The People Behind Eco Zindagi
Our Team
Founders, advisors, and interns united by one mission — make zero-waste living real for everyday households.
Leadership
Areeba Syed
CEO & Founder
Biotechnologist and entrepreneur leading Eco Zindagi toward sustainability and impact-driven growth. Recognized through the NetZero Challenge, PM National Innovation Award, Pakistan Innovation Hub, and climate education initiatives.
Strategic Partnership
Sadeeq Khan
Partner / Founder & Senior Program Manager
Startup community builder with GCC and UAE market experience. Drives Eco Zindagi’s growth through strategic planning, partnerships, and high-impact team building.
Advisory Board
Anwar Ul Haq
Financial Advisor
Finance and venture operations expert who has supported 200+ startups, enabled PKR 300M+ revenue, and helped secure PKR 220M+ in investment support.
Zahid Iqbal
Startup Growth Advisor
Ecosystem builder with experience at Ignite, BridgeStart Pakistan, and HR Waves Consulting — focused on founder enablement and sustainable startup growth.
Dr. Maha Rehman
Sustainability Advisor
Pakistani biotechnologist, Research Officer at PCSIR Islamabad, and CEO of Bahar MediCart. Brings expertise in biotechnology, healthcare innovation, environmental biotechnology, molecular biology, bioinformatics, and research to support long-term sustainable impact.
Our Interns
Lilah Ahmad
Sustainability & Material Intern
Material engineer skilled in sustainability, advanced materials, failure analysis, and technical optimization — with experience in engineering documentation and sustainable development.
Arsalan Khalil
AI Intern
Emerging ML engineer focused on intelligent systems, MLOps, LLM fine-tuning, seismic detection, explainable AI, and scalable deployment.
Waleed Tariq
AI Intern / IoT Division
GIKI software engineering student building AI-integrated systems with Python, Flask, Django, AWS, Docker, NLP, and chatbot development.
Alishba Farrukh
Sustainability & Design Intern
GCWUS Sialkot student bringing creative thinking and sustainable design passion to Eco Zindagi’s environmental mission.
Toqeer Ahmed
AI Researcher & Software Intern
GIKI Software Engineering student and AI researcher working on medical diagnosis, computer vision, NLP, and generative AI — with leadership at ACM GIKI and SOPHEP.
Yashir Nadeem
IoT & Sustainability Intern
Aspiring Chemical Engineer and sustainability advocate with a strong interest in water, environment, and low-cost sustainable solutions. Brings community service experience from Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan, The Citizens Foundation, UN Movers Program, and Millennium Campus Network, with a focus on SDG 6: Clean Water & Sanitation.
Abdullah Ijaz
AI Intern / IoT Division
Software Engineering student at GIKI focused on full-stack development, intelligent systems, and scalable backend solutions. Technical skills span React, Flask, Django, AI & Machine Learning, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn, NLP, AWS, Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, and REST APIs.
Masooma Tassaduq
Research Assistant
Biotechnologist and Research Assistant contributing to sustainability-focused research initiatives. Supports environmental responsibility, sustainable solutions, innovation, and science-driven impact to help Eco Zindagi build practical solutions for people and the planet.
Join the Mission
Internship Opportunities
We're a growing startup — always looking for passionate students and early-career talent in Pakistan.