Arif Hasan

Arif Hasan, is a Pakistani architect, planner, activist, social researcher, and writer. He is a recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz, the country's second highest award for its citizens.

Early life and education Born in 1943, Arif Hasan migrated with his parents to Karachi in 1947. Hasan studied architecture at Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University), UK from 1960 to 1965.

Career Architecture In 1968, he started his own practice in Karachi.

Current selected involvements Architect and planning consultant in private practice SOS Children's Village, Karachi, May 1985 Thardeep Rural Development Project "Understanding Karachi: Planning and reform for the future", Karachi: City Press. The Unplanned Revolution, Karachi: Oxford University Press. Planning and Development Options for Karachi, Islamabad: Shehersaaz The Scale and Causes of Urban Change in Pakistan, Karachi: Ushba Publishing International Hasan, Arif and Mansoor Raza, Hijrat Aur Pakistan Mein Chotey Shehr (Urdu), Karachi: Ushba Publishing International Hasan, Arif and Mansoor Raza, "Migration and Small Towns in Pakistan" (English), Karachi: Ushba Publishing International Hasan, Arif, Asiya Sadiq Polak and Christophe Polak, The Hawkers of Saddar Bazaar, Karachi: Ushba Publishing International Hasan, Arif and Mansoor Raza, "From Micro-finance to the Building of Local Institutions: The Evolution of Micro-credit Programme of the OPP's Orangi Charitable Trust, Karachi, Pakistan", Karachi: Oxford University Press