(Maulvi) Jahangir Mahmud is a Teacher, Teacher-Trainer,

Motivational Speaker, Islamic Research Scholar and

Educationist in Pakistan. His speeches, ideas and activism have helped
change perspectives in Pakistan’s tri-stream education.

Early Life
Born in a family of educators, he received his training at home as both his parents were
teachers. His father and mother operated a school and his grandfather was one of Pakistan’s
notable scientists.

Education
He acquired primary education in the U.A.E when his family moved there in the late 1970s.
Later when his family moved back to Lahore, he finished his Senior Cambridge. He later joined
Government College Lahore where he spent the next four years till his graduation.

Religious Education
After completing his graduation, he turned towards religious studies. He learnt Islamic
sciences the traditional way, from the Madrassah and studied with many great scholars. He
was given license (ijazah) from great teachers ‘Shayoukh’ in religious sciences as well as in
Naqshbandi Silsilla.

Special Area of Interest

MJM’s primary goal is the amalgamation of contemporary life skills with Islamic Values.

Publications
1. “How the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) Taught his Students: The Sunnah in
Today’s classroom” (English/Urdu/Malay/Chinese/Tamil)
2. “The Vision of an Islamic School”
3. “Education in Pakistan-from Pre-Colonial to Present times”
4. He is an author and editor of nearly two dozen textbooks, including best selling
textbooks on Islamiyat for the University of Cambridge syllabus.
He is currently working on and leading his team in the development of textbooks and resource
materials for Pakistani Schools.
Professional Career
 MJM began his career as an Islamic Studies teacher in one of Lahore's premier English
medium schools.
 He also worked as a research assistant in the Pakistan Model Educational Institutions
Foundation (PMIEF) for nine years.
 As early as 1994, he was appointed Director Academics for Pakistan’s 1st Islamic school.
 He has helped to found and run Islamic full time and part time schools throughout the
country.
 He has served as an advisor and on the Boards of dozens of schools and Madaris in
Pakistan, United States, United Kingdom, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore,
India and other countries.
 He has presented multiple papers in national & international conferences.
 He is the co-founder and Executive Director of the ‘Society for Educational Research’, a
Research and Development proactive think-tank that is striving for the enhancement of
Education in Pakistan.

TV Appearances
MJM has appeared in dozens of programs where he has been called in as an expert on Islamic
Education

Official Website
www.ser.com.pk

Other Links
http://www.scribd.com/serbooks
http://pk.linkedin.com/in/jahangirmahmud
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zubairsd/
http://www.amctrust.org/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4874548451789735263#
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-9114162687950671222#
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUXgi0qgjW0&feature=related

Contact Details:
Tel: 00 92 423 7498409; 00 92 423 7010106
Cell: 00 92 321 44 60606
Skype ID: jahangir.mahmud
273-Westwood Colony, Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore, Pakistan.
www.ser.com.pk
jahangir@wol.net.pk