The federal government has appointed Dr. Shahzad Ansar and Dr. Muhammad Saleem as Members Competition Commission of Pakistan through a competitive hiring process. Shahzad Ansar has a PhD. in Business Administration with a specialization in Microfinance and a Master’s degree in Engineering Geology. He is a Certified SME Manager in the Doctorate category and holds International Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management. He also has certifications in Intellectual Property Laws, Marketing, and Personal Finance from Nipomo, California USA. Dr. Ansar has over 30 years’ experience in management, business development and project finance. He was a resource person with Virtual University of Pakistan, a visiting faculty member at the University of Central Punjab and Civil Services Academy, and Dean of Management Sciences at the University of South Asia, Lahore. He also served as Member CCP overseeing the Office of Fair Trading and Advocacy Department from 2011-2017. Dr. Muhammad Saleem has MSc in Economics from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and Second Master’s degree in Economics and PhD in Economics from Kansas State University USA. He has over 33 years of experience with regulators, ministries and international organizations. He served as Director General Finance and Commercial Affairs in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and also worked with the Ministries of Planning & Development, and Commerce. He played an instrumental role in establishing the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Sultanate of Oman as Economic/Regulatory Advisor for the Government of Oman. Dr. Saleem has significantly contributed in formulating the Telecom Policy for the Government of Pakistan, preparing the Vision 2025 document, and devising the Digital Financial Strategy. He has published several reports and research papers including a Report on Institutional Design of Regulatory Bodies: Diagnostic and Reform Directions, (Convener of Working Group, Ministry of Finance) and written a book on “Fair Trade Practices in Telecommunications Sector”.
The federal government has appointed Dr. Shahzad Ansar and Dr. Muhammad Saleem as Members Competition Commission of Pakistan through a competitive hiring process. Shahzad Ansar has a PhD. in Business Administration with a specialization in Microfinance and a Master’s degree in Engineering Geology. He is a Certified SME Manager in the Doctorate category and holds International Advanced Diploma in Human Resource Management. He also has certifications in Intellectual Property Laws, Marketing, and Personal Finance from Nipomo, California USA.
Dr. Ansar has over 30 years’ experience in management, business development and project finance. He was a resource person with Virtual University of Pakistan, a visiting faculty member at the University of Central Punjab and Civil Services Academy, and Dean of Management Sciences at the University of South Asia, Lahore. He also served as Member CCP overseeing the Office of Fair Trading and Advocacy Department from 2011-2017.
Dr. Muhammad Saleem has MSc in Economics from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and Second Master’s degree in Economics and PhD in Economics from Kansas State University USA. He has over 33 years of experience with regulators, ministries and international organizations. He served as Director General Finance and Commercial Affairs in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and also worked with the Ministries of Planning & Development, and Commerce. He played an instrumental role in establishing the Telecom Regulatory Authority (TRA) of Sultanate of Oman as Economic/Regulatory Advisor for the Government of Oman.
Dr. Saleem has significantly contributed in formulating the Telecom Policy for the Government of Pakistan, preparing the Vision 2025 document, and devising the Digital Financial Strategy. He has published several reports and research papers including a Report on Institutional Design of Regulatory Bodies: Diagnostic and Reform Directions, (Convener of Working Group, Ministry of Finance) and written a book on “Fair Trade Practices in Telecommunications Sector”.
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