Zafar Bashir

Zafar is a strategic operations leader with 20+ years’ experience delivering high-stakes programs across public safety and mega-events. As Head of Operations & Security Planning for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, he drove cross-agency integration, authored tournament safety and security policies, and built multi-million-dollar budgets and staffing plans—ultimately directing 8,000 security personnel across 85 venues. Zafar channels this frontline and boardroom expertise into practitioner-led education—authoring and delivering the courses on ISO 31000 (risk management) and ISO 45001 (occupational health & safety)—to help leaders build safer, more resilient organisations.