Aamer Ikram

Major General Dr Aamer Ikram is a clinical microbiologist and biosafety professional with nearly 40 years in health protection. For the last six years, including during the challenging pandemic period, Dr. Ikram has served as the Executive Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of Pakistan where he applies his expertise in international health regulations, global health security agendas, integrated disease surveillance and response and One-Heath. 

Dr Ikram is currently the Chair of the Advisory Board for Training Programs in Epidemiology & Public Health Interventions Network, a Strategic Advisor to the International Association of National Public Health Institutes and a member of the Global Council International Vaccine Institute, Future Global Health Initiatives, Partnership for International Vaccine Initiatives, Gulf CDC, and the Institute of Safety in Technology & Research. Previously, he has served on numerous international boards and committees focusing on epidemiology of infectious disease, health security and global public health including Chair Board International Federation of Biosafety Associations. He was Fellowship by the Royal College Edinburgh in 2012 and the Royal College of Pathologists London in 2014. He is a Fellow and Councilor of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences.