ALI ABDULLAH

Academic

Career

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ALI ABDULLAH
0423-6663550, 0321-4882334
A.ABDULLAH321@GMAIL.COM
Field Of Interest : Marketing and Sales
Date Of Birth : May 4, 1985
City Available : Lahore

SCHOLASTICS
Qualification | Year | Institution | Grade / GPA
BBA | 2010 | Institute of Business Administration, Karachi | 2.74 (81.52%)
A level | 2006 | Beaconhouse School System , Lahore | 1A 1B 1C
O level | 2003 | Beaconhouse School System, Lahore | 4 As 4Bs

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS
Earned a Merit Scholarship at IBA of over 60% for the entire BBA program.

ELECTIVE COURSES
Brand Management, Consumer Behavior, Sales Management, Sociology, International Relations, Analysis of Pakistani Industries, Methods in Business Research, Organizational Behavior, Advertising*, Personal Selling*, Supply Chain Management*,
*In process

WORK EXPERIENCE
February 2010 : Assistant to Chairperson Social Sciences- Constitutional Reforms
June 2009 - Jul 2009 : 6 week internship at Muller and Phipps
Aug 2008 - June 2009 : Worked as Hostel Manager – Hostel Administration
June 2007 - Jul 2007 : 6 week internship at Khawaja Rasheed and Sons Leather Manufacturing

MAJOR TERM PAPERS / REPORTS / PROJECTS
Analysis of Pakistani Textile Industry – Proved, through empirical evidence that the Ready Made Garments industry should be treated as a separate industry.
Critically analyzed Pakistan’s relation with the IMF and how suitable such policies are. Proposed alternatives in the process.
Conducted marketing research for Dunya TV to help them resolve various marketing issues they were facing.
Developed a sustainable fund for the development of the IBA Boys Hostel.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
In-charge (Hostel Manager), Resident Affairs, IBA, 2008-2009
Member of the Executive Council, Social Sciences Society, 2008-2009
Event Co-coordinator ,Community Welfare Society Bake Sale 2008
Owner and Founder of The IBA Times, 2008-2009
Member of the IBA Executive Student Council, 2009-2010
Group Head, Orientation Week, IBA, - integrating new students to the IBA atmosphere, 2008-2009
Member of the Editorial Screening Board ,IBA, Press and Media Society, 2008-2009
Social Secretary, Resident Affairs, IBA, 2007-2008
Floor representative, Resident Affairs, IBA, 2006-2007
Editor, “The Beam”, Beaconhouse School Magazine, 2004-2005
General Secretary, Information Technology Society, 2004-2005

SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Enjoy freelance writing – Newspapers, Academic Websites and Personal Diaries
Sports – Cricket, Football and Volleyball
Reading - World politics, Marketing and Management, Social Issues and Thought experiments
Developing innovative business ideas - Entrepreneurship