Dr Rubina Hakeem is currently serving as the Chief Nutritionist and Head of Human Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Ziauddin University Karachi . She has earlier served as the Principal and Professor of Nutrition, at Raana Laiqat Ali Khan College of Home Economics, Karachi and as Professor at Taibah University, Madinah Saudi Arabia for three years.  She is a fellow of Association for Nutrition UK. Fellow of Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and is registered as dietitian with health professions council UK. She got her masters from Karachi University and Doctorate from University of London UK.  She is a founder member and ex-President of Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetic Society. Chairperson of Nutrition foundation of Pakistan, Member of: British Dietetic Association, World Public Health Nutrition Association, International federation of Home Economics, Diabetes in Asia Study group.

She has received several awards in recognition of her services to the field of nutrition, diabetes, higher education, and research.