Following a lengthy selection and head hunting process that spilled over into a struggle between multiple decisionmakers, Aitchison College finally has a new principal in Dr S.M. Turab Hussain.
The post became vacant when Mr. Michael A. Thomson resigned as principal in March following a prolonged confrontation with then PML-N-appointed Governor Punjab Baligh Ur Rehman.
Dr Hussain made the cut but a notification in this regard was not being issue by the Governor Punjab’s office owing to political reasons and severe lobbying within the college’s Board of Governor’s (BoG).
That notification was finally issued late last night, a source privy to the matter explained.
Dr. Hussain’s assignment at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) concludes on 31st July. He will join as Principal Aitchison College on 1st August.
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Dr. SM Turab Hussain, is a distinguished educationist. His research encompasses a broad spectrum, including migration theory and policy, poverty, rural development, trade, and development.
His recent publications have focused on industrial policy, migration and remittances, the potential for trade with India, and Pakistan’s experiences with dispute settlement in the WTO.
His teaching interests cover Development Theory, International Trade, Macroeconomics, and Trade and Development.
