Faisal Mushtaq

Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq (Urdu: چودھری فیصل مشتاق‎; TI; born 27 July 1978), is a Pakistani academic, school practitioner and former caretaker provincial minister for education of the Punjab.[1] He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Roots Millennium Schools, Pakistan and is the Executive Director and member of the Board of Directors of the Roots School System.[2]

Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq
چودھری فیصل مشتاق
Born27 July 1978
Kharian, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
EducationFinance
Accounting
Economics
National Security
Alma materNational Defense University
University of Salford
London School of Economics
Cadet College Hasan Abdal
OccupationTeacher, Student Counselor, entrepreneur
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Recipient
Date23 March 2013
CountryIslamic Republic of Pakistan
Presented byPresident of Pakistan

He is recognized as one of the 500 most influential Muslims of the world for the last three consecutive years, a Young Presidents' Organization Board member, World Wide Fund for Nature Member of the Board of Governors Pakistan, Cadet College Hasanabdal Member of the Board of Governors and the Chair of the China Radio International Roots Confucius Classroom Project in Pakistan. Faisal is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organisation 'Change – in Education Foundation' working in support of 'Public Private Partnerships' across education and thus scaling Millennium Development Goals and so far he has successfully reformed more than 250 government schools across various districts, provinces and rural communities in Pakistan.[3]

Faisal has been conferred with the fourth-highest National Civil Award of Pakistan, the 'Tamgha-e-Imtiaz', by the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari on Pakistan Day Ceremony held at the Presidency on 23 March 2013 in recognition of his outstanding services in the field of language promotion, education, literacy, youth and advocacy.[4]


Personal life

Faisal Mushtaq was born in 1978, in Kharian, his father Mushtaq Rasul Chaudary was a colonel in the Pakistan Army and mother Riffat Mushtaq[5] an academic and teacher. In 1988 his mother, Riffat Mushtaq, founded Roots School System.

Education

In 1997, he completed his higher secondary education in sciences from Cadet College Hasan Abdal. Later that year, he moved to the United Kingdom for higher education. In 1998, he did diploma in Economics from the London School of Economics. He got his degree with honours in finance and accounting from the University of Salford in 2001. In 2006, he graduated from the National Defense University after completing a national security workshop. Faisal is a certified teacher and trainer by the Cambridge International Examinations United Kingdom. He also serves as the visiting faculty at the National Defense University.

Career

After completing his school in 2001, Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq started working at PricewaterhouseCoopers in London as a financial management consultant. Working with PricewaterhouseCoopers, he provided consultancy to various clients including: Virgin Holidays, Royal Dutch Shell, Department for Work and Pensions, Ministry of Defence, Lloyd's Register and The Equitable Life Assurance Society.

In 2002, he joined IBM Global Services as a business consultant. He worked on various projects in capacity as a public sector consultant including, BBC and Home Office United Kingdom.

After a few years as a consultant in the United Kingdom, he returned to Pakistan to follow in the footsteps of his mother and joined the private education sector. He became director of Roots School System in 2004, and since then, has been associated with it.[6]

Roots Millennium Schools, Pakistan

Under his management, the Roots schools now offer continuous education from Montessori up to the undergraduate level with nearly 2000 employees in more than 20 major cities across Pakistan. His purpose-built schools pioneered classroom teaching innovations from the introduction of the Chinese language across school curriculum to gaining Microsoft mentor school status 2014 from Microsoft USA. Other ideas and flagship initiatives include the inclusion of German language Pasch Program with the Goethe Institute, Authoring of Intel Skills for Success Information Communication Technology Curriculum, WWF Green school program, Global citizenship in action program with the British Council, Professional development with Cambridge International Examinations and Robotics Program with World Robotics Organization. He established teacher training and development institute 'Roots National Institute of Teacher Training & Education',[7] where more than 10,000 teachers from both the public and private sectors have been trained on international standards and won placements.[8]

Philanthropy

In 2008, Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq founded 'Change – in Education Foundation',[9] which is a social and developmental sector not for profit organization committed to bridging the gap in education services provision in Pakistan. He is promoting public/private partnerships across district, provincial and federal levels in Pakistan.[10] He is also an active environmentalist and contributor to the greener community through World Wide Fund for Nature Pakistan.

Critical recognition

References
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  2. "Corporate Profile of Executive Director" Archived 6 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 11 July 2014.
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  4. "Tamgha-i-Imtiaz conferred on Faisal Mushtaq", The Nation, Islamabad, 26 March 2013. Retrieved on 11 July 2014.
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  6. "Directors of Roots School System" Archived 27 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 04 November 2014.
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  9. "Profile of Organization and Relevant Committees" Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, PILDAT, Islamabad, 2010. Retrieved on 11 July 2014.
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  12. "Recognising talent: Roots head among influential Muslims", The Express Tribune, Islamabad, 30 October 2014. Retrieved on 04 November 2014.
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  17. "PM approved setting up of Education Task Force", Interface Education, Islamabad, 16 December 2009. Retrieved on 11 July 2014.
  18. "Board Members as of September 2014". Retrieved on 04 November 2014.
  19. "H.E. Liu Jian Attends CRI-Roots Friendship Year Celebration", Islamabad, 27 November 2011. Retrieved on 04 November 2014.
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