Fawad Hasan Fawad () is a

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public policy practitioner, former

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who served in BPS-22 grade as the Principal Secretary to three Prime Ministers

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, and

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; and later as caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation and Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination. His work during his tenure as the

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan The secretary to the prime minister of Pakistan (also referred to as SPM or PM's chief of staff) is the administrative head and highest-ranking official of the Prime Minister's Office. The position holder is usually an officer belonging to the ...

from November 2015 to June 2018 was largely focused on the fruition of the

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, effectively spearheading multiple infrastructure and energy projects and directing sector-wide investment across the nation. Fawad was promoted to the rank of

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in December 2017.

Early life and education

Fawad was born and brought up in

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, his father having moved from the

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before settling down in Rawalpindi, and Fawad is the youngest of five brothers. His brother Raoof Hassan, a political and security strategist, was appointed as the Central Information Secretary of

's PTI in May 2023. In his early years he played some

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with Majid Khan and participated in morning radio-shows. In 1982, he studied to become a lawyer ( LLB) at the University of the Punjab, Lahore, in 1987-89 he trained at the Civil Services Academy, Lahore, and in 2000-2001 he did his

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(

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) from the King’s College, University of London, UK, his fields of specialization including capital market regulation, international finance and international trade. However his stint as the Privatisation Minister did not result in any meaningful successes. In spite of his background in finance & education.

Career

Public service

Fawad belongs to the

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, formerly referred to as the District Management Group and served as Director General of the Civil Services Academy from 1 June 2018 to 5 July 2018. Before joining the Civil Services Academy as Director General, he served as Principal Secretary to two Prime Ministers,

and

. Fawad also served as

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's Provincial Secretary for Health, Communication & Works as well as held other portfolios. Fawad has served in the

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, Government of Punjab and

Government of Balochistan The Government of Balochistan () is the provincial government of the largest province of Balochistan in Quetta. The head of the province is the Governor, who is nominated by the President of Balochistan. The chief executive of the Government o ...

. He is batchmates with Zafarullah Khan (PAS), Shoaib Mir (PAS), Sikandar Sultan Raja (PAS), Tahir Hussain (PAS), Rