Tasneem Noorani Explained

Tasneem Noorani
Office:Interior Secretary of Pakistan
Term Start:January 2001
Term End:May 2004
Office2:Commerce Secretary of Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (until 2016)
Alma Mater:Pakistan Air Force School Sargodha
University of the Punjab
Iran Centre of Management Studies
Profession:Civil Servant

Tasneem Noorani is a retired Pakistani civil servant who has served in BPS-22 grade as the Interior Secretary and Commerce Secretary of Pakistan.[1]

Education

Tasneem attended Pakistan Air Force School Sargodha for high school from 1956 to 1960. He holds a master's degree in geology from University of the Punjab, Lahore where he studied from 1962 to 1966. After joining the civil service, he got a degree in finance from Iran Centre of Management Studies Tehran in 1979.[2]

Career

From January 2001 to May 2004, Tasneem Noorani served as the Interior Secretary of Pakistan in Pervez Musharraf's regime.[3] [1] [4]

Noorani has also served as Commerce Secretary of Pakistan and Pakistan Secretary of Industries and Production.[5] On deputation, he served as Charge de Affairs & Trade Commissioner, Pakistan Embassy - Singapore.

He remained Commissioner Faisalabad Division In Punjab Government. He also served as Deputy Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan. He remained Director civil services academy (CSA) Lahore and Chairman Punjab Liquidation board. Lahore . Also served as Secretary, Planning and Development board, Punjab. At the start of his career, he served as Assistant Commissioner Bhalwal, Chunian and Shakargarh tehsils.

After retirement from his civil service career, Noorani joined the Pakistani political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and served as the party's chief election commissioner, but left the party in 2016 after some differences with the party chief Imran Khan.[6] [7]

Tasneem Noorani now serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. Before this, he had served as a Director of Karachi Electric Supply Company.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan steps up security measures. Susannah Price. 12 May 2012. BBC News. 28 February 2018.
  2. Web site: Federal Secretary Tasneem Noorani. sargodhian.com.
  3. Web site: A NATION CHALLENGED: JOURNALISTS; Pakistan Officials Arrest a Key Suspect in Pearl Kidnapping. Douglas Jehl. 13 February 2002. The New York Times. 28 February 2018.
  4. Web site: Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe. https://web.archive.org/web/20110401033229/http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE72S1SW20110329. dead. 1 April 2011. Matthias Williams, Nigam Prusty. Reuters News Agency. 29 March 2011. 28 February 2018.
  5. https://www.dawn.com/news/388892 Warehouse at Torkham border planned
  6. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1075127/a-test-for-the-pti/ A test for the PTI
  7. Web site: Tasneem M. Noorani profile. PakistanHerald.com website. 22 November 2021.