CAA Board Members Profiles
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Mrs. Nargis Sethi
Secretary Defence / Chairman CAA Board
Mrs. Nargis Sethi took over the charge as Secretary Defence / Chairman CAA Board on 12th January, 2012. Her photograph and profile will be uploaded shortly.
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Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt, HI(M), SI(M), T Bt
Vice Chief of the Air Staff / Member CAA Board
Air Marshal Tahir Rafique Butt assumed the charge as Vice Chief of the Air Staff / Member CAA Board on 5th October, 2010. After doing his B. Sc. from PAF Public School/College, Sargodha, he joined Pakistan Air Force. He graduated from PAF Academy, Risalpur in March, 1977. He is a graduate of Air War College, Turkey and National Defence University, Islamabad. He has flown all types of Chinese and French fighter aircraft on PAF Inventory. He is a qualified Flying Instructor and also a Combat Commander on Fighters. He has commanded an elite Fighter Squadron, a Fighter Flying Wing, two PAF Bases and Southern Air Command. In staff jobs, the Air Marshal has served as Deputy Director Plans, Director Flight Safety, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (P-O) in Personnel Branch, Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (Training) and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Personnel). He has also served as Commandant National Security College, NDU and as Director General, National Accountability Bureau (KPK). In recognition of his meritorious and exceptionally dedicated services, he was conferred with the awards of Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-i-Basalat.
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Mr. Asif Bajwa
Secretary Planning & Development Division/Member CAA Board
Mr. Asif Bajwa took over the charge as Secretary Planning & Development Division, Govt. of Pakistan/Member CAA Board on 9th January, 2012. His profile will be up-loaded shortly.
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Maj. Gen. Raja Muhammad Arif Nazir, HI (M)
Additional Secretary Ministry of Defence/Member CAA Board
Maj. Gen. Raja Muhammad Arif Nazir assumed the charge as Additional Secretary-I, Ministry of Defence/Member CAA Board on 8th July, 2011. He was commissioned in Baloch Regiment in October 1975 and joined Army Aviation in February, 1980. He is a graduate of Command & Staff College Quetta and has attended Armed Forces War Course at National Defence University Islamabad. He is also an alumnus of Asia Pacific Centre for Security Studies Hawaii and USAF Special Operations School, Florida, USA. The General Officer is qualified pilot on MFI-17, OH-58, Bell Jet Ranger, AB-205, Bell-412. He attained Cobra Gunship qualification from Fort Rucker Alabama USA and served in Aviation Combat Group for three years. He has also participated in UN Mission Somalia in 1994-95 as combat pilot and operations officer. He has held various instructional and staff appointments including instructor at Army Aviation School, General Staff Officer in Military Operations Directorate, Colonel General Staff of a strike Corps, Director Investigation and Monitoring NAB Sindh, Director Operations and Intelligence at Joint Staff Headquarters and Chief of Staff at Army Aviation Command. He commanded Aviation Squadron of Cabinet Division and Qasim Army Avn Base Rawalpindi. He led Army Aviation as General Officer Commanding through the most trying times of Internal Security Operations in FATA and Flood Relief Operation of 2010. He has been conferred with Sitara-e-Imtiaz and Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) for his distinguished Military service.
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Mr. Sarshar Ahmad Khan
Special Secretary Finance Division (Military)/Member CAA Board
Mr. Sarshar Ahmed Khan assumed the charge as Additional Secretary Military Finance (ASMF)/ Member CAA Board on 14 Mar 09. On promotion, he has been transferred & posted as Special Secretary, Finance Division (Military) against the upgraded post of ASMF w.e.f. 28th September, 2011. He holds degrees of MBA, MA (Political Science) and LLB. After passing CSS and getting training at Civil Services Academy, he was allocated to Pakistan Audit & Accounts Services in 1977, where he got professional training for one year and started his career as Assistant Accountant General. He served in the Embassy of Pakistan as Counsellor (Finance and Accounts) for more than 4 ½ years. He held various positions in the Corporate Sector as well as Controller Military Accounts (Defence Purchases) and Controller Local Audit (Defence Services). He also worked as Chief Accounts Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he travelled abroad extensively. As DG (Audit) Federal Government, he had to interact with the entire Federal Government and its allied Organisations/Authorities. Before joining as Additional Secretary Military Finance, he was working as Additional Secretary Ministry of Social Welfare and Special Education.
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Air Marshal (Retd) Khalid Choudhry
Director General CAA / Member CAA Board
Air Marshal Khalid Choudhry (Retd) took over the charge as Director General, Civil Aviation Authority / Member CAA Board on 13th May, 2011. He earned his Wings from PAF Academy, Risalpur in April, 1974. His aviation career includes more than 3,500 flying hours, primarily on fighter assignments on the F-86, F-6, F-7 & F-16 aircraft. He commanded an F-16 Squadron a fighter Flying Wing, Combat Commander’s School, PAF Base Mushaf and the Central Air Command of PAF. His staff and other assignments include tenure as Deputy Director (Ops) at Air Headquarters, Project Director F-16 Program, Inspector General Air Force, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (E&L), Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Support) and Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (Operations). He also served as Chairman, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Board Kamra. He is an alumni of Air War College and the Royal College of Defence Studies, UK. For his meritorious services, the Government of Pakistan conferred him the Hilal in Order of Imtiaz (Military), and Tamgha-e-Basalat.
