Shamsh Kassim-Lakha

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Shamsh Kassim-Lakha' is a Pakistani businessman, politician, and educational leader.^[1] He led the planning, building, and operation of the University of Central Asia (UCA), a regional institution founded by the Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and His Highness the Aga Khan with campuses in the mountain areas of the three countries.^[2] He was the Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network in the Kyrgyz Republic from 2014-2017.^[3] He is currently Senior Advisor, Aga Khan Foundation Canada,^[4] in which capacity he is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Central Asia^[5] and advises the Foundation on its work in Central and South Asia as well as Eastern Africa.