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Muhammad Omar Masud

  • Chief Executive Officer
  • The Urban Unit

Muhammad Omar Masud is the CEO of the Urban Unit and a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service. Previously, he served as the Government of Punjab’s Additional Secretary of Finance. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from Princeton University and a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in urban policy.

Projects

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Spatial vulnerabilities in Punjab

Gharad Bryan, Nick Tsivanidis, Muhammad Omar Masud, Hina Shaikh, Oliver Harman 30 Sep 2024
Project

Urban property tax reform in Punjab

Ali Abbas, Naveed Ahsan, Muhammad Ahmad Amin, Michael Best, Michael Callen, Ali Cheema, Ahsan Farooqui, Adnan Khan, Shandana Khan Mohmand, Muhammad Omar Masud 31 Dec 2021
Project

All contributions

Solar farm, Zaatari refugee camp

LSE Environment Week 2023

11–14 September 2023
Past Event
Abbas et al policy brief December 2022

Property tax utilisation and equity in Punjab: Policy challenges and reform options

Ali Abbas, Naveed Ahsan, Muhammad Ahmad Amin, Michael Best, Michael Callen, Ali Cheema, Ahsan Farooqui, Shandana Khan Mohmand, Adnan Khan, Muhammad Omar Masud
Policy brief
Abbas et al Final report January 2023 cover

Property tax utilisation and equity in Punjab: Policy challenges and reform options

Ali Abbas, Naveed Ahsan, Muhammad Ahmad Amin, Michael Best, Michael Callen, Ali Cheema, Ahsan Farooqui, Adnan Khan, Shandana Khan Mohmand, Muhammad Omar Masud
Project report

Addressing the sustainable urbanisation challenge in developing countries

22 September 2022 Zoom
Past Event

Building better data to support sustainable urbanisation in the Commonwealth

5–7 July 2021
Past Event