor
hamayoun.khan(at)fes.de
Mr. Hamayoun Khan is working as Programme Advisor since 2020. Previously has served at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) from 2005- 2010 as a Research fellow at China Study Centre and East Asia. He has also served with the Australian High Commission Islamabad as Media and Political officer and has taught at the National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan for 10 years. He holds Masters and MPhil degrees in Defense and Strategic Studies from the Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, and is a graduate of the ‘Executive Course’ from Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, USA(2008).
Qurat-ul-ain Zahid
Head of Finance and Accounts
ainnie.zahid(at)fes.de
Sadia Farooq
Manager Finance and Programme Administration
sadia.farooq(at)fes.de
Shoukat Ali
Manager Logistics and Office Administration
shoukat.ali(at)fes.de
Faisal Rashid
IT, Communication & Administration Assistant
faisal.rashid(at)fes.de
Tariq Mehmood
Office Assistant and Driver
Salamat Masih
Office Helper
Razzaq Sharif
Office Helper and Cleaner
