Our Trustees

Mr. Adamjee is a founding trustee and the chairman of ChildLife Foundation. He has completed his education at the Millfield School, UK and Stanford University, USA. Currently, he is the director of Mainetti Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. He is actively involved with other renowned charitable organizations such as Adamjee Eye Hospital and Adamjee School. He is also a trustee at the Adamjee Foundation.

Mr. Tabba is one of the founding trustees and Vice Chairman of ChildLife Foundation. He is a leading businessman and entrepreneur in Pakistan, with over two decades of experience working in the manufacturing, energy, real estate, and cement sectors. As CEO of six companies, he has vastly grown his family business through Gadoon Textile, Fazal Textile, Lucky Knits, Lucky Energy, Lucky One, and Yunus Energy. He is also actively involved with many philanthropic projects. He is the founding member of the Italian Development Council and the director of the renowned Tabba Heart Institute and Aziz Tabba Foundation.

Dr. Mahmood is one of the founding trustees of ChildLife Foundation. He is a prominent pediatrician in Karachi, trained in the USA and Canada. He is a faculty member at the Aga Khan University Hospital, and is also associated with South City Hospital through his private pediatric practice. Dr. Mahmood is a philanthropist at heart and frequently advises at Indus Hospital and Karachi Relief Trust. He is also on the board of the SINA Trust.

Ashraf Amdani is the Founder & CEO of American Textile & Apparel, a leading textile & manufacturing conglomerate catering to large retail brands across North America, Europe, South-East Asia, and the Middle East. He is widely recognized for his contributions to trade and innovation across the industry. Amdani is deeply involved in an array of philanthropic endeavours across healthcare and education. He serves on the Board of Trustees at The Childlife Foundation and Universal Health Institute (UHI), Founder of the Amdani Family Foundation, Board Member of Obat, Trustee at the Islamic Foundation of South Florida, Vice President of Nur-ul-Islam Academy (NUIA), Vice President of South Florida Muslim Association (SFMA), and a trustee of the World Memon Organization (WMO). Ashraf splits his time between Dubai & Miami.

Mr. Rashid is a trustee of ChildLife based out of California, USA. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota. He is the co-founder and CEO of two very successful educational startups, Chegg and Know, Inc. Chegg has been publicly trading shares on the NYSE since 2013. He is also the founder and CEO of Galxyz, Inc., an educational game inculcating a love for science in children. In 2009 he received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. He has also been recognized as the Forbes Impact 15 for 2012. Through his companies he is very involved with other philanthropic work such as planting trees and helping classrooms attain school supplies.

Mr Doni is the Founder and CEO of Doni & Co., a compant which specializes in trading of agro-commodities, he has over 3 decades of experience in the field of international trade. He has developed a vast network of commodity origination around the world. Mr Doni is a regular supplier of food products for charitable organizations such as the World Food Program and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Understanding the need for healthcare and proper nutrition, and education among children, he is involved with many philanthropic works and organizations in this sector in Pakistan.

Dr. Kamal is a Medicine Specialist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She received her medical degree from Aga Khan Medical College in 1996 and has been in practice for more than 20 years. She has the following credentials namely; Chief of Hospital Medicine, UPMC-St. Margaret, Medical Director Corporate Care Management, Clinical Assistant Professor and Department of Critical Care Medicine. She is associated with UPMC St. Margaret, UPMC Passavant and UPMC Mercy.

Mr. Ganatra is presently Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of ICI Pakistan Limited. He has been associated with Yunus Brothers Group since 1994. He has more than 25 years of experience at senior management positions with emphasis on financial management, operational management, capital restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and legal affairs as well as taxation. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan. He also gained a Master’s degree in Economics and Bachelors in Law.

Dr. Fehmina Arif is a pediatrician associated with Civil Hospital, Karachi (CHK). She completed her MBBS from Dow Medical College Karachi in 1985; DCH in 1996 from University of Karachi and FCPS in Pediatrics from College of Physicians & Surgeons Pakistan. She has many publications to her credit. Many of her research papers have been published in medical journals of repute in Pakistan as well as presented in national and international symposium and conferences. At present she is working as Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, and Civil Hospital, Karachi.

Dr. Fatima Mir is a pediatrician at Agha Khan University Hospital (AKUH). She received her medical degree (MBBS) from Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan in 1997; FCPS in Pediatrics in 2006 and Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases from AKU. She has been associated with AKUH since 2002.