Agha Jan Akhtar is a retired officer of the

Pakistan Administrative Service The Pakistan Administrative Service, or PAS () (previously known as the District Management Group or DMG before 1 June 2012) is an elite cadre of the Civil Services of Pakistan. The Pakistan Administrative Service over the years has emerged as ...

who served in BPS-21 grade as the Chairman of the

Port Qasim Authority The Port Qasim Authority (PQA) is an authority in Pakistan established in 1973, responsible for managing Port Qasim, which is the second busiest port in the country. Establishment and legislation The Port Qasim Authority was formed through the ' ...

under the Ministry of Maritime Affairs from 2013 to 2017. Prior to that, he served as a provincial secretary in the

Government of Sindh The Government of Sindh () () is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions under its authority and ju ...

including as Principal Secretary to Chief Minister

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. He has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

and holds a master's in business administration in management from

Pepperdine University Pepperdine University () is a private university, private Christianity, Christian research university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, with its main campus in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Pepperdine's main campus consists ...

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. Agha Jan Akhtar belongs to the 15th Common and is batchmates with Shoaib Mir Memon,

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, Rizwan Ahmed,

Fawad Hasan Fawad Fawad Hasan Fawad () is a Pakistani public policy practitioner, former civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as the Principal Secretary to three Prime Ministers Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif, and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi; and later as caretaker Fe ...

and

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Career

During his time as Chairman of the Port Qasim Authority (PQA), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the PQA and leading private sector companies of Pakistan jointly launched Pakistan's first business and biodiversity platform (BBP) at a ceremony held at PQA headquarters. The platform was a unique initiative focusing on nature conservation through the collective support of the private sector.

Personal life

Agha Jan Akhtar is married to Rabiya Javeri Agha, also a retired PAS officer who had served as Federal Secretary for Human Rights. They are the parents of four sons.

References

{{Reflist Living people Pakistani civil servants Year of birth missing (living people) Pepperdine University alumni