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Capt. Nadeem Khan Yousufzai
Managing Director PIAC/ Member CAA Board
Capt. Nadeem Khan Yousufzai has assumed the charge as Managing Director M/s. PIAC on 17th February, 2011. He did B.Sc. (Avionics) from Risalpur, Peshawar University. He has flown national carrier for 35 years including instructional assignments on all types of aircraft. He has been Director (General Services) in PIAC. He has also served as Director General, Civil Aviation Authority.
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Mr. Zahid Hussain
Chief Executive, M/s. Borjan (Pvt) Ltd / Member CAA Board
Mr. Zahid Hussain has been appointed as Member, CAA Board by the Federal Government vide Notification dated 11th March, 2011. He is the Chief Executive of M/s. Borjan (Pvt) Ltd. He has a degree in B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, USA. He is also President of Haral Bunyad, a Non-Profit Organization (NPO), working towards improving the human development index (HDI) of community in Lahore. He is a former Board member of Lahore Expo Centre & Chairman of Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association (PFMA).
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Mr. Iqbal Ahmad Qarshi
Chief Executive/Chairman, Qarshi Industries (Pvt) Ltd/ Member CAA Board
Mr Iqbal Ahmad Qarshi has been appointed as Member CAA Board by the Federal Govt vide Notification dated 11th March, 2011. He studied to complete his B.Sc (Hons) and Masters Degrees in Chemical Engineering from University of the Punjab, and was instinctively drawn to his family’s passion for Tibb, envisioning to modernize a field, that traditionally had been confined to the genre of a mere anachronism. For the last 21 years, he has been Chief Executive of Qarshi Industries (Pvt) Ltd, which enjoys the distinction of being the largest herbal medicines & natural food products manufacturer in Pakistan. Being passionate about Research & Development, Iqbal Qarshi personally directs Company’s R&D program as the Chief Executive. Under his dynamic leadership, Qarshi Industries earned seven international certifications, which is a testimony to its quality and systems, besides being a tribute to the hands that worked to create it. Mr. Iqbal Qarshi is equally active in various other fields of social, educational and humanitarian significance. He is President of WWF Pakistan and also the Chairman of Qarshi Foundation, a welfare trust rendering services in the fields of health & education, President Pakistan Tibbi Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PTPMA) and Pakistan Tibbi Council (PTC). Mr. Qarshi has a natural proclivity and passion for nature, which clearly manifests itself in his work as conservator of plant and animal life in Pakistan. His personality has many dimensions including his love for paying personalized attention to the growth and development of the younger generation of professionals. He is frequently called upon as a guest speaker in many prestigious academic institutions of Pakistan.
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Mr. Siraj Kassam Teli
Director, Pakistan Beverage Limited/ Member CAA Board
Mr. Siraj Kassam Teli has been appointed as Member CAA Board by the Federal Government w.e.f. 18th July 2009. He is a leading industrialist with distinctive qualities of leadership. He belongs to a renowned business family and presently serving as Director of Pakistan Beverage Ltd. (Pepsi-Cola) Karachi, Hyderabad and Quetta, Gul Ahmed Energy Limited, Latif Cotton Mills Limited, Pakola Products (Pvt) Limited and Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited. He is former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Chairman, Pakistan Beverage Manufacturers Association, Patron-in-Chief and Chairman, SITE Association of Industry and served as a representative of the business community on the boards of SITE Limited, Land Utilization, Port Qasim Authority, Sindh Workers Welfare Board, Workers Welfare Fund, KESC, etc. As Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG), he has rendered extraordinary services in leading the business and industrial community with revolutionary and progressive changes in trade affairs and functioning of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, SITE Association and other trade bodies. He is also widely acknowledged for his public service and social work initiatives. He made valuable contributions towards improvement of the national economy and creating better conditions for the people of Karachi. For his outstanding services, he was conferred the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (Honoris causa) by the Faculty of Management and Social Sciences of the Institute of Business and Technology (BIZTEK).
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Mr. Shaukat Ali Rana
Ex-Secretary/Member Inquiries, SGA&I Deptt. Govt. of Punjab
Mr Shaukat Ali Rana has been appointed by Federal Government as Member CAA Board w.e.f. 31st May, 2010. He is an Attorney at Law. He has received training at Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA, in Public Enterprises – Policy and Management in Developing Countries, and also in Project Management from USDA Graduate School, Washington DC, USA. As a civil servant, he has more than 36 years varied experience in administration of justice, maintenance of Law and Order, Land Revenue Administration and eradication of Corruption; performing the assignments of Deputy Commissioner in various Districts; ad-Commissioner, Director General Anti-Corruption Punjab and retired as Secretary / Member Inquiries SGA&I Deptt, Govt of Punjab. He has also served as Member on the Board of Directors of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited 2004 to 2005 and Member PIA Board of Directors since 2008 to June 2010.
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Dr. Fazlullah Pechuho
Chief Financial Officer/Secretary CAA Board
Dr. Fazlullah Pechuho has assumed the charge of the post w.e.f. 31st October, 2011. His profile will be uploaded shortly.
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