Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq ( ur, ; ''TI''; born 27 July 1978), is a Pakistani

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, school practitioner and former caretaker provincial minister for education of the Punjab. He is the founder and

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Roots Millennium Schools Roots Millennium Schools is a part of Roots School System founded in 1988 by Mrs. Riffat Mushtaq. Roots Millennium Schools was established by her son Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq and is operating campuses in 20 cities of Pakistan. History Roots Mil ...

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and is the

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and member of the

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of the

Roots School System The Roots School System (RSS) is a school system based in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. History The organization was founded in 1988 by Riffat Mushtaq with the first institution at Harley Street Rawalpindi. The organization has spread with her children ...

. He is recognized as one of the 500 most influential

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of the world for the last three consecutive years, a

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Board member,

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Member of the Board of Governors Pakistan,

Cadet College Hasanabdal Cadet College, Hasan Abdal (CCH) Urdu/Pashto :کیدت کالج/کیڈٹ کالج حسن ابدال is a residential secondary school located in Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. The college has over 500 enrolled students aged ...

Member of the Board of Governors and the Chairman of the

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Roots Confucius Classroom Project in Pakistan. Faisal is also the founder and CEO of a non-profit organisation 'Change – in Education Foundation' working in support of 'Public Private Partnerships' across education and thus scaling

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and so far he has successfully reformed more than 250 government schools across various districts, provinces and rural communities in Pakistan. Faisal has been conferred with the fourth-highest National Civil Award of Pakistan, the '

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Tamgha-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Tamgha-i-Imtiaz, is a state-organised honour of Pakistan. It is given to any civilian in Pakistan based on their achievements. While it is a civilian/military award, it can be bestowed upon officers of the P ...

', by the President of

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Pakistan Day The Resolution Day ( ur, , translit=Yawm-e-Qarārdād), also known as the Pakistan Day ( ur, , translit=Yawm-e-Pākistān) and Republic Day, is a national holiday in Pakistan primarily commemorating the adoption of the Lahore Resolution by the Mu ...

Ceremony held at the Presidency on 23 March 2013 in recognition of his outstanding services in the field of language promotion, education, literacy, youth and advocacy.

Personal life

Faisal Mushtaq was born in 1978, in

Kharian Kharian ( ur, ), is a city located within the Gujrat District of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Kharian is the headquarters of Kharian Tehsil. According to 2017 Census of Pakistan, it has a population of about 87,419. It is known as Litt ...

, his father Mushtaq Rasul Chaudary was a

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in the

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and mother Riffat Mushtaq an academic and teacher. In 1988 his mother, Riffat Mushtaq, founded

Education

In 1997, he completed his higher secondary education in

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from

Cadet College Hasan Abdal Cadet College, Hasan Abdal (CCH) Urdu/Pashto :کیدت کالج/کیڈٹ کالج حسن ابدال is a residential secondary school located in Hasan Abdal, Attock District, Punjab, Pakistan. The college has over 500 enrolled students aged 13 ...

. Later that year, he moved to the

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for higher education. In 1998, he did diploma in

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from the

London School of Economics , mottoeng = To understand the causes of things , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £240.8 million (2021) , budget = £391.1 millio ...

. He got his degree with

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finance Finance is the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets. It is related to, but not synonymous with economics, the study of production, distribution, and consumption of money, assets, goods and services (the discipline of fina ...

and

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from the

University of Salford , caption = Coat of ArmsUniversity of Salford , mottoeng = "Let us seek higher things" , established = 1850 - Pendleton Mechanics Institute 1896 – Royal Technical Institute, Salford 1967 – gained ...

in 2001. In 2006, he graduated from the

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after completing a national security workshop. Faisal is a

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and trainer by the

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United Kingdom. He also serves as the visiting faculty at the

Career

After completing his school in 2001, Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq started working at

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as a

financial management Financial management is the business function concerned with profitability, expenses, cash and credit, so that the "organization may have the means to carry out its objective as satisfactorily as possible;" the latter often defined as maximizin ...

consultant A consultant (from la, consultare "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice and other purposeful activities in an area of specialization. Consulting servic ...

. In 2002, he joined

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as a

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. After a few years as a consultant in the United Kingdom, he returned to

to follow in the footsteps of his mother and joined the

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sector. He became director of

in 2004, and since then, has been associated with it.

Roots Millennium Schools, Pakistan

Under his management, the Roots schools now offer continuous education from

Montessori The Montessori method of education involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing real-world skills. It emphasizes indepen ...

up to the undergraduate level with nearly 2000 employees in more than 20 major cities across Pakistan. His purpose-built schools pioneered classroom teaching innovations from the introduction of the Chinese language across school curriculum to gaining

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mentor school status 2014 from Microsoft USA. Other ideas and flagship initiatives include the inclusion of German language Pasch Program with the

Goethe Institute The Goethe-Institut (, GI, en, Goethe Institute) is a non-profit German cultural association operational worldwide with 159 institutes, promoting the study of the German language abroad and encouraging international cultural exchange and ...

, Authoring of Intel Skills for Success Information Communication Technology Curriculum, WWF Green school program, Global citizenship in action program with the

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lan ...

