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Asghar Zaidi (Urdu: اصغر زیدی) is a social policy analyst and population ageing researcher. He is the former 4th Vice Chancellor and 31st head of the Government College University Lahore (GCU), from October 2019 to October 2023. Previously, he served as the Professor of Social Gerontology at Seoul National University, South Korea.

Biography

Asghar Zaidi attended the Government College University, Lahore (1981 to 1984) from where he obtained his bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics (First Division). He did his Master in Economics (1985–1987) from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad. In 1988, he moved to Netherlands from where he obtained his master's degree in Development Studies (Economic Policy and Planning) with Distinction in Thesis from the International Institute of Social Studies. He obtained his PhD Degree (1997–2004) in Economics from the University of Oxford, UK under the guidance of Tony Atkinson.

Research, honours and awards

Asghar Zaidi's research interests are Population ageing and its social and economic consequences, pension policy and its impact on fiscal and social sustainability of welfare states, Labour Market status and well-being of persons with disabilities, Poverty and social exclusion among older people and Dynamic microsimulation model. He has worked as a researcher in many top organizations and Institutes across the World including University of Oxford, Erasmus University Rotterdam, London School of Economics and many more. He has received many Awards and Grants to carry out the Research Projects.

The Government of Shanghai has awarded him the 1,000 Foreign Experts Scholarship in 2019.

Publications

Books

• Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies Active Ageing Index and its Potential with A.O., Harper, S., Howse, K., Lamura, G., Perek-Białas, Basingstoke, UK, 2018.
• Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe: An Economic and Social Policy Perspective with L. Bovenberg and A. van Soest, Basingstoke, UK, 2010.
• New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling, with Ann Harding and Paul Williamson, Surrey, UK, 2009.
• Well-Being of Older People in Ageing Societies, Surrey, UK, 2008.
• Mainstreaming Ageing: Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Progress and Policies with Bernd Marin, Surrey,

Journalistic articles

• "Dementia challenges in Pakistan: A case study of low and middle-income country", 27 February 2019
• "Which countries make the most of their older people?", 11 May 2015
• "Which is the best country to grow old in?", 26 November 2014

References

1. "Bio" (PDF). www.gcu.edu.pk. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. "Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi appointed as GCU Vice Chancellor". gcu.edu.pk. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011.
3. ".:.GC University Lahore". gcu.edu.pk. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
4. Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies Active Ageing Index and its Potential. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 2018. ISBN 978-981-10-6017-5.
5. Ageing, Health and Pensions in Europe: An Economic and Social Policy Perspective. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2010. ISBN 978-0-230-30734-6.
6. New Frontiers in Microsimulation Modelling. Surrey, UK: Asghate Publishing. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7546-7647-8.
7. Well-being of Older People in Ageing Societies. Surrey, UK: Asghate Publishing. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7546-7596-9.
8. Mainstreaming Ageing: Indicators to Monitor Sustainable Progress and Policies. Surrey, UK: Asghate Publishing. 2007. ISBN 978-1-315-25007-6.
9. "Dementia challenges in Pakistan: A case study of low- and middle-income country". Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
10. "Which countries make the most of their older people?". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
11. "Which is the best country to grow old in?". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 14 December 2019.

External links

• Alumni of the University of Oxford
• Vice-chancellors of the University of the Punjab
• Living people
• Government College University, Lahore alumni
• Pakistani economists
• People from Lahore
• Academic staff of the Government College University, Lahore