Muhammad Nasir

Senior Data Scientist · ML · Generative AI

Muhammad Nasir

Senior Data Scientist | ML Engineer | Generative AI

10+ years building AI, NLP & analytics systems for government and Saudi digital platforms — open to KSA, UAE, Qatar & Oman.

Open to opportunities in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait

Actively seeking Senior Data Scientist / ML Engineer / Data Engineer roles in the Gulf (KSA, UAE, Qatar, Oman).

About

Professional profile

Built for Gulf hiring managers who need proven AI delivery — not buzzwords.

Results-driven Senior Data Scientist with 10+ years of experience delivering end-to-end AI, machine learning, and analytics solutions across government, enterprise, and Saudi digital platforms. Proven delivery for Multimedia OnDemand (KSA) including OnDemandME customer engagement AI and Hessa AI tourism guide. Expert in predictive modeling, NLP (Arabic & English), Generative AI/RAG, RapidMiner, Python, Spark, and Power BI. Skilled at turning complex data into board-ready insights that support Vision 2030 digital transformation, customer growth, and operational excellence across KSA, UAE, and Oman.

Languages

  • EnglishProfessional
  • UrduNative
  • PashtoNative
  • ArabicWorking / Learning — GCC ready

Experience

Career timeline

Government-scale AI systems, agri-tech forecasting, overseas employment analytics, and product engineering.

  1. Data Scientist (BPS-18 Officer)

    Government of Pakistan

    Jun 2023 — Present

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    Lead AI/analytics initiatives delivering predictive models and NLP systems on multi-source intelligence data (news, social, audio/video).

    • Automate OSINT collection and feature pipelines; build Power BI and geospatial dashboards for senior leadership.
    • Designed AI-driven tools for threat prediction, anomaly detection, and resource optimization.
    • Conduct trend, hotspot, and anomaly analysis to identify emerging risks and optimize resource allocation.
    • Deploy AI tools that reduced manual processing and improved situational awareness for national-level operations.
    • Built predictive models and NLP systems to analyze unstructured data from news, audio/videos, social media, and intelligence documents.
    • Delivered solutions that improved decision-making and reduced manual processing, enhancing efficiency.
  2. Computer Programmer / Data Scientist (BPS-17 — FPSC Officer)

    Agriculture Policy Institute (API)

    May 2022 — Jun 2023

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    As a Computer Programmer, I led data-driven initiatives to enhance agricultural research, policy-making, and operational efficiency through advanced analytics, machine learning, and system development. Built ML models for crop yield forecasting, pest risk prediction, and resource optimization supporting agri-policy decisions.

    • Designed ETL workflows and MIS dashboards monitoring production, markets, and regional KPIs.
    • Delivered statistical analyses and secure MySQL-backed research systems for institute stakeholders.
    • Conducted data collection and statistical analysis to derive actionable insights into agricultural trends across Pakistan.
    • Built interactive MIS dashboards and reports to monitor crop production, market trends, and regional performance.
    • Applied machine learning models for forecasting crop yields, pest risks, and resource optimization in agro-tech.
    • Automated ETL pipelines to unify and preprocess large datasets for analysis and decision-making.
    • Managed IT infrastructure and collaborated with research teams to ensure datadriven policy recommendations.
    • Designed and developed a secure website and database (MySQL) to manage research and analytics for the institute.
  3. AI/ML Engineer | Data Scientist

    multimediaclub

    — Present

    Saudi Arabia

    Remote - Lead Senior Data Scientist

    • Integrated Meta WhatsApp Business Platform for enterprise chatbot deployment.
    • Designed and developed AI-powered conversational experiences using Large Language Models (LLMs).
    • Built intelligent recommendation systems for tourism, hospitality, dining, and local experiences.
    • Developed NLP pipelines for multilingual (Arabic & English) intent detection and response generation.
    • Integrated Google Gemini and real-time web search into AI workflows.
    • Built user profiling and personalization systems based on conversation history and user interests.
    • Implemented AI image analysis capabilities for visual understanding.
    • Designed data collection and analytics pipelines to improve AI recommendations.
    • Developed backend APIs and AI services using Python.
    • Built workflow automations using n8n for data ingestion and knowledge updates.
    • Optimized prompt engineering, retrieval workflows, and AI response quality.
    • Collaborated with product and engineering teams to deliver production-ready AI solutions.
  4. Assistant Director (Developer / Data Scientist)