, Professional development with Cambridge International Examinations and Robotics Program with World Robotics Organization. He established teacher training and development institute 'Roots National Institute of Teacher Training & Education', where more than 10,000 teachers from both the public and private sectors have been trained on international standards and won placements.

Future World School FWS

Future World Schools is another unique and exclusive project of Dr. Faisal Mushtaq offering International qualifications from Early Level to IB, IGCSE programmes including O, AS level and A level. Its objective is to provide education, learning and teaching according to the needs and requirements of the 21st century learner. Dr. Faisal built state of the art purpose built Future World Campuses in major cities of Pakistan like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and Karachi that provides learners with unique learning opportunities with modern broad-based curriculum which is further enhanced and supported by fully equipped classrooms and IT suites.

The Millennium Universal Colleges TMUC

Mushtaq is a co-founder and CEO of

The Millennium Universal College The Millennium Universal College (TMUC) is a college in Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a popula ...

s (TMUC). Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, is a distinguished academician, who has garnered much veneration through his contributions to the education industry. The Millennium Universal College (TMUC) is a one of its kind educational institute offering globally accredited qualifications in state-of-the-art campuses, allowing students to have a holistic educational experience and a progressive international perspective. Over the course of the last decade, the Millennium Education Group has grown exponentially under the dynamic leadership o
Mr. Faisal Mushtaq
To honour his achievements and afford recognition to his vision, Mr. Faisal Mushtaq has been presented an Honorary PHD degree by the University of Hertfordshrie, one of the most prestigious universities of the UK, and a long-standing partner of TMUC. Faisal Mushtaq has been conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Education from University of Hertfordshire United Kingdom in recognition of his outstanding and exemplary services to education in Pakistan and for his contribution to the promotion of teaching and learning in the Pakistani society. The doctorate degree was conferred in a ceremony held in Sept 2021 at St Alans Cathedral UK and presided by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire Professor Quintin McKellar CBE. The honoraray degree is a testament of Mr Mushtaq’s contribution in advocating education in Pakistan over the last 3 decades.

Honorary Doctorate Degree of Education

Faisal Mushtaq has been conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Education from University of Hertfordshire United Kingdom in recognition of his outstanding and exemplary services to education in Pakistan and for his contribution to the promotion of teaching and learning in the Pakistani society. The doctorate degree was conferred in a ceremony held in 6th Sept 2021 at St Alans Cathedral UK and presided by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Hertfordshire Professor Quintin McKellar CBE. The honoraray degree is a testament of Mr Mushtaq’s contribution in advocating education in Pakistan over the last 3 decades.

Philanthropy

In 2008, Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq founded 'Change – in Education Foundation', which is a social and developmental sector not for profit organization committed to bridging the gap in education services provision in Pakistan. He is promoting public/private partnerships across district, provincial and federal levels in Pakistan. He is also an active environmentalist and contributor to the greener community through

Pakistan.

Critical recognition

*Recipient of fourth-highest civil award '

' by President

at the Pakistan Day ceremony in 2013 in recognition of his 'outstanding services in the field of education, promotion of Chinese language across Pakistan, educational change sponsor and globally recognized school and education management practitioner'. *Recognized and added to the latest edition of ‘The Muslim 500’ 2014-2015 which includes names of

The 500 Most Influential Muslims ''The 500 Most Influential Muslims'' (also known as ''The Muslim 500'') is an annual publication first published in 2009, which ranks the most influential Muslims in the world. The publication is compiled by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies C ...

from around the world. *He has been recently awarded as the ‘Best Educationist of the Year 2014’ by the

Rawalpindi Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...

Chamber of Commerce and Industry in recognition of his efforts and initiatives in the field of education, teaching and learning. *Awarded the 'Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011' by the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented by

Prime Minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan ( ur, , romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen cabinet, despite the president of Paki ...

Yousaf Raza Gillani Yusuf Raza Gilani (Urdu: ; born 9 June 1952), is a Pakistani politician who served as 18th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 25 March 2008, until his retroactive disqualification and ouster by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 26 April 2012. He ...

. *Awarded the 'Best Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2012' by the

Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented by

Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan The Chief Minister of Punjab ( ur, ) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the Provincial Assembly. Given that he has the ...

Shahbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president o ...

. *Recognized by

Premier of the People's Republic of China The premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, commonly called the premier of China and sometimes also referred to as the prime minister, is the head of government of China and leader of the State Council. The premier is ...

Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao (born 15 September 1942) is a retired Chinese politician who served as the Premier of the State Council from 2003 to 2013. In his capacity as head of government, Wen was regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy ...

for his services in support of Chinese language promotion in

. *He is a member of

education task force on youth. *Member of the Board of Governors of

Pakistan. *Chair of

Confucius Classroom Pakistan."H.E. Liu Jian Attends CRI-Roots Friendship Year Celebration"
Islamabad, 27 November 2011. Retrieved on 04 November 2014.

References

External links

Personal website of Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mushtaq, Chaudhry Faisal 1978 births Living people Pakistani educational theorists Provincial ministers of Punjab