Faiz PAKTIAN

Faiz Paktian joined the GICHD in September 2006. He is responsible for the continual development and review of the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS) and associated documents. He provides training and advisory services in the application of IMAS, and in the development of the national mine action standards and legislation of national mine action authorities and other stakeholders. His responsibilities also include management of the Reporting, Analysis, and Prevention of Incidents in Demining (RAPID) and the Arabic-language Outreach Programme (AOP).

Faiz Paktian has been involved in humanitarian mine action since 1990. He has worked in a variety of positions in the field and at senior manager level in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Yemen.  He has worked for humanitarian NGOs, commercial organisations and the United Nations. Prior to joining the Centre, he worked as the UNDP Chief Technical Advisor for the Mine Action Programme in Yemen. Faiz Paktian holds a Masters in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration.