Board of Directors

Mr. Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhry
Chairman

Mr. Muhammad Ejaz Chaudhry, is currently Federal Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources. He is a career civil servant. Prior to his posting as Secretary M/o P&NR, he was posted as Secretary Privatization Commission where he actively pursued the government’s agenda of privatization and worked on launching of OGDCL Exchangeable Bonds.

After doing his Masters in Psychology from Government College, Lahore in 1978 (1st class 1st), he joined Civil Service of Pakistan in District Management Group. He has vast experience of Public Administration in the Provinces of Sindh, Punjab and Federal Government. He is an alumni of George Washington and Harvard University, USA, University of Dundee U.K., Civil Service College, Singapore, Government College & Administrative Staff College, Lahore and National Defence University, Islamabad. He has extensively traveled abroad in connection with education, training and official business.

He is Chairman on the Boards of Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Inter State Gas System (ISGSL), Government Holding (Private) Limited (GHPL), Saindak Metals Limited (SML) and also member on the Boards of Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP), Private Power Infrastructure Board (PPIB), Alternate Energy Development Board (AEDB) and Pakistan Gems & Jewellery Development Corporation (PGJDC).

Mr. Basharat A. Mirza
Acting MD/CEO

Mr. Basharat Mirza has been appointed as Acting MD/CEO as of August 1, 2011. Previously he has been the General Manager (Supply Chain Management) from November 2010. He has also served as General Manager (Projects) for two years and Company Secretary for about ten years. Before joining the Company, Mr. Mirza worked at Attock Industrial Products Ltd. as Company Secretary and Head of Finance from 1992 to 1998. He received an MBA from Boston University and is a member of the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan, the Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan and the Institute of Bankers in Pakistan.

Mr. Tariq Faruque
Director

Mr. Faruque is Executive Director of Mirpurkhas Sugar Mills Ltd. (a Ghulam Faruque Group Co.), where he is responsible for the company’s operations. He is also the Chief Executive of Greaves Airconditioning (Pvt) Ltd. He serves on the Boards of Cherat Cement Co. Ltd., Faruque (Pvt) Ltd., Greaves Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd., Greaves Engineering (Pvt) Ltd., Madian Hydro Power Ltd., Unicol Ltd. And Zensoft (Pvt) Ltd .

Syed Amir Ali Shah
Director

Syd Amir Ali Shah is presently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He is an Agriculturist by profession. He graduated from Sindh University, and also has a Law degree from Sindh Law College, Hyderabad

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Mr. Wasim A. Zuberi
Director

Mr. Zuberi is a Graduate in Geology, Chemistry and Geography from Aligarh Muslim University, India and Geology with Petroleum Engineering and Geophysics from Birmingham University, UK.

He has 52 years of diversified experience in Oil & Gas Exploration, Production and Management with domestic and multinational companies in Pakistan, Abu Dhabi and USA. After 22 years of association with EXXON / ESSO in Pakistan and USA, he joined Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and coordinated ADNOC’s international operations. He served as Technical Advisor to Premier and Shell Pakistan Ltd., Program Director to Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Advisor to the Chairman POL Board & Managing Director, Pakistan Oilfields Limited.

Mr. Fahd Shaikh
Director

Mr. Fahd is Director of National Institute of Facilitation Technologies .  He is also Executive Director in EVAC Pakistan (Pvt) Limited. Mr Fahd holds Bachelors Degree in Institutional Management from Johnson and Wales University, Providence, USA.

Dr. Kaiser Bengali
Director

Dr. Bengali is currently serving as Advisor to the Chief Minister, Sindh on Planning and Development. He has been National Coordinator for Benazir Income Support Program, GOP. He is an Economist by profession and holds Ph.D. degree in Economics (Karachi).  He also holds degrees of M.A. Economics (Karachi) and M.A. Economics (Boston).  He has vast experience in the fields of teaching, research, administration, publications, personnel and finance. Dr. Bengali is author of several books and has made a number of publications. He has done various consulting assignments in the past domestically and internationally. He also remained Consultant to United Nations World Food Program Pakistan.

Mr. Ahmed Bakhsh Lehri
Director

Mr. Ahmed Bakhsh Lehri is presently serving Government of Balochistan as Chief Secretary. He belongs to District Management Group and has served on various civil service positions in Balochistan and Federal Government. He holds MA English and LLB degrees. He attended various    training programs in the areas of Law, Development, Public Administration, Mangement , Poverty Reduction and Education.

Mr Lehri has rich experience at his credit and has served as Additional Chief Secretary (Dev) Balochistan, DG (GDA), Secretary Education Department Balochistan. He has also served as Federal Secretary M/o Housing & Works.

He is also one of the members on the Board of Directors of SSGCL.

Senator Mir Wali Muhammad Badini
Director

Mir Wali Muhammad is a Senator and Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Communication. He is also Member Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat, Inter-Provincial Coordination and Special Initiatives, and Member Standing Committee on States and Frontier and Member Functional  Committee on Problems of Less Developed Areas.

Syed Masieh-ul-Islam
Director

Syed Masieh-ul-Islam has been educated at Cadet College, Hassan Abdal; Government College, Lahore; Punjab University, Lahore; and Northwestern School of law of Lewis & Clarks College, Portland (OR), USA.  He holds Masters (Honors) Degree in Mathematics, LLB Degree and postgraduate Certificate in Environmental & Water Laws. He has worked with SNGPL in various capacities and as General Manger & Senior General Manager.  He has also worked with Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) as Consultant. He has attended various Management programs in the country & abroad including those conducted by the Universities of Colorado and Michigan, USA. He has been a member of the American Management Association (AMA) and has extensively traveled overseas in connection with official work missions.

Mr. Raashid Bashir Mazari
Director

Mr. Raashid Bashir Mazari is currently Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources. He joined Pakistan Army as a Commissioned Officer in 1974 after obtaining two years training at the Pakistan Military Academy which sharpened his organizational, managerial, logistics and disaster management skills. He was inducted in the Civil Service of Pakistan in 1983. He has vast experience of Public Administration in the province of Sindh, Balochistan and Federal Government. Some of his important appointments include Member Chief Minister’s Inspection Team, Director Enquiries (Anti Corruption) Sindh, Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Hyderabad, Additional Secretary, Government of Balochistan, Director Immigration & Passports South Zone and Director General & Plant Protection Advisor, Government of Pakistan. He has represented Government of Pakistan at various forums.

He graduated from Pakistan Military Academy and has also attended Senior Officers Management Course from NIPA Quetta and National Management Course from National Management College, Lahore.

He has remained Director Board of Governors of Clifton Cantonment Board and NADRA. He is also Director on the Board of Inter State Gas Systems (Pvt.) Limited, Government Holdings (Pvt.) Limited and Pakistan Petroleum Limited.

Mr. Abid Saeed
Director

Mr. Abid Saeed, Additional Secretary, Federal Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources, is a Career civil servant.  After doing his Master's in Economics from Government College, Lahore, he joined the civil service of Pakistan.  He also holds M.A. (Administrative Sciences) degree from George Washington University, USA.