F. S. Aijazuddin Explained

F. S. Aijazuddin
Honorific Suffix:OBE
Education:Aitchison College
Alma Mater:Berkhamsted School, CA (1965)
Office:Interim Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment, Punjab
Termend:April 2008
Termstart:November 2007

Fakir Syed Aijazuddin is a Pakistani historian, academic and business executive. From November 2007 to April 2008, he served as Punjab's interim Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment.

Early life

Aijazuddin was born in 1942.[1] He received his education from the Aitchison College in Lahore and Berkhamsted School in England, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1965.[1]

Career

During the 1970s, Aijazuddin worked in various public sector projects across Pakistan, including as a director at the National Fertilizer Corporation. From 1980 to 1989, he worked at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in an executive role.[1] In 1989, he returned to Pakistan and served as CEO of International General Insurance and the First International Investment Bank. Aijazuddin was also a board member of the Lahore Stock Exchange, Oil & Gas Development Company, PTCL, National Transmission & Despatch Company and Bata Pakistan.[1]

Aijazuddin has taught accounting and management at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and Forman Christian College University. From 2006 to 2008, he was a faculty member at the National School of Public Policy where he taught international relations. From 2008 and 2012, he served as the principal of Aitchison College.[1]

Additionally, he has also been the chairman of the Lahore Museum and a fellow of the National College of Arts.[1]

Political career

Between November 2007 and April 2008, Aijazuddin was a member of the interim Punjab cabinet. He served as Punjab's Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment.[1] [2]

Since 1994, he has been the UK government's honorary consul in Lahore, for which he received an Order of the British Empire in 1997.[1] He retired from the post in June 2022.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Biography. F.S. Aijazuddin. 9 August 2020. 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20200122233321/http://www.fsaijazuddin.pk/biography.php. 22 January 2020. live.
  2. News: EPD directive to beautify industrial routes. The News. 9 February 2008. 9 August 2020.