Dr. Farah Naz is serving as Assistant Professor at the Department of Government and Public Policy, National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan. She also serves as Gender Focal Person both for the UN-Women and the UN Peacekeeping Department at the Center for International Peace and Security, NUST. She is one of the trainers at the UN Peacekeeping Department. Her role is to sensitize both the Pakistani and allied Forces on ‘Women, Peace and Security’ and ‘Respect for Diversity’. She helps and assists the UN HQ with Gender-Based Training Manuals. Both courses are vital for the successful implementation of the UN Mission in conflict. She is also a member of the Expert Advisory Group on national and international security issues, IPRI. Review research articles and grants for the International Peace Research Association Foundation. Before joining NUST in November 2019, she served as Academic Staff and Sessional Lecturer at the University of Sydney, Macquarie University and Australian Catholic University, Australia.

Dr Naz has over ten years’ experience of working with governmental and academic organizations in Australia and Pakistan. She holds an excellent record of journal publications. Her research focus has consistently been on identifying the role of religion in peace, gender and politics at domestic and international levels and has been published in some leading journals of political sciences. Dr Naz has published two books: 1) Living under Hybrid War in 2022 and 2) COVID-19 challenges for Pakistan’ in 2020. She has also been very successful in disseminating research findings beyond academia through Op-Eds. Dr Naz received her PhD in Government and International Relations from the University of Sydney in Australia and an M-Phil in International Relations from National Defence University, Pakistan.

Participant in: November/December 2022 Fellowship: Peacebuilding and Women’s Meaningful Participation in Peacebuilding Processes