Simi Basheer has been the Director of HR and Facilities for MSF South Asia since January 2022. She joined MSF in 2014 and has done missions in DRC and CAR and then started her journey to work in India as Human Resources Officer in 2016. She has also worked in the MSF South Asia office as the Deputy Head of HR where she was responsible for coordinating international field HR activities for the South Asia region including managing the team members in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Before joining MSF, Simi has 10 years of experience working in different roles in the Indian Army and took retirement in the rank of Major. She has served with the United Nations as a Peacekeeper in Congo, where she was introduced to the humanitarian sector.
