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Umair Jaliawala

Umair Jaliawala

Founder & CEO

A decade-strong consultant and trainer on Leadership, Enterprise and Technology.

Profile

Umair Jaliawala founded Torque in Karachi in 2008 as a corporate outlet for budding trainers like himself, and has spent seventeen years building it into a tribe. He is a decade-strong consultant and trainer on Leadership, Enterprise and Technology — the LET frame that runs through most of his work.

He co-founded the School of Leadership Foundation, which scaled to a nationwide NGO reaching over one million young people across 110 cities and villages in partnership with 150+ NGOs and CBOs, and co-led delivery of the British Council DICE Fellowship across 14 cities.

He has staged more than a hundred Dastaan storytelling sessions across Pakistan, and works on entrepreneurship and social entrepreneurship, community participation, and the inclusion of minorities, persons with disabilities and other genders.

Signature work

  • Dastaan-e-Ishq — storytelling
  • Train the Trainer
  • Leadership in Service
  • Global Citizenship — SDGs sensitisation

Worked with

  • UNICEF Pakistan
  • British Council
  • Zong (CMPak)
  • Pak Suzuki
  • Engro

Said afterwards

  • “Umair's extensive experience, engaging delivery, and ability to simplify complex communication concepts made the session both impactful and enjoyable. His insights on effective communication and team collaboration offered valuable takeaways for our team. It was truly worth having him over, and we look forward to future opportunities to learn and collaborate.”

    Mohsin Safdar

    Chief Executive Officer, SINA Healthsystems Foundation

    Communication and Team Building · 19 September 2026

  • “Thank you Umair Jaliawala and the Torque team for your hard work and passion for this project. The simulation really helped the entire team live the daily experience of all players in our ecosystem that we directly or indirectly interact with. Here's to bringing our dream of Meal for Every Table to life!”

    Muntaqa Peracha

    Chief Executive Officer, foodpanda Pakistan

    Ecosystem simulation ·

  • “Great learning sessions of Train the Trainer in collaboration with Torque Corp, led by Umair Jaliawala. The programme helped to build commitment to excellence, skills and knowledge to be successful in modern-day retail.”

    Jan Sher

    Branch Manager, Ethnic by Outfitters

    Train the Trainer ·

  • “Expressing heartfelt gratitude to our inspiring speaker, Umair Jaliawala, CEO Torque Corp, for leading an exceptional Leadership and Team Building Workshop at NICAT. Your insights have truly ignited our passion for leadership excellence!”

    Team NASTAP

    Leadership & Team Building Workshop, NICAT, Karachi

    Leadership and team building ·

  • “Umair, CEO Torque Corp, a renowned expert in the field, led a comprehensive and insightful training on mind sciences. The session was engaging, interactive, and filled with thought-provoking discussions that expanded the perspectives on how our minds work.”

    Team Bachaa Party

    Mind sciences session, Bachaa Party, Karachi

    Mind sciences ·

  • “We wrapped up our capability plans for the year with an immersive and experiential leadership retreat. Umair Jaliawala took the teams through a process of self-discovery, aimed at raising awareness and action to foster personal, team, brand and societal leadership. Thank you for the inspiration!”

    Mehwish Akif

    Leadership retreat, Lipton Teas & Infusions

    Experiential leadership retreat ·

  • “One of the few natural facilitators to whom audiences develop and connect within no time. Great show, Torque Corp & Umair Jaliawala!”

    Imran Tariq

    Agri business, Agri Business

    Facilitation ·

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