I am a development and political economist. I teach Global Political Economy and Political Economy of the Middle East at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat. I have been teaching Development Economics, and Development Policy at Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan. In the past, I have also taught at the University of La Verne, California. In addition, as a freelance consultant, I have worked with renowned institutions like BSDR, AKF-Geneva, AKRSP, SJCPP, the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Planning Commission Government of Pakistan. I have earned a Ph.D. in Economics and Politics, and an MA in Economics from Claremont Graduate University in California. Before that, I got my MS in Development Studies from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. When I was 24, I co-founded the first-ever college for undergraduate studies in commerce and economics, the Gilgit College of Commerce and Economics (GCCE), in the Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan. It's a brand name now. I have recently started my new venture, the Gilgit Institute for Social and Economic Research (GISER) in Gilgit.