Interview with Professor Danishmand, Dean Faculty of Management Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad

Byline: KHALIL AHMED Professor Danishmand is Dean Faculty of Management Sciences at the International Islamic University. Before that, he was the Director of Institute of Business Administration (IBA). U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker complimented his work by saying that "the IBA was one of the two institutions in the country run entirely on merit". Mr. Danishmand is an IBA graduate. He continued his studies at USC where he completed his doctoral course work in 1963-65, with major in management. He served as a faculty member and Chairman at the San Fernando Valley State College (now know as California State University, Northridge) from 1966 to 1971. He joined IBA in 1971, and became Associate Professor after one year. Subsequently, he served as Group Director at Atlas Group, and Chief Executive of Atlas Honda, Muslim Insurance, and Allwin Engineering Industries. He turned around each company he headed. Honda Japan wrote him: "You are one of our greatest benefactors".