Asif was born to refugee parents in the United Kingdom, and emigrated to Canada later in life, where he completed post-secondary at the University of Calgary.  Asif has been with the Calgary Police Service since 2001, and holds the rank of Superintendent, assigned as the Executive Officer to the Chief.

Much of the strategic work that Asif has led centers around the CPS’ commitments towards anti-racism and equitable service delivery.  It is accepted that not all encounters between police and racialized/newcomer communities result in positive outcomes, particularly when community members are experiencing a mental health or addictions related crisis.

Asif also led the Calgary Police Service’s crisis response transformation which is a program of work that sees police partnering with local community organizations to assist in the triage, intake, assessment, and response to calls for service where mental health or addictions related crisis are present.  The philosophy behind this work is about connecting the right resource to the right person and at the right time.