Moeed Yusuf
Moeed W. Yusuf is a Pakistani national security scholar who served as the 9th National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Previously he served in the capacity of a Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on National Security Division and Strategic Policy Planning from 24 December 2019 to 16 May 2021.
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| 8th Pakistan National Security Advisor | |
| In office 17 May 2021 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Special Assistant) |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for National Security & Strategy Planning | |
| In office 24 December 2019 – 17 May 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Nasser Khan Janjua |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pakistan |
| Education | Political science |
| Alma mater | Boston University (M.A), (Ph.D) |
Before joining the government, Yusuf was the Associate Vice President for Asia at the Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., and previously a Fellow at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, and a Research Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center at Harvard University's Kennedy School.
Yusuf has taught Political Science/International Relations at Boston University, George Washington University, the Lahore University of Management Sciences, and the Quaid-e-Azam University.