Shafqat Mahmood
Shafqat Mahmood | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister for Information, Culture, Environment and Transport (Punjab) | |
| In office November 1999 – October 2000 | |
| President | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Pervez Musharraf |
| Federal Minister for Environment, Local Government and Food | |
| In office November 1996 – February 1997 | |
| President | Farooq Leghari |
| Prime Minister | Malik Meraj Khalid |
| Joint Secretary, Prime Minister's Secretariat | |
| In office 1989–1990 | |
| President | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Additional Secretary Finance (Punjab) | |
| In office 1988–1989 | |
| President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19, 1950 Gujrat |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf |
| Residence | Islamabad |
| Alma mater | Sadiq Public School Government College Lahore Harvard University University of Southern California |
| Occupation | Former Civil Servant Politician Columnist |
Shafqat Mahmood is a Pakistani column writer, politician and a retired civil servant who is currently serving as the Central Information Secretary of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf. He joined Civil Service of Pakistan in 1978 and served for about seventeen years. In 1990 he joined Pakistan Peoples Party and became a politician. He was elected as Senator in 1994 for a period of six years. He also served as Federal Minister in caretaker government of Prime Minister Malik Meraj Khalid.[1] He joined Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf on 13 December 2011.[2]http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/11/23/city/lahore/shafqat-mahmood-expected-to-join-pti-today/</ref>. Shafqat did Masters in Public Administration from the Harvard University Cambridge, USA, in 1981. He got another Masters degree in Public Policy and Administration from the University of Southern California in 1987. He served as assistant commissioner in Murree and Pakpattan from 1975 to 1978 after which he was posted as a provincial deputy secretary in Lahore till 1980. He also served as deputy commissioner in Gujranwala and DG Khan for 5 years and also as additional commissioner Afghan Refugees Organisation for quite some time in 1985. He was additional secretary finance in Punjab during 1988-89 and later served as joint secretary PM’s Secretariat from 1989 to 1990. Shafqat was elected as member of Senate in March, 1994 for a six-year term. He is a member of the Senate Standing Committees on Cabinet, Establishment and Management Services, Defence, Defence Production, Aviation, Foreign Affairs, Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas, and the Functional Committee on Govt Assurances.
See also
Shafqat Mahmood's Articles
- A strange tale The News International, November 18, 2011
- No chance of military rule, The News International, November 25, 2011]
- A grim confrontation, The News International, December 2, 2011
- A question of leadership, The News International, February 2, 2012
- A sordid tale, The News International, March 15, 2012
References
- ^ "Senator Shafqat Mahmood". Pakistani Senators' Profiles. Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Shafqat-Cheema switch hints at PTI recast". DAWN. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.