Asad Umar

Asad Umar
Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs
Assumed office
20 August 2018
President Mamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Preceded by Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency NA-54 (Islamabad-III)
In office
16 September 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-48 (Islamabad-I)
Personal details
Born 1961 (age 56–57)
Rawalpindi
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Awards Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Asad Umar (Urdu: اسد عمر‬‎; born c. 1961) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, in office since 20 August 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from September 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

In an interview, Umar said he was born in Rawalpindi in 1961 and is the youngest of six brothers and one sister. After his father's retirement from military, he moved to Karachi along with his family.[1] His father, Major General (retd) Ghulam Umar, was an army officer considered a close aide to General Yahya Khan.[2] He is the youngest brother of Mohammad Zubair, who was 32nd Governor of Sindh.[3][4]

Umar received a degree in Commerce (B.Com) at the Government College of Commerce & Economics.[5]

Umar graduated from IBA Karachi in 1984[6][7] from where he received a MBA degree.[5][1]

Professional career

He worked in HSBC Pakistan[7] after graduation for seven months.[5][1] He joined Exxon Chemical Pakistan in 1985[6] as a business analyst and was based in Canada. He was the only Pakistani employee of the company.[7] Umar came back to Pakistan[7] to join Engro Corporation in 1985.[7]

In 1997 was appointed the first CEO of Engro Polymer and Chemicals, the petrochemical company of the group.[7] He became the President and CEO of Engro Corporation in 2004.[6] In 2009, he was awarded Sitara-i-Imtiaz for his public service.[8]

He took early retirement as president and CEO from Engro in April 2012[9][6][10] at the age of 50.[11]

Umar is being credited for turning a chemical company into a major conglomerate[11][6][10] and is considered one of the most popular and highly paid CEOs in Pakistan.[7][10][7] During his tenure as CEO of Engro Corporation, Umar was paid Rs 68.6 million for the year 2011.[7]

Political career

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2012[6][10][11] and was made senior vice president of PTI.[12]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-48 (Islamabad-I) as a candidate of PTI in by-election held in August 2013.[13][14] He received 48,073 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[15]

In 2014, Lahore University of Management Sciences cancelled a scheduled speech of Umar due to being political in nature rather than educational.[16]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-54 (Islamabad-III) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[17] He received 56,945 votes and defeated Anjum Aqeel Khan.[18] Following his successful election, Umar was named as the potential candidate for the office of Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs.[19] On 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[20]

On 18 September 2018, he presented amended finance bill for fiscal year 2018-2019 in the National Assembly.[21]

On 11 October 2018, Umar held a meeting with Christine Lagarde, chair of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and formally applied for bailout package.[22]

The same month news reports emerged that Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed dissatisfaction and reservations over Umar’s performance as Minister for Finance.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zehra Shigri (9 June 2013). "Winds of change". The News US Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Mudaser Kazi (24 June 2018), "Brother of Sindh governor and PTI's Asad Umar passes away in Karachi", The Express Tribune. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Muhammad Zubair named Sindh governor - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Two talented brothers wrestle political issues for opposing sides". DAWN.COM. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Featured Interviews - Mr. Asad Umar". alumni.iba.edu.pk. IBA. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Engro president quits". DAWN.COM. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Corporate titan: After 27 years at Engro, Asad Umar calls it a day - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "List of civil award winners". DAWN.COM. 16 August 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Engro CEO Asad Umar decides to quit". Daily Times.com. 17 April 2012. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "From Engro to PTI: A look back and forward at Asad Umar's life - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. 1 2 3 "New recruit: Former Engro CEO Asad Umar joins PTI - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf". DAWN.COM. 23 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "PTI man wins NA-48 amid low turnout". DAWN.COM. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "By-election: 32 per cent turnout in NA-48 by-election - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 23 August 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "LUMS cancels Asad Umar's talk". DAWN.COM. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Pakistan election results live: Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs support to form government". GulfNews. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "NA-54 Result - Election Results 2018 - Islamabad 3 - NA-54 Candidates - NA-54 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Naya minister, meet purani ministry - Profit by Pakistan Today". Profit by Pakistan Today. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  21. ↑ Khan, Sanaullah (18 September 2018). "Government cuts development spending, increases taxes on country's elite". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. 11 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Reports PM unhappy over Asad Umar's performance refuted | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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