Salman Waheed Malik has a Masters in Social and Political Thought from Warwick University, UK. He began his career as an investigator on the death penalty and extrajudicial rendition cases at a human rights organisation in Pakistan. Salman has since been actively involved in advocacy for transgender rights in Pakistan and sits as the Executive Director at the Center for Restoration of Human Dignity (CRHD). He also continues a liaison with Punjab University as a lecturer and a researcher.