Colonel Akmal is a well-versed & well reputed life-coach who possesses a rich profile with regards to human resource development with special emphasis on youth development. During military service, besides other operational appointments, he has recurrently been involved in selection of youth for Armed Forces of Pakistan in varying capacities including Command of ISSB Gujranwala. Colonel Akmal has a Master’s Degree of Business Administration with a majors in Disaster Management and has conceptualized a new dimension know as Emotional Risk Management. He has also been a sought after faculty member of many prestigious universities in Islamabad. Furthermore, he has been contributing articles in eminent journals and is a regular speaker on the subjects of emotional intelligence, youth development and disaster management. He has been awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) in acknowledgement of his highly praiseworthy service and devotion to duty.

Ever since his retirement in 2014 he is supervising Rahnuma, an eminent youth development institution, whereby the prime goal is to optimize national youth’s potentials all over the country. The institute’s emphasizes on grooming and development for selection in various professions, Career Navigation and Emotional Management in Career Development, besides other areas of interest to youth.

Leadership training in the 21st century has taken a much different turn in many public and private sector organizations. Consequently, in today’s workplace, a high level of emotional intelligence has become an important factor for success, influencing productivity, efficiency and team collaboration. Rahnuma endeavors to ensure that its beneficiaries thrive socially and emotionally so as to actualize their hidden potentials, which ultimately optimize their individual and team professional matrix. Rahnuma helps organizations and people understand the importance of managing emotions and tools, skills for the same, providing customized models of emotional intelligence grooming varying from; on location awareness sessions to on Campus activities.