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Education Secretary
Name Jehangir Bashar
Date of birth 01 January 1949

Qualification

MSc (Soil Mechanics), DIC, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, 1975
BSc (Civil Engineering), University of Peshawar, 1971
Registered in the European Register of Higher Technical Professions
Chartered Engineer, Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, U.K
Fellow of the Geological Society, U.K
Professional Experience  
Aug. 2006 to date

Federal Secretary, Ministry of Education, Islamabad
Main responsibilities include policies and standards development activities and overall coordination for the education sector in Pakistan.

Mar 2004 to Aug. 2006

Secretary, Board of Investment
As head of department, responsible for facilitation and promotion of private investment (local and foreign) in Pakistan.

Oct 2003 to Mar 2004 Additional Secretary, Cabinet Division Responsible for Cabinet affairs.
Mar 2002 to Jul2003 Additional Chief Secretary, Planning & Development, Government of NWFP, Peshawar
Administrative head of department and Principal Accounting Officer. Represented NWFP on national level development agencies and several committees and commissions. Other responsibilities included multilateral and bilateral cooperation and policy formulation, particularly for economic and social sectors. Concurrently, also Chairman of Bank of Khyber.
 
Nov 2000 to Mar 2002 Senior Joint Secretary (Development) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources
Responsible for development and policy matters of the petroleum sector including preparation of long and short term plans, multilateral and bilateral economic cooperation, deregulation and privatization of the oil and gas sector.
Feb 1997 to Feb 2000 Joint Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Manpower
Main responsibilities included development budgets, human resource development, particularly vocational training and welfare of overseas Pakistanis.
Nov 1996 to Feb 1997 Joint Secretary, Privatization Commission
Privatization of oil and gas entities, Pakistan Railways and PIA.
Oct 1991 to Nov 1996 Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum
Responsible for development and policy matters of the petroleum sector including preparation of long and short term plans. Multilateral and bilateral economic cooperation.
Dec 1985 to Sep 1991 Chief, Science & Technology, P&D Division
Responsible for the promotion and coordination of science & technology activities with particular reference to industry and energy and transfer of technology.
1984-85 Vice President, Regional Development Finance Corporation, Islamabad
As Divisional Incharge, Policy Cell, was responsible for advising Bank on policies and procedures, identifying problem areas and proposing remedies, dealing with international agencies like ADB, IBRD for acquiring credit lines and technical assistance. Was concurrently Team leader, Projects Division, responsible for evaluation of loan proposals.
 
1974-84 Binnie & Partners, Consulting Engineers, London
Worked on the design and implementation of a variety of engineering projects including dams, pumping stations and pipelines, flood defences and irrigation, in the United Kingdom, Indonesia and the Middle East.
1971-74 Tarbela Joint Venture, Tarbela, Pakistan
As Junior Engineer, was principally concerned with supervision of heavy construction for the auxiliary spillway and the study and evaluation of major claims.