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{{Short description|Pakistani HR professional and researcher}}

”’Dr. Naveed Ahmad Faraz”’ is a Pakistani human resource management professional and researcher. He has held leadership positions in the national power sector and has published work on leadership, environmental behavior, and human resource management (HRM).

== Education ==

* Ph.D. in Enterprise Management (HRM), Wuhan University of Technology, China (2016–2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Loop profile: Naveed Ahmad Faraz |url=https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1025397/overview |website=Frontiers Loop |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

* Postdoctoral research at Wuhan University of Technology<ref>{{cite web |title=Loop profile: Naveed Ahmad Faraz |url=https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1025397/overview |website=Frontiers Loop |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==

Dr. Faraz worked in various HR roles at the [[National Transmission & Despatch Company]] (NTDC), later reorganized as the National Grid, including recruitment, manpower planning, and HR operations.

In September 2021, he was given additional charge of the position of General Manager (Human Resources) by the NTDC Board, while serving as Deputy Manager.<ref>{{cite news |title=NTDC gives charge of GM to deputy manager |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1648082 |work=Dawn |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

During his acting GM tenure, he issued a memo on handling anonymous or pseudonymous complaints on the directive of the Board, which was reported in national media.<ref>{{cite news |title=NTDC bans whistleblowing against its own alleged mismanagement |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/920397-ntdc-bans-whistleblowing-against-its-own-alleged-mismanagement |work=The News International |date=23 December 2021 |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

More recently, Faraz has been reported (per his professional CV) to be serving as Director HR (Additional Charge) at the Independent System & Market Operator (ISMO) and holding roles in organizational development and performance management at National Grid.<ref>{{cite web |title=ResearchGate profile: Naveed Ahmad Faraz |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naveed-Faraz-2 |website=ResearchGate |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

== Research and publications ==

Dr. Faraz’s research portfolio includes more than 30 publications focusing on environmentally specific leadership styles, green workplace behavior, and HRM practices.<ref>{{cite web |title=ResearchGate profile: Naveed Ahmad Faraz |url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naveed-Faraz-2 |website=ResearchGate |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

He appears as a joint first author in studies such as ”Curbing nurses’ burnout during COVID-19: The roles of servant leadership and psychological safety”.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Faraz |first1=Naveed Ahmad |title=Curbing nurses’ burnout during COVID-19: The roles of servant leadership and psychological safety |journal=Journal of Nursing Management |volume=29 |issue=7 |pages=2109–2117 |year=2021 |doi=10.1111/jonm.13414 |pmc=8420609}}</ref>

== Public visibility and commentary ==

Faraz’s appointment as acting GM (HR) was publicly noted in ”Dawn”, indicating a level of institutional prominence.<ref>{{cite news |title=NTDC gives charge of GM to deputy manager |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1648082 |work=Dawn |date=23 September 2021 |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

The press coverage also discussed the procedural and governance implications of assigning such a role to a relatively junior officer, illustrating the attention that the appointment drew.<ref>{{cite news |title=NTDC Board accused of infringing into petty governance |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/894797-ntdc-board-accused-of-infringing-into-petty-governance |work=The News International |date=29 September 2021 |access-date=3 October 2025}}</ref>

== References ==

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== External links ==

* [https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=rJ0c_p8AAAAJ Google Scholar profile]

* [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naveed-Faraz-2 ResearchGate profile]

* [https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/1025397/overview Loop (Frontiers) profile]