About IAP
The National Council deals with matters pertaining to the Federal Government and its agencies and liaises with the Pakistan Council of Architects & Town Planners.
As a member, it deals with the International Union of Architects, the Commonwealth Association of Architects, the Architects Regional Council Asia and the South Asian Association of Regional Countries Architects amoung other international bodies and professional associations.
The National Council maintains a register of all members, collects fees and subscriptions through the Chapters and maintains the accounts of the Institute.
The current National Council consists of the following members (2009-2010):
| S.No. | Name | Designation | |
| 1 | Ar. Shahab Ghani Khan | President | president@iap.com.pk |
| 2 | Ar. Ejaz Ahed | Immediate Past President | info@iap.com.pk |
| 3 | Ar. Ahmad Pervez Mirza | Vice President | apm@iap.com.pk vp1@iap.com.pk |
| 4 | Ar. Muhammad Arshad | Vice President | vp2@iap.com.pk |
| 5 | Ar. Ashraf Shanjer | Honorary Secretary | honsecretary@iap.com.pk |
| 6 | Ar. Samar Ali Khan | Honorary Treasurer | hontreasurer@iap.com.pk |
| 7 | Ar. Syed Akeel Bilgrami | Chairman Board of Architectural Education (BAE) | bae@iap.com.pk |
| 8 | Ar. Nayyar Ali Dada | Member | dadag@brain.net.pk |
| 9 | Ar. Suhail A. Abbasi | Member | suhail319@gmail.com |
| 10 | Ar. Arif Belgaumi | Member | belgaumi@cyber.net.pk |
| 11 | Ar. Abdul Qayyum Khan | Chairman, Peshawar Chapter | abdulqayyum98@hotmail.com |
| 12 | Ar. Syed Muhammad Irfan | Chairman, Lahore Chapter | chairman.lc@iap.com.pk |
| 13 | Ar. Mujahid Sadiq | Chairman, Karachi Chapter | chairman.kc@iap.com.pk |
| 14 | Ar. Naveed Aslam | Chairman, Rawalpindi-Islamabad Chapter | chairman.ric@iap.com.pk |
The members of the National Council are elected; at each AGM; each member can serve upto a maximum tenure of 3 years.