Rizwan Ahmed (civil servant)

Rizwan Ahmed (Urdu: رضوان احمد) is the current Member of Sindh Public Service Commission and a former grade 22 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service who served at the highest civil service office of Federal Secretary. He did his two-year Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University and joined the civil service in 1988. Rizwan holds the rare honour of having served as the chief executive of four state-owned companies under the Government of Pakistan. He was promoted to the country's top bureaucratic rank of grade 22 in 2017.[1]

Rizwan Ahmed
Member Sindh Public Service Commission
In office
2022 – Incumbent
Chairman Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
In office
2022 – 2022
Maritime Secretary of Pakistan
In office
2019 – 2021
Chairman Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
In office
2017 – 2020
Chairman Trading Corporation of Pakistan
In office
2013 – 2017
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Alma materHarvard University
Cadet College Petaro

He first came to the fore when he saved more than PKR 7 billion of the national exchequer through a sweeping anti-corruption drive and commodity financing operation during his tenure as Chairman of the Trading Corporation of Pakistan.[2][3]

Rizwan, in his capacity as Federal Secretary Maritime Affairs, became the first ever Pakistani to hold the chairmanship of INFOFISH, an intergovernmental organisation based in Kuala Lampur with several Asia-Pacific countries as its members.[4]

In 2022 during Rizwan's tenure as Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, the national flag carrier earned a net profit of more than PKR 5 billion, the highest ever in the Corporation's history.[5]

In December 2022, Rizwan was appointed as Member of the Sindh Public Service Commission for a term ending December 2026.[6]

Rizwan is a Certified Director from the Pakistan Institute of Corporate Governance and remained a Teaching Fellow for Financial Management at the Harvard Kennedy School.[7]

Family

Rizwan is the son of Jamil Ahmed, the former twice-elected and longest-serving Mayor of Hyderabad; and is the son-in-law of former FSC Chief Justice Haziqul Khairi.[8]

Career

Rizwan Ahmed is currently serving as Member Sindh Public Service Commission, in office since 2022. He joined the Pakistan Administrative Service in January 1988 and retired from active civil service in December 2021 as one of the country's senior-most grade 22 officers.[9]

He previously served in the Government of Pakistan as Federal Secretary for Maritime Affairs, Chairman of Trading Corporation of Pakistan, twice as Chairman of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation, Managing Director of Pakistan Security Printing Corporation, Additional Secretary Establishment Division and Additional Secretary Cabinet Division.[10][11]

Before joining the federal government, Rizwan served at the provincial level as Health Secretary of Sindh, Secretary General Administration (SGA&CD Sindh), Secretary to Governor Sindh, Additional Home Secretary Sindh and as Deputy Commissioner of Hyderabad.[12][13]

During the early stages of his career, he served as Director Local Government Bahawalpur Division and Assistant Commissioner of Rahim Yar Khan and Mianwali.[14][15]

See also

References
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  2. "TCP saves Rs 7.8 billion in commodity financing – Business Recorder". fp.brecorder.com.
  3. "TCP initiates legal action against six sugar mills". DAWN.COM. 4 July 2014.
  4. FH, Sumaira (20 October 2021). "Pakistan Secures Chairmanship Of INFOFISH". UrduPoint. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. "PNSC achieves highest annual profit in history". 14 September 2022.
  6. "Sindh Public Service Commission". spsc.gov.pk.
  7. "TCP board reconstituted – Business Recorder". Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  8. "Rizwan Ahmad takes charge as Federal Secy, Maritime Affairs". 1 April 2019.
  9. "Shipping industry: Govt drafting maritime strategy". 17 March 2021.
  10. "Rizwan new secretary maritime affairs". The Nation. 2 April 2019.
  11. "PM rejects extension to MD of security printing press". www.thenews.com.pk.
  12. Abbas, Zaffar (26 September 2000). "Pakistan's district commissioners bow out". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  13. "US ambassador in city performs groundbreaking of gynea hospital | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 30 July 2011.
  14. Alam, Mukhtar (26 October 2011). "Regional blood transfusion centres project launched". DAWN.COM.
  15. "FAO Pakistan Pledges Ongoing Support to Ministry of Maritime Affairs | FAO in Pakistan | Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura". www.fao.org. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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