Jahanara Sajjad Ahmad is Program Manager Financial Institutions and Capital Markets at Hawkamah Institute of Corporate Governance and is responsible for Islamic Finance, Insolvency and Creditor Rights and Corporate Governance in State Owned enterprises programs and initiatives at Hawkamah. Prior to joining Hawakamah, she was Director Securities Market Division at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan where she was responsible for Listing of Equity and Debt instruments including Islamic products i.e the Sukuk, Regulating the Primary Capital Market of Pakistan, Development of the Debt Capital Market, Licensing of Special Purpose Vehicles, Privatisation and subsequent listing of Government owned companies through offer of shares to the public, Monitoring the implementation of the Takeovers and Acquisition Law for Listed Companies and Enforcement of specific clauses of the Code of Corporate Governance of Pakistan. She was Head of the Internal Audit Function at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan prior to her promotion as Director Securities Market Division. Jahanara is an associate member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and as member of the Debt Capital Markets Committee has participated in the preparation of a Report on "Proposed Reforms to Pakistan's Debt Capital Market" for the Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan.