Tasneem Noorani

Tasneem Noorani
Interior Secretary of Pakistan
In office
January 2001 – May 2004
Commerce Secretary of Pakistan
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (until 2016)
Alma materPakistan Air Force School Sargodha

University of the Punjab

Iran Centre of Management Studies
ProfessionCivil 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][2]

Education

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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.[3]

Career

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From January 2001 to May 2004, Tasneem Noorani served as the Interior Secretary of Pakistan in Pervez Musharraf's regime.[1][2][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.[6]

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.[6]

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.[7][6]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Douglas Jehl (13 February 2002). "A NATION CHALLENGED: JOURNALISTS; Pakistan Officials Arrest a Key Suspect in Pearl Kidnapping". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b Susannah Price (12 May 2012). "Pakistan steps up security measures". BBC News. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Federal Secretary Tasneem Noorani". sargodhian.com.
  4. ^ Matthias Williams, Nigam Prusty (29 March 2011). "Indian investigators to visit Pakistan in Mumbai probe". Reuters News Agency. Archived from the original on 1 April 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  5. ^ Warehouse at Torkham border planned Dawn (newspaper), Published 13 April 2005, Retrieved 28 February 2018
  6. ^ a b c "Tasneem M. Noorani profile". PakistanHerald.com website. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  7. ^ A test for the PTI The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 30 March 2016, Retrieved 28 February 2018