Who We Are
Feisal Wani
President
Serving the needy is one of my favorite pastime. Working with our communities, I feel, we can make this world a better place to live. I am MBA by Education, and my strength lies is leading organizations towards greater goals. I bring my experience to Prof. Bashir Foundation and guide it in managerial and financial planning
Tariq Ahmad Bhat
Vice President
I have an inner urge for education which has brought me to this field. I have founded a school in Kashmir, in its capital, Srinagar. Besides my preoccupation in my school I am desirous of working for the underprivileged. My conviction is that quality education must be as much available to the poor as to the rich. This is what makes me the part of this organization
Mukhtar Ahmad
Head Education Support Program (ESP)
I am a teacher by profession. I love to spend time with children. I am a science graduate from Kashmir University and I have 20 years of experience teaching in schools. I am idealistic and see education from this standpoint. I have contributed to educational projects of in Prof. Bashir Foundation
Mubashir Ahmad Khan
Head Innovation Mentoring Program (IMP)
I am an innovation mentor. I started my professional career as teacher trainer in B.Ed College in 2005. I was entrusted to coordinate B. Ed contact programs in Srinagar (J&K) for several sessions. From 2009, I have been working in Department of School Education as teacher. Since 2012 I have been mentoring students for INSPIRE MANAK Science Awards/Science Exhibitions each year
Muhammad Yunis
Program advisor
Younus Shafi is passionate about transforming education into a meaningful, life-connected journey. With extensive global experience in strategy and development, he focuses on empowering learners through functional knowledge, leadership skills, and strong moral foundations. His community engagement and teaching reflect his dedication to building confident individuals who contribute positively to society.
Fazl Illahi
Honorary Consultant, Prof. Bashir Foundation
As Honorary Consultant to the Prof. Bashir Foundation, I provide strategic and academic expertise across all initiatives of the Foundation, drawing on over two decades of experience in educational psychology, pedagogy, teacher education, and institutional leadership. In 2018, while directing the Foundation’s Bottom Education Project, I developed the innovative 4Cs Lesson Plan Framework to extend practical curricular and pedagogical support to government and low-fee schools. Since 2019, this framework has been implemented at the Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (MA Road, Srinagar), and has also been adopted and recommended by DIET Bandipora and DIET Srinagar for classroom teaching. Through my work, I strive to bridge theory and practice, strengthening inclusive, skill-based, and future-ready education across institutions.
Rauf Mir
Coordinator Education Support Program (ESP)
I am the school leader by profession. I have been educating children particularly from the economically weaker sections of the society. I am particularly familiar with the problems that the schools for the underprivileged encounter. I bring my know-how to this non-profit by identifying locations and areas of intervention in schools. Through the Inclusive Education Project (IEP), in collaboration with LP High School, Srinagar, we are ensuring that children with special needs are not sidelined but supported through structured intervention and meaningful inclusion—so that every child, regardless of ability or background, finds dignity, opportunity, and belonging in mainstream education.
Abdullatief Mattoo
Treasurer
I am a go-getter who likes to work with targets. I am a B.E. in engineering, besides interest in building I am very passionate about social work. I am enthusiastic about social transformation through individual and concerted action. That’s why I am associated with PBF from the beginning