Zaigham Ali

Zaigham Ali

Designation: Associate Dean

Phone: +9205811960011 Ext. 157

Email: zaigham.ali@kiu.edu.pk

Dr. Zaigham Ali is an accomplished academic and expert in project management, currently serving as Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Management Sciences at Karakoram International University (KIU), Gilgit. He holds a Ph.D. from Dalian University of Technology (China) and an MSc from the University of Bradford (UK).

With over 20 years of teaching experience, Dr. Ali has published widely in national and international journals, focusing on project management, governance, and sustainability. He also served as a research associate at the University of Oregon (USA), participating in academic conferences and training programs.

A certified trainer with organizations like the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Youth Employability Services (YES), Dr. Ali regularly conducts training sessions on entrepreneurship and management, helping individuals and institutions build capacity for success.

  • MBA Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology
  • MS University of Bradford, United Kingdom.
  • PhD Dalian University of Technology
  • Assistant Professor Karakoram International University
  • Lecturer Karakoram International University
  • Assistant Manager (Finance & Marketing) Northern Areas Transport Corporation
  • Associate Professor Karakoram International University
  • Assistant Dean (Faculty of Social Sciences) Karakoram International University
  • Head of Department Karakoram International University
  • Associate Dean Karakoram International University

  • Dr. Zaigham Ali was honored with the prestigious Chinese Presidential Award in recognition of his outstanding academic performance and research contributions during his Ph.D. studies at Dalian University of Technology, China. This highly competitive award is conferred upon international scholars who demonstrate exceptional scholarly excellence, innovation, and dedication to advancing global research collaboration.

