Maliha Khan

Maliha Khan @MalihaKhanWD

Dr. Maliha Khan has dedicated over 30 years to advancing gender equality, starting her career in Pakistan by advocating for girls’ and women's inclusion in male-dominated development projects. She has held leadership roles in program design, implementation, and evaluation at organizations such as Care and Oxfam, and was previously head of programs at Malala Fund before joining Women Deliver. Committed to addressing the sector’s colonial and racist legacies, Khan strives for systemic change. She holds a doctorate from the State University of New York and a master's degree from Quaid-i-Azam University, with a background in academia as a former associate professor. Her experiences reinforce her belief in the necessity of representing the most vulnerable girls and women to achieve meaningful global change.

Latest Articles

Opinion: Foreign aid won’t save us. Neither will philanthropy

Opinion: Foreign aid won’t save us. Neither will philanthropy

8 months ago // Global development

The international development system may not be broken, but in fact working exactly as designed: to uphold colonial power dynamics.

Opinion: As a leader who is gay, I urge our development sector to do better

Opinion: As a leader who is gay, I urge our development sector to do better

over 1 year ago // Gender equality

We must address the lack of organizational support tailored to the unique challenges of gender- and sexual-minority employees, writes Maliha Khan, CEO of Women Deliver.

Opinion: Moving past colonial legacies is critical for gender equality

Opinion: Moving past colonial legacies is critical for gender equality

almost 3 years ago // Gender Equality

"When solutions are crafted by people who have lived experiences that while they may not be exactly the same as the vulnerable populations, are still proximate, they are less likely to stereotype," Maliha Khan writes in this opinion article.

Opinion: Rebuilding Women Deliver — lessons from our journey

Opinion: Rebuilding Women Deliver — lessons from our journey

over 3 years ago // Inclusive development

Women Deliver has undertaken an organizational shift, starting by defining the very concepts that guide its work and strategy, including gender equality, anti-racism, and decolonization, write Maliha Khan and Kathleen Sherwin in this joint op-ed.

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