Muhammad Rashid Mafzool Zaka assumed current charge of the post of Executive Director, Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services with effect from 10th June, 2024. He is presently Director General Research in BS21/OG1 since Feb., 2019. In 2009, being the founding member he commenced Institute’s Research services and in 2010-11 its Training services. He brings with him around three decades experience in academia/research and 15 years of parliamentary services. Mr Zaka has authored ten books on various aspects of Parliamentary Business. In his leadership, PIPS has served over 1928 research and technical papers to Hon. Members of the Parliament and Committees and published 74 books on various aspects of parliamentary business. Mr. Zaka has served more than 350 research papers for MPs while conducting more than 130 capacity building sessions for MPs, committees, academia, civil society and youth on diversified topics of parliamentary areas. In 2022, Mr. Zaka led PIPS to be recognized amongst global Top Tier research mechanisms doing academic evidence based parliamentary research by the UK Post out of 181 similar institutions.
Prof Muhammad Zaka has supervised eleven MS dissertations in the fields of development studies, international relations, sociology, diplomatic and strategic studies, at reputable Pakistani universities. He has been Member, Board of Studies at the Department of Defence and Diplomatic Studies, Fatimah Jinnah Women University, FJWU (2006 till date) and adjunct faculty on parliamentary studies & governance in reputed universities. Mr Zaka is a certified international trainer in parliamentary research, assessing laws, peace and human rights and parliamentary business. He is an eloquent speaker on ideology of Pakistan, Parliament and Constitution, leadership, youth, peace, state building well as security issues and Member of Inter Parliamentary Engagement Network having 400 parliamentary academics/ professional from 70 countries.