Rizwan Ahmed (bureaucrat)

Rizwan Ahmed
رضوان احمد‬
Chairman Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
Assumed office
December 2017
Appointed by Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Additional Secretary to the Government of Pakistan
In office
May 2017 – November 2017
Appointed by Nawaz Sharif
Chairman Trading Corporation of Pakistan
In office
July 2013 – May 2017
Appointed by Nawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born Hyderabad, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Nationality  Pakistan
Alma mater Harvard University
Occupation Career Bureaucrat
Service: 1988-present

Rizwan Ahmed (Urdu: رضوان احمد‬) is a Pakistani bureaucrat who serves in BPS-22 grade (highest attainable rank for a serving officer) as Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC).[1] He earned public fame in 2017 when a record PKR 8 billion of the national exchequer were saved and recovered during his tenure as Chairman Trading Corporation of Pakistan.[2]

A Master in Public Administration from Harvard, Rizwan belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service and has served in the federal government as well as in the provincial governments of Punjab and Sindh.[3] In December 2017, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi promoted Rizwan to the rank of Federal Secretary.[4][5]

Early life and education

Rizwan was born into a notable family of Hyderabad. His father, Jamil Ahmed, served as Mayor of Hyderabad for two consecutive terms (1962–71). Rizwan is the son-in-law of former Chief Justice of the Federal Shariat Court, Haziqul Khairi.[6]

Rizwan received his early education at Cadet College Petaro and completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics) from Dawood University of Engineering and Technology. He then graduated from Harvard University with a two-year master's degree in Public Administration.[1]

Career

Rizwan Ahmed is a grade 22 officer belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[7] He is currently serving as the chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), the country's national flag carrier, since December 2017.[8][9][10][11][12]

Before his elevation to grade 22 in December 2017, Rizwan served at the key positions of Additional Secretary Cabinet Division and Additional Secretary Establishment Division in the federal capital.[13][14]

Under the administration of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Rizwan served as chairman of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP).[15][16] Rizwan is credited with saving and recovering up to PKR 8 billion of the national exchequer by improving the effectiveness of commodity financing operations and taking transparent measures, in particular by an extensive crackdown on corruption.[17][18][19][20][2]

Rizwan served as managing director of the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation during the caretaker government of Mir Hazar Khan Khoso where he was given the responsibility to print the voting ballot papers for the 2013 general elections.[21][22]

Rizwan served in the Government of Sindh as the provincial Health Secretary, Secretary General Administration (GA) and Secretary to the Governor of Sindh.[23][24] Rizwan was the last deputy commissioner of Hyderabad District before the commissionerate system was abolished in the country during former President Pervez Musharraf's administration.[25][26] He has also served in the provincial government of Punjab on various field postings in the districts of Rahim Yar Khan, Gujaranwala and Bahawalpur.[27]

Rizwan Ahmed belongs to the 15th common training programme (CTP) and is batchmates with Jawad Rafique Malik, Shoaib Mir, Sikandar Sultan Raja, Zafarullah Khan, Fawad Hasan Fawad and Allah Dino Khawaja. Rizwan remained a member of the Directing Staff in the National Institute of Management in Karachi, and a teaching fellow at Harvard University.[28]

Other honors and achievements

Rizwan was appointed as the manager of the Pakistan national table tennis team for the year 1988. He also remained the captain of the Petaro basketball team.[29]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Rizwan Ahmed appointed chairman PNSC". Pakistan Observer. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Bhatti, Rizwan (23 February 2017). "TCP saves Rs 7.8 billion in commodity financing". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Rizwan Ahmed". Pride of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 2018-02-18.
  4. ↑ "15 babus promoted to top grade". The Nation. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "13 Officers of Grade 21 Promoted to Grade 22". Abb Takk News. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Capacity Building and Training Workshop 'Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority'". Transparency International Pakistan. March 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07.
  7. ↑ "NA panel on Commerce satisfied with TCP performance". Pstimes.com.
  8. ↑ "APP64-23". Photo.app.com.pk. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Contributions continue to pour in for Diamer-Bhasha & Mohmand Dams". Zameen.com.
  10. ↑ "Rizwan Ahmed takes over as PNSC chairman". Business Recorder. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Minister briefed about PNSC's performance". Brecorder.com. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Caretaker PM Mulk takes notice of Gwadar's plight - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 27 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Establishment Division transfers senior PAS officers". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ali Jahangir appointed special assistant to PM". Dawn.com. 31 August 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Indonesian delegation visits TCP". Pakissan.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "TCP board reconstituted". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Clearing, forwarding charges in urea import: new TCP bidding process likely to save over Rs two million". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  18. ↑ Bhatti, Rizwan (10 November 2015). "TCP sets up staff degree verification cell". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "TCP to support Reap's roadmap to increase rice exports: Rizwan". Agriculture Corner. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  20. ↑ "Financial matters of TCP with NFML and USC resolved". Agrihunt.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  21. ↑ "JC hearing: PTI counsel cross-examines Security Printing Press MD". ARY News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "PTI takes back three of its 14 witnesses". Dawn.com. 19 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "JPMC unit heads threaten to resign en bloc if protesting staffers penalised". Labour Watch Pakistan. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  24. ↑ "Qaim reviews provision of funds for rain affected areas". ReliefWeb. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Pakistan's district commissioners bow out". BBC News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "US ambassador in city performs groundbreaking of gynea hospital". Pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  27. ↑ "KARACHI: Sindh govt to clear power dues by 28th". Dawn.com. 8 June 2005.
  28. ↑ "KARACHI: 160 govt tenders `corrected` every month: watchdog". Dawn.com. 13 April 2009.
  29. ↑ "Cadet College Petaro". Petaro.org. Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
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