    Bureau of Emigration & Overseas Employment

    May 2019 — May 2022

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    Created predictive models for overseas employment trends using RapidMiner and Python for policy support.

    • Built executive analytics dashboards (Laravel, AmCharts, Highcharts) and Bureau MIS for emigrant operations.
    • Applied NLP on complaint text to surface service-improvement insights; optimized large MySQL databases.
    • Designed and developed Executive Analytics Dashboards using advanced visualization libraries (AmCharts, Highcharts) in Laravel, providing real-time insights into emigration trends and operational metrics for government stakeholders.
    • Built and maintained a Bureau MIS System, integrating complex datasets to generate actionable insights for decision-making.
    • Conducted trend analysis of emigrants, identifying top destination countries and popular job categories based on historical emigration data, aiding policy formulation.
    • Developed and managed large-scale databases (MySQL), ensuring efficient data storage and retrieval through query optimization techniques such as indexing and caching.
    • Implemented automation processes using cron jobs in Laravel for data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL).
    • Applied Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques to analyze emigrants' complaint data, identifying common issues and trends to improve service delivery.
  5. Software Engineer

    Altair Technologies / Inforient

    Oct 2016 — May 2019

    Islamabad, Pakistan

    Developed APIs for IPTV/Smart TV platforms and researched collaborative-filtering recommendation engines.

    • Improved real-time query performance via indexing/caching; deployed on AWS with Git-based delivery.
    • Developed web services for IPTV boxes, Smart TVs and Android/IOS applications.
    • Designed and developed APIs to collect and manage large datasets for IPTV boxes, Smart TVs, and Android/iOS applications, ensuring seamless data integration across platforms.
    • Conducted R&D for a Content Recommendation Engine leveraging collaborative filtering techniques, enabling personalized content suggestions for users based on historical usage data.
    • Explored advanced algorithms and data structures to support predictive analytics and user behavior modeling.
    • Reduced query execution time by implementing indexing strategies, significantly enhancing system performance.

Projects

Selected work

Saudi/GCC product AI, government intelligence systems, and production dashboards — with video demos where available.

OnDemandME — AI-Powered Customer Engagement Platform
Generative AI / GCC·Saudi Arabia

OnDemandME

CITC-aligned WhatsApp customer engagement AI for 500+ Saudi businesses — behavior intelligence, lead scoring, and bilingual conversational flows.

PythonNLPWhatsApp Cloud APIRAG
Case study
Hessa AI — Intelligent Tourism Guide for Saudi Arabia
Generative AI / Vision 2030·Saudi Arabia

Hessa AI

Bilingual AI tourism assistant with RAG-style recommendations for destinations, heritage, food, and events across the Kingdom.

RAGLLMsWhatsAppArabic NLP
Case study
AI-Powered Intelligence & Media Surveillance (AIMS)
NLP / OSINT

AIMS

Django-based AI system for OSINT and multimedia analysis across social platforms with real-time threat scoring dashboards.

DjangoNLPDeep LearningOSINT
Case study
Generative AI for Arabic NLP & RAG
Generative AI

Arabic NLP & RAG

LLM adaptation for Arabic sentiment, summarization, and Q&A with FAISS/Pinecone vector retrieval — GCC-ready.

LLaMAFalconAraBERTFAISS
Case study
RapidMiner Predictive Analytics for Overseas Employment Trends
Predictive Analytics

Overseas Employment Forecasting

Predictive models in RapidMiner and Python forecasting migration and overseas employment patterns for policy support.

