On the 4th of October, 1992, Professor Anita Ghulam Ali, a renowned educationist of Pakistan was appointed the first Managing Director of the Sindh Education Foundation - a position she retains till date.

Professor Anita Ghulam Ali started her career in 1961 as a lecturer in Microbiology at the Sindh Muslim Science College, Karachi. She has since been appointed Minister for Education, Culture, Science, Technology, Youth and

Sports twice, once in October 1996 and then again in November 1999. Since the beginning of her commitment to education, Professor Anita has represented the Province of Sindh and the country at various national and international forums on education and development. These have included the World UN Conference at Copenhagen, National Muslim Women's Conference at Islamabad, and the SAARC Conference on “Education” in the Underserved Areas at Bhutan, World Education Conference at Dakar, Senegal and World Conference on Education For All at Jomtien, Thailand.

Throughout her career as an academician and educationist, Professor Anita has contributed innumerable exposes on education, development and civil society to many leading national English and Urdu daily newspapers. Several research and analytical assignments also form part of her portfolio, which includes a "Situation Analysis of Basic Education in Sindh". This report formed the basis for a novel public-private partnership for education, namely the Adopt-A-School Program which has received national recognition and is currently being replicated in all provinces of the country.

Professor Anita Ghulam Ali's association with SEF began when the organization did not even have an office address. For a year, the Managing Director's office was her personal car, which shuttled her between different government departments to accomplish the groundwork for the setting up of the Foundation. Initially SEF was allotted a single room in the Sindh Textbook Board Building and a skeleton staff (one assistant and one typist). The Foundation now comprises 164 staff members and has 5 sub-offices in Sindh and undertakes various educational initiatives and consultancies both for local and international organizations.

Prof. Anita Ghulam Ali is also the recipient of the Sitara-e-Imtiaz award for her lifetime contribution towards educational and community development issues of the country. Professor Anita Ghulam Ali is an expert in her field and has devoted her life to the cause of bringing about a change. She has won several accolades from various educational councils and committees and cultural institutions. She has also served as the education minister of Sindh twice and it was during this period that she made noteworthy contributions to the education system of the province.

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