Founder & CEO
College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM) Pakistan & Dubai
Chief Executive Officer:
- College of Tourism & Hotel Management (COTHM)
- Consult COTHM, Dubai UAE
- COTHM Travel Solutions (CTS)
- COTHM Hospitality Foundation (CHF)
- COTHM Manpower International (CMI)
- COTHM TV
Director of the Board:
- EURHODIP – International association supporting hospitality & tourism education & training
- Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC)
Chief Editor:
- Hospitality Plus Magazine (ABC Certified Monthly Publication)
Secretary General:
- Chefs’ Association of Pakistan (CAP)
- Lahore Restaurant Association (LRA)
Member:
- Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors (CPNE)
- All Pakistan Newspapers’ Society (APNS)
Awards & Achievements
- Worldchefs’ ‘President’s Medal’ – 2022
- Consumer Choice Award ‘Best Hotel School of Pakistan’ for consecutive years, 2014 to 2019
- Prime Minister’s Achievement Award – 2018, awarded by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan, His Excellency, Mr. Shahid Khakan Abbasi
- ‘Lamp of Knowledge Award’ as an Outstanding International Hospitality Educator – 2014, recommended by the Cornell University USA and awarded by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) USA
- International Training Centre of Excellence: The Queen’s Award for Enterprise, Highfield UK
- The Financial Daily Award (TFD) ‘Best Hotel School of Pakistan – 2014’
- Government of Sindh Award – ‘Best Hotel School of Pakistan – 2014’
- Chefs’ Association of Pakistan’s Award ‘Best Hotel School of Pakistan’ for consecutive years, 2010-2014
Ahmad Shafiq’s services to Pakistan are not hidden as he has introduced Pakistan at multiple global forums with his personal efforts. One such example is Worldchefs ‘President’s Medal’ which is awarded to him at Worldchefs Congress 2022 in recognition of his services to the hospitality and culinary sectors of Pakistan. Ahmad Shafiq’s vision about Pakistan’s youth is quite in line with that of the modern world. He believes that no country can make progress without producing skilled and vibrant young workforce. All his initiatives including COTHM and CAP directly relate to the professional growth of the Pakistani youth. He is undoubtedly ‘Pride of Pakistan’.