RapidMinerPythonPredictive ModelingMySQL
Case study
Loan Default Prediction (FinTech AI)
FinTech / ML

Credit Risk Scoring

Classification models with SMOTE for credit risk scoring — Logistic Regression, Random Forest, and XGBoost.

PythonXGBoostSMOTEScikit-learn
Case study
Chart.js Dynamic Charts from MySQL Database Video demo
Data Visualization

Chart.js Dynamic Dashboard

Dynamic charts built with Chart.js, driven by live data from a MySQL backend — full demo on YouTube.

Chart.jsMySQLJavaScriptPHP
Case study
Dynamic Graphical Reporting Dashboard (Laravel + MySQL) Video demo
BI / Reporting

Laravel Reporting Dashboard

Laravel reporting dashboard with interactive Highcharts and AmCharts visualizations over MySQL data.

LaravelMySQLHighchartsAmCharts
Case study
Role & Permission-Based Admin Panel (Laravel + PostgreSQL) Video demo
Backend / Admin

RBAC Admin Panel

Admin panel with role and permission-based access control built in Laravel using PostgreSQL.

LaravelPostgreSQLRBACAdmin Panel
Case study
Real Estate & Events Dashboard (PHP + MySQL + Highcharts) Video demo
Analytics Dashboard

Real Estate & Events Dashboard

Web dashboard for real estate and event analytics: valuation trends, mortgage gauges, and activity over time.

PHPMySQLHighcharts
Case study

Skills

Core competencies

End-to-end stack from data engineering and ML modeling to MLOps and executive BI.

Data Science & AI

Predictive ModelingClassification & RegressionClusteringTime SeriesAnomaly DetectionExperiment Design

NLP & Generative AI

TransformersRAGLLMsLangChainHugging FaceArabic NLPSentiment / Topic ModelingChatbots

Programming & Databases

PythonRSQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle)MongoDBElasticsearchPHPJava

ML Tools & Platforms

Scikit-learnTensorFlowPyTorchKerasRapidMinerSpark MLlibXGBoost

Data Engineering

ETL / ELTData WarehousingKafka StreamingAirflow conceptsData Quality

Visualization & BI

Power BITableauArcGISMatplotlibSeaborn

Cloud & MLOps

AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda)DockerFastAPIMLflow / DVCGitCI/CD

Licenses & certifications

Credentials

Machine learning, generative AI, big data, and analytics certifications from DeepLearning.AI, Coursera, IBM, and Cognitive Class.

Machine Learning Specialization

DeepLearning.AI / Stanford University

Generative AI with Large Language Models

DeepLearning.AI

LangChain for LLM Application Development

DeepLearning.AI

Agentic AI with LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen and BeeAI

LinkedIn Learning / Professional Development

Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification

Coursera

Advanced Learning Algorithms

Coursera

Unsupervised Learning, Recommenders & Reinforcement Learning

Coursera

Big Data Foundations

Cognitive Class

Hadoop 101

Cognitive Class

Scala Programming for Data Science — Level 1

Cognitive Class

Data Visualization with Python

IBM / Cognitive Class

Data Analysis with Python

IBM / Cognitive Class

Databases and SQL for Data Science

IBM

Data Science Methodology

IBM

Python Project for Data Science

IBM

Python for Data Science and AI

IBM

Tools for Data Science V2

IBM

Data Science Orientation

IBM

Digital Analytics & Regression

Professional Certificate

Primavera P6 Professional — Project Management

PPMI, Islamabad

Python 101 for Data Science

Cognitive Class

Education

Academic background

2020 — 2022

Master of Science (MS) — Computer Science

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

IslamabadCGPA 3.80 / 4.00

2012 — 2016

Bachelor of Science (BS) — Computer Science

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology

IslamabadCGPA 3.71 / 4.00

Contact

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