Notable Roles and Continuing Contributions to Development by PEPP Alumni*
(*includes alumni of PEPP when the program, in its earlier form, was known as ‘DPIPE’ and ‘PEPPM’)
Country and year of graduation in brackets
1st - 3rd Cohort (1997 - 2001)
▶ Ms. Stergomena Tax (Tanzania, 1997): Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, The United Republic of Tanzania (2022~, link); former Minister of Defence and National Service, The United Republic of Tanzania (2021-2022); former Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community (2013-2021); former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of East African Cooperation of The United Republic of Tanzania (2008-2013).
▶ Mr. Ngosa Chisupa (Zambia, 1999): Former Permanent Secretary (highest ranked officer in the organization) of Ministry of Labor, Permanent Secretary of ministry of Information and President Adviser
▶ Mr. Paul Anthony Austin (Guyana, 1997): Deputy Division Chief (STA) International Monetary Fund
▶ Mr. Hang Sochivin (Cambodia, 2001): Deputy Director, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia
4th - 6th Cohort (2003 - 2007)
▶ Ms. Astghik Mavisakalyan (Armenia, 2005): Associate Professor, Curtin University, Australia
▶ Mr. Brighton Shayanewako (Zimbabwe, 2005): Director of Division of Foreign Aid, the Ministry of Finance, Zimbabwe
▶ Ms. Quynh Ngoc Nguyen (Vietnam, 2005): United Nation Population Fund Social Protection and Inclusive Growth Program officer
▶ Mr. Damaru Ballabha Paudel (Nepal, 2007): Deputy Permanent Representative at the Minister at Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United Nations (Switzerland)
(http://dbpaudel.com.np/)
▶ Mr. Marco Antonio Fernandes Quadros (Brazil, 2007): Tax Partner and Head of Tax for Infrastructure in Latin America at KPMG, Brazil
▶ Ms. Raquel Kimie Pereira de Sousa Tsukada (Brazil, 2007): Social Protection Economist at the World Bank
▶ Mr. Hidayat Ullah (Pakistan, 2007) Khan: Department Head of the Department of Economics, Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), Kohat, Pakistan
▶ Ms. Ryoko Sato (Japan, 2007): Associate Researcher, School of Public Health, Harvard University
▶ Mr. David Kolitangane (Fiji, 2007): Permanent Secretary (highest ranked officer in the organization) for Rural and Maritime Development and Disaster Management in the government of Fiji
▶ Mr. Aye Alemu (Ethiopia, 2007): Associate Professor of Economics, Solbridge International School of Business, South Korea
7th - 9th Cohort (2009 - 2013)
▶ Mr. Edwin Makamba (Tanzania, 2009): Minister of Finance, Private secretary, Tanzania
▶ Mr. Sakeasi Waikere (Fiji, 2009): Acting Permanent Secretary of Office of Prime Minister in Fiji and Deputy Secretary of Office of Prime Minister in the government of Fiji
▶ Mr. Emmanuel O. Nwosu (Nigeria, 2009): Professor of Economics and Director at the University of Nigeria Consultancy Services Ltd.
▶ Mr. Carlos S. Guevara (Ecuador, 2011): Program Officer at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in Geneva, Switzerland.
I am working at the Regional and National Development Sector (RNDS) Projects Team implementing technical assistance projects mainly in Latin America and the Caribbean
▶ Ms. Diana Jayasundara De Alwis (Sri Lanka, 2013): Senior Economist at Ministry for the Environment, New Zealand
▶ Mr. Ram Hari Gaihre (Nepal, 2013): Director at Poor Households Support Coordination Board Secretariat, Ministry of Cooperatives & Poverty Alleviation, Nepal
▶ Ms. Keziah Njeri (Kenya, 2013): Manager-Revenue Allocation and Budget Analysis at Commission on Revenue Allocation, Kenya
▶ Mr. Leonard A. Mushani (Malawi, 2013): Principal Economist/MWEITI Secretariat Manager at Ministry of Finance, Malawi
▶ Mr. Muhammad Ali (Pakistan, 2013): Assistant Professor, US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
10th - 13th Cohort (2015 - 2019)
▶ Mr. Mtenje, Tom (Malawi, 2016): Country Director at the Prevail Fund in Malawi
▶ Ms. Reshmi Kumar (Fiji, 2015): Chairperson of the Sugar Cane Growers Council Board, concurrent to her position as Director for Policy, Planning and Research at the Ministry of Sugar, Fiji
▶ Ms. Fozia Kiani (Pakistan, 2018): Deputy Director of Planning Commission, Pakistan
▶ Mr. Zeeshan Anwar Awan (Pakistan, 2018): Chief Education at the Planning & Development Board, Government of th Punjab Pakistan.
▶ Mr. Admire Tarisirayi Chirume (Zimbabwe, 2018): Director of Macroeconomic Statistics at the Zimbabwe National Statistics Office (ZIMSTAT)
▶ Mr. Salman Sulemana (Ghana, 2018):Director of the Macroeconomic Statistics at the Zimbabwe National Statistics Office (ZIMSTAT)
▶ Mr. Yohannes Gebremeskel (Ethiopia, 2018): Chief Research Officer At National Bank of Ethiopia
▶ Mr. Syed Zulqernain Hussain (Pakistan, 2019): Joint Director/Economist at the Central Bank of Pakistan
▶ Mr. Zayzay F. Sillah (Liberia, 2019): Senior Economist at the Division of External Resources Debt Management, Department of Economic Management, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning
▶ Ms. Sabina Savory (Guyana, 2019): Department Head at the Economic Policy Analysis Unit of the Ministry of Finance in Guyana
▶ Mr. Digafe Tufa Maru (Ethiopia, 2019): Executive External Adviser of the President of the Central bank of Ethiopia
▶ Mr. Eskindir Worku Yitayew (Ethiopia, 2019): Acting Senior Research Officer at National Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopia
▶ Mr. Askar Ismailov (Uzbekistan, 2019): Deputy Head of Division, the International Reserves Management Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
▶ Mr. M. Fawad Khan (Pakistan, 2018): Assistant Professor, NUST Business School, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad
14th - 17th Cohort (2020 - 2023)
▶ Mr. Alamagir Hossain (Bangladesh, 2020): Deputy Director of Central Bank of Bangladesh
▶ Mr. Dymon Gondwe (Malawi, 2020): Head of Policy and Planning at Ministry of Youth and Sports, Malawi
▶ Mr. Saqib Shakeel Abbasi (Pakistan, 2021): Deputy Director at the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)/ Senior Scientific Officer at the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Government of Pakistan
▶ Mr. Golden K. Nyasulu (Malawi, 2021): Deputy Director at the Financial Sector Policy in Malawi's Ministry of Finance/ Project Manager at the Digitalization, Financial Inclusion and Competitiveness Project
▶ Mr. Muhammad Aurangzaib Durrani (Pakistan, 2021): Trade and Investment Attaché at the Embassy of Pakistan, Dakar, Senegal
▶ Mr. Clement Komwa (Malawi, 2023): Chief Econmist at the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare
▶ Mr. Zumgak Yakubu Dimka (Nigeria, 2023): Principal Planning Officer at the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning, Abuja