  • Creativity, Project management and knowledge Management
    • Investigating the impact of power outage on the sustainble community development. Exploring the local community’s perception in Pakistan. , - Ali, Z., Hussain, A., & Hussain, S.,(2023). Investigating the impact of power outage on the sustainble community development. Exploring the local community’s perception in Pakistan. Kybernetes. May 16.
    • Breakdown in Monitoring Project Performance to Reduce Transaction Cost in Public Sector Construction Projects: A Case Study from Pakistan. , - Ali, Z., Hussain, A., & Ahmed, Z. (2021). Breakdown in Monitoring Project Performance to Reduce Transaction Cost in Public Sector Construction Projects: A Case Study from Pakistan. Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review, 2(1), 414–427.
    • Job Satisfaction as a Predictor of Wellbeing Among Secondary School Teachers., - Hussain, S., Saba, N., Ali, Z., & Hussain, H. (2022). Job Satisfaction as a Predictor of Wellbeing Among Secondary School Teachers. SAGE Open, December 1–9.
    • Breakdown in Monitoring Project Performance to Reduce Transaction Cost in Public Sector Construction Projects: A Case Study from Pakistan. , Ali, Z., Hussain, A., & Ahmed, Z. (2021). Breakdown in Monitoring Project Performance to Reduce Transaction Cost in Public Sector Construction Projects: A Case Study from Pakistan. Research Journal of Social Sciences & Economics Review, 2(1), 414–427.
    • Analysis of Critical Causes of Transaction Cost Escalation in Public Sector Construction Projects. , - Ali, Z., Ahmad, I., & Hussain, Z. (2020). Analysis of Critical Causes of Transaction Cost Escalation in Public Sector Construction Projects. Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, 14(4), 838–865.
    • Practitioners’ Perception on the Critical Determinant of Uncertainty Factors that Influence Transaction Cost in Highway Construction Projects. , - Ali, Z., Hussain, A., & Ullah, M. (2021). Practitioners’ Perception on the Critical Determinant of Uncertainty Factors that Influence Transaction Cost in Highway Construction Projects. Sir Syed Journal of Education & Social Research, 4(1), 528–538.
    • Identification and Assessment of Uncertainty Factors that Influence the Transaction Cost in Public Sector Construction Projects in Pakistan., - Ali, Z., Zhu, F., & Hussain, S. (2018). Identification and Assessment of Uncertainty Factors that Influence the Transaction Cost in Public Sector Construction Projects in Pakistan. Buildings, 8(11), 157.
    • Risk Assessment of Ex-Post Transaction Cost in Construction Projects Using Structural Equation Modeling., - Ali, Z., Zhu, F., & Hussain, S. (2018). Risk Assessment of Ex-Post Transaction Cost in Construction Projects Using Structural Equation Modeling. Sustainability, 10(11).
    • The Impact of Congruence on Student Academic Performance: Assessment of Holland Theory in Non-Western Culture. , - Hussain, A., Hussain, S., & Ali, Z. (2021). The Impact of Congruence on Student Academic Performance: Assessment of Holland Theory in Non-Western Culture. Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews, 9(3), 81–91.
    • Similarity Measures of Paythagorean Fuzzy Sets with Application to Pattern Recognition and Multicriteria Decision Making with Pythagorean Topsis. , - Hussain, Z., Abbas, S., Hussain, S., & Ali, Z. (2021). Similarity Measures of Paythagorean Fuzzy Sets with Application to Pattern Recognition and Multicriteria Decision Making with Pythagorean Topsis. Journal of Mechanics of Cotinua and Mathmatical Sciences, 16(6), 64–86.
    • ). A Structured Literature Review on Impulse Buying: Online Jitters and Offline Jeepers., - Hussain, A., Ali, Z., Ullah, M., & Rasool, F. (2021). A Structured Literature Review on Impulse Buying: Online Jitters and Offline Jeepers. Humanities and Social Sciences Reviews, 9(3), 37–49.
    • The Relationship Between Age, Formal Education, Degree, Major and Job Satisfaction of HR Employees. , - Abbas, Z., Jiang, W. S., Ali, Z., Jalil, A., Hussain, S., & Ali, N. (2021). The Relationship Between Age, Formal Education, Degree, Major and Job Satisfaction of HR Employees. International Journal of Management (IJM), 12(4), 855–870.
    • Examining Influence of Construction Projects’ Quality Factors on Client Satisfaction Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling., - Hussain, S., Ph, D., Fangwei, Z., & Ali, Z. (2019). Examining Influence of Construction Projects’ Quality Factors on Client Satisfaction Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145(2008), 1–12.
    • Sectarianism at workplace in Gilgit. , - Ullah, M., & Ali, Z. (2019). Sectarianism at workplace in Gilgit. South Asian History and Culture, 10(1), 64–77.
    • Investigating the Practices of Project Governance in Public Sector Infrastructure Program in Pakistan., - Khan, A., Waris, M., Ismail, I., Sajid, M. R., Ali, Z., Ullah, M., & Hussain, A. (2019). Investigating the Practices of Project Governance in Public Sector Infrastructure Program in Pakistan. Advances in Civil Engineering, 2019.
    • Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure Projects. , - Hussain, S., Fangwei, Z., Siddiqi, A. F., Ali, Z., & Shabbir, M. S. (2018). Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure Projects. Sustainability, 10(5), 1–25.
    • Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure Projects. , - Hussain, S., Fangwei, Z., Siddiqi, A. F., Ali, Z., & Shabbir, M. S. (2018). Structural Equation Model for Evaluating Factors Affecting Quality of Social Infrastructure Projects. Sustainability, 10(5), 1–25.
    • Critical Delaying Factors: Public Sector Building Projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. , - Hussain, S., Zhu, F., Ali, Z., Aslam, H., & Hussain, A. (2018). Critical Delaying Factors: Public Sector Building Projects in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Buildings, 8(1), 6.
    • Rural residents' perception of construction project delays in Pakistan. , - Hussain, S., Zhu, F., Ali, Z., & Xu, X. (2017). Rural residents' perception of construction project delays in Pakistan. Sustainability, 9(11), 1-16.
    • Congruence between interest and field of study as determinant of academic achievement among university students in Gilgit-Baltistan., - Hussain, S., Ali, Z., & Ansar-ud-Din. (2015). Congruence between interest and field of study as determinant of academic achievement among university students in Gilgit-Baltistan. Business Review, 2015, 10, 2, 161-169.
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