Usman Ghani has become the second HEC scholar of SZABIST, Islamabad campus who has been awarded the PhD degree. Usman, a student of Management Sciences Department of SZABIST, was awarded the doctorate degree after successful dissertation of his research work.

 The topic of his research is "An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between Market Orientation and Performance of Microfinance Providers in Pakistan".

Dr. Zahid Mehmood was his research supervisor while Dr. Halit Gonenc from Holland, Dr. Panayotis Zamaros from Switzerland and Dr. Kashif-ur-Rehman from Pakistan were reviewers of his dissertation.

On the occasion,  Syed Asad Hussain, Campus Head, SZABIST and experts including Dr. Shamim A Sahibzada, PhD Coordinator, SZABIST, Dr. Rashid Salaria, Dr. Zahid Mehmood and Dr. Farzand Ali Jan were also present. They appreciated Usman Ghani for finishing his research work and termed it a milestone for SZABIST.

Syed Asad Hussain said that Usman Ghani was the second HEC Scholar who has successfully completed his PhD from SZABIST. He admired the capability of Usman Ghani and said that it was not possible without hard work and determination.