Berkley Center

Minahil Mahmud (SFS'26) is Pakistani, and she is an undergraduate student in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Qatar, majoring in international politics. She has lead the Georgetown Debating Union and has been an active member of the debating community in Qatar and Pakistan. She was ranked as the best speaker at national university tournaments in Qatar. Minahil is also a peer tutor at the GU-Q Writing Center and started the Women’s Swim Club. In the fall of her sophomore year, Minahil traveled to South Africa to study post-apartheid peace and reconciliation as part of the Zones of Conflict, Zones of Peace program. Moving forward, she plans to complement her studies with social science research. She enjoys long drives, hiking, trying new cuisines, and visiting independent bookstores. She was a 2024 Education and Social Justice Fellow.