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ISLAMABAD: In a positive development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) chief minister and the opposition have concurred on the name of Azam Khan as the caretaker chief minister (CM) of the province.
Azam Khan’s name was suggested by the opposition, which was agreed upon by the outgoing KP chief minister Mahmood Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Azam Khan is a former bureaucrat
Azam Khan is a former bureaucrat and from October 24, 2007 to Aptil 1, 2008 hewas the minister for finance development and development of KP.
Previous Accomplishments:
- UNDP Advisor to Lachi Poverty Reduction Project (LPRP) from January 1997 to June 6, 2007, National Project Coordinator UNDP, Lachi Poverty Reduction Project. (LPRP).
- Chairman, Pakistan Tobacco Board, Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan, Peshawar.
- Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
- Secretary, Ministry of Religious Affairs.
- Chief Secretary, Government of KP from September 1990 to July 1993.
- Academic qualifications: Lincoln’s Inn, London, United Kingdom, Barrister-at-Law (1962).
- Patron: Muhammad Azam Khan Special education Centre Charsadda.
- Member, Institutional Management Committee. International Irrigation Management institute, (IIMI), Pakistan.
- Member, Steering Committee of IIMI in Pakistan.
- Member, State Bank of Pakistan High Powered Commission on Rural Finance.
- Member, National Statistics Council, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
- Director, Rural Support Program Network.
- Director, Board of Directors, Member, South Asia Social Mobilization Network.
- Director, Board of Directors, Allied Bank of Pakistan.
- President Senior Alumni Association, Islamia College Peshawar.
- Member Senate, Islamia College, Peshawar (Chartered University).
- Member, Board of Governors, City University, Peshawar
- Chairman Board of Director, Centre of Excellence for Rural Development (CERD)
- Vice President Children’s SOS Villages of Pakistan, Peshawar.
- Director, Imran Khan Foundation (Flood Relief and Rehabilitation)
- Member National Oversight Disaster Management Council (NODMC) Pakistan.
- Chairman, Supreme Court Flood Commission Enquiry.
