Nadeem Hussain

policy researcher and strategist

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Nadeem Hussain is an education economist and Public Policy Specialist at Government of Sindh / UNDP. Hussain has said that he wanted to work at the intersection of policy and technology. He started working with the Sindh government on a World Bank project, focused on education and planning.

Early life and background

Hussain was born in a rural village in interior Sindh. He moved with his parents to Karachi when he was two months old. He says there was no school in his neighbourhood before a TCF school opened there. TCF built a campus in the urban slum where he lived, and his schooling began there. He says his parents were extremely motivated about his education. [1]

Education

Hussain was schooled at a TCF school in Karachi and studied at TCF until 10th grade. He completed grades 11 and 12 at a college in Karachi. He then went to IBA on a scholarship through the IBA National Talent Hunt Program. He learned of the programme through newspaper ads and outreach at government intermediate colleges. He says the programme selects students through a test and then prepares them for the entrance test. [1]

Hussain completed his undergraduate degree at IBA and graduated in 2014. He majored in computer science and took minor courses in social sciences and mathematics. He is doing a PhD in Boston. [1]

Career

Hussain has said that he wanted to work at the intersection of policy and technology. He started working with the Sindh government on a World Bank project, focused on education and planning. He co-authored a book on Sindh's provincial economy, which he says is the first book on the sub-national economy in Pakistan. He says both of his books were published by Oxford University Press. He has been described as a policy researcher and strategist. [1]

Views

Hussain describes the TCF model as building schools where there are no schools. He says education is very close to his heart because of his personal journey. [1]

On Sindh, Hussain says the province is not that bad at all. He has suggested that mainstream Urdu media largely covers Karachi. He says Sindh has a large youth population with great potential. He calls Sindh's institutions of higher learning a clear win for the province, and he calls the port city of Karachi another clear win for Sindh. [1]

Personal life

Hussain describes himself as a dad. He says he speaks and writes Sindhi fluently. [1]

Timeline

2014
Graduated with an undergraduate degree from IBA.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2023-05-29 The kid who wouldn't have finished tenth grade Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nadeem Hussain?

Nadeem Hussain is a policy researcher and strategist. He co-authored a book on Sindh's provincial economy. He is doing a PhD in Boston.[1]

What does Nadeem Hussain do?

Nadeem Hussain is a policy researcher and strategist. He started working with the Sindh government on a World Bank project, focused on education and planning. He has said he wanted to work at the intersection of policy and technology.[1]

Where did Nadeem Hussain study?

Nadeem Hussain was schooled at a TCF school in Karachi until 10th grade and completed grades 11 and 12 at a college in Karachi. He completed his undergraduate degree at IBA and graduated in 2014. He is doing a PhD in Boston.[1]

Where is Nadeem Hussain from?

Nadeem Hussain was born in a rural village in interior Sindh. He moved with his parents to Karachi when he was two months old.[1]

What did Nadeem Hussain study at IBA?

Nadeem Hussain majored in computer science at IBA. He took minor courses in social sciences and mathematics. He went to IBA on a scholarship through the IBA National Talent Hunt Program.[1]

What is the TCF connection to Nadeem Hussain?

Nadeem Hussain began his schooling at a TCF campus built in the urban slum where he lived. He studied at TCF until 10th grade. He describes the TCF model as building schools where there are no schools.[1]

Does Nadeem Hussain speak Sindhi?

Nadeem Hussain says he speaks and writes Sindhi fluently.[1]

References

  1. The kid who wouldn't have finished tenth grade . Thought Behind Things , 2023-05-29.
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  1. He was born in a rural village in interior Sindh. I was born in a rural village in uh in interior Sindh, a district called Naushero Feroze.
  2. He moved with his parents to Karachi when he was two months old. And I was two months old when my parents moved to Karachi.
  3. He says there was no school in his neighbourhood before a TCF school opened there. So there was no school before uh TCF school in in our neighborhood.
  4. TCF built a campus in the urban slum where he lived, and his schooling began there. But then TCF built a campus uh in our urban slum that, you know, you call in English or Urdu mein hum use kachi abadi kehte hain. It's called Ibrahim Goth. So they built a school there and that's how I started my schooling.
  5. He says his parents were extremely motivated about his education. in my case of course my parents were extremely motivated
  6. He was schooled at a TCF school in Karachi. I was schooled at one of the Citizens Foundation TCF schools in Karachi.
  7. He studied at TCF until 10th grade. So yeah TCF I studied at TCF till 10th grade.
  8. He completed grades 11 and 12 at a college in Karachi. Then for my intermediate grade 11 and 12 I went to DJ Science College in Karachi.
  9. He went to IBA on a scholarship through the IBA National Talent Hunt Program. And from there I went to IBA Institute of Business Administration uh on a scholarship program called the IBA National Talent Hunt Program.
  10. He learned of the IBA programme through newspaper ads and outreach at government intermediate colleges. So they put ads in the newspapers, they do the reach outreach, they go to the government intermediate colleges and this is how I got to know it about it.
  11. He says the programme selects students through a test and then prepares them for the entrance test. So you apply, you take the test, uh they take some students and then they prepare them for the actual entrance test.
  12. He completed his undergraduate degree at IBA and graduated in 2014. And then I did my undergrad from IBA. I graduated in 2014.
  13. He majored in computer science at IBA and took minor courses in social sciences and mathematics. So I did my major in Computer Science uh and I did my minor, you know, courses in Social Sciences and and and Math too.
  14. He is doing a PhD in Boston. And now I'm in Boston doing my PhD.
  15. He started working with the Sindh government on a World Bank project, focused on education and planning. Uh so I started working uh with with the Sindh government uh implementing a World Bank project uh and I, you know, worked very extensively uh in education, in planning
  16. He wanted to work at the intersection of policy and technology. so I wanted to work at the intersection of policy and technology.
  17. He co-authored a book on Sindh's provincial economy. worked on on the first book that I co-authored with Ishrat Hussain and Ejaz Qureshi uh on on Sindh's uh provincial economy
  18. He says that book is the first book on the sub-national economy in Pakistan. it's the first book on sub-national economy in Pakistan.
  19. He says both of his books were published by Oxford University Press. Uh both of these books were published by Oxford University Press.
  20. The episode description calls him a policy researcher and strategist. Nadeem Hussain is a policy researcher and strategist.
  21. He describes the TCF model as building schools where there are no schools. the TCF model is that TCF built schools where there are no schools.
  22. He says Sindh is not that bad at all. So Sindh is not that bad at all.
  23. He suggests that mainstream Urdu media largely covers Karachi. perhaps because the mainstream Urdu media largely covers Karachi
  24. He says Sindh has a large youth population with great potential. Sindh has, you know, like other parts of the country uh has a huge potential of of this youth population.
  25. He calls Sindh's institutions of higher learning a clear win for the province. Uh I mean some amazing institutions of higher learning. That's that's the clear win for Sindh.
  26. He calls the port city of Karachi a clear win for Sindh. The other clear win for Sindh is this port city of Karachi.
  27. He says education is very close to his heart because of his personal journey. Education is something very close to my heart because of my own, you know, personal journey and because I care about the subject most.
  28. He says that for him it is not about who people support, but about letting the system run for once. Mere liye it's not ke who you support, mere liye it's about the fact that you let the system run for once.
  29. He says Pakistan of 2050 will be an amazing place. But Pakistan of 2050 will inshallah be uh an amazing place.
  30. He describes himself as a dad. Meri responsibility hai as a as a podcaster but then then there is the emotional person who is a dad.
  31. He says he speaks and writes Sindhi fluently. But I speak Sindhi very fluently, I write Sindhi.