User:SahibKhan

Sahib Khan Bhand (صاحب خان ڀنڊ) was born at Village Allah Ditto Bhand, near Khuhra, Taluka Gambat, District Khairpur. He has done M.Sc. in Computer Science and M.A. Journalism and Economics.

Being a communication, media and public information professional, Mr. Sahib Khan Bhand has experience of more than ten (10) years in public relations, strategic communication, media management and coordination, social media, blogging, branding and marking, design and layout conceptualizing, press releases, articles and report writing, editing, translations, media training, research and consultancy, career counseling and mentoring.

Before joining MUET Water Center (watere.muet.edu.pk) as a CMO Expert, he served as an Information Officer in Information and Archives Department, Government of Sindh at Hyderabad, Sukkur, and Khairpur from January 2009 to June 2015. During his posting as District Information Officer (DIO) Khairpur, Mr. Bhand had initiated a social media account (DIO Khairpur) – the first of its kind a social media source for the flow of official information followed and appreciated by thousands of people from the district Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan and abroad. In addition to his duties, he has been assigned an additional charge of Public Relation Officer (PRO) to Commissioner Sukkur Division from 2013 to 2014.

Before joining Government of Sindh, he had been associated with teaching at Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur for six months and prior to this, he also served as a Computer Programmer at University of Sindh, Jamshoro.

Academically, Mr. Sahib Khan is doing M.Phil. in Media Studies at the University of Sindh, Jamshoro. Socially, he has voluntarily associated with various civil society organizations for an advisory and consultative role for their public relations, media, and communication strategy.

As an International exposure, he visited the United States of America through the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) in 2014 and awarded a certificate on “Young Leaders: Activism through Social Media”. This one-month fellowship opportunity facilitated his passion and skills for social media activism for the community welfare.

Mr. Bhand has been also awarded a certificate of graduation on Leadership for Reproductive Health (LRH) from LEAD Pakistan, by participating in various regional, national and international sessions on LRH held at Khairpur, Islamabad, Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Moratuwa (Sri Lanka) from October 2009 to December 2011.

http://water.muet.edu.pk/staff/mr-sahib-khan-bhand/