Muhammad Ali Khan
Communication Advisor · Board Member
Development cooperation, strategic communication & skills reform
Muhammad Ali Khan brings more than 25 years of experience in development cooperation, strategic communication and journalism to AMMA.
With German Development Cooperation (GIZ) since 2011, he has moved from communication management to programme leadership, steering technical and vocational training reform in Pakistan and Ethiopia. Today he is Sector Coordinator for TVET across the German GIZ and KfW portfolio in Ethiopia and directs programmes co-funded by the EU, Germany, Finland and the Netherlands.
He began his career in 1998 as a journalist, reporting on geopolitics and peacebuilding and training media and civil society organisations. He is an Edward R. Murrow Fellow and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).
- 25+
- Years in development & communication
- 15+
- Years with German Development Cooperation
- PMP
- Certified project management professional
Experience
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Jul 2026 – Present
National Coordinator, Jobs & Skills 4 Climate
Ethiopia Component · funded by the German Ministry for Environment
Climate-linked green employment and workforce transition, bringing climate action together with vocational education.
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Sep 2025 – Present
Programme Director, Digital Ethiopia: TVET Action (DESTA)
GIZ, EDUFI & KfW consortium · €35 million, EU, Germany & Finland
Equipping Ethiopians with market-relevant digital and entrepreneurial skills.
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Dec 2024 – Present
Sector Coordinator, TVET
German Development Cooperation (GIZ & KfW) · Ethiopia
Advises the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and other donors on the TVET sector, coordinating technical and financial cooperation.
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Dec 2024 – Present
Programme Director, Sustainable Training and Education Programme (STEP IV)
GIZ · €27.05 million, EU, Germany, Finland & Netherlands
TVET reform strategy, institutional governance and private sector integration nationwide.
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Jul 2021 – Nov 2024
Programme Coordinator, STEP III
GIZ · Ethiopia
Led expert teams and a €29.1 million budget; national occupational standards, digitalisation, cooperative training and recognition of prior learning.
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Mar 2020 – Jun 2021
Head of Component, STEP II
GIZ · Ethiopia
Rolled out cooperative training nationwide and advised partners on TVET policy reform.
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Oct 2018 – Mar 2020
Project Manager, Clean Power Purchase Project
GIZ develoPPP · Islamabad
Built partnerships between German and Pakistani companies and promoted solar PV standards.
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Mar 2017 – Mar 2020
Team Leader, TVET Sector Support Programme II
GIZ · Pakistan
Competency-based and workplace training reform across regions, with public-private platforms for industry-led skills.
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Oct 2014 – Nov 2015
Coordinator, German Pakistan Training Initiative
GIZ · Pakistan
Established the initiative and introduced dual vocational training with more than 100 German and Pakistani companies.
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Mar 2013 – Mar 2017
Senior Technical Advisor, Communication, Advocacy & PR
GIZ TVET Reform Support Programme · Pakistan
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Sep 2011 – Mar 2013
Communication Manager
TVET Reform Support Programme · Pakistan
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Aug 1998 – Sep 2011
Journalist & Media Development Strategist
National and international media and civil society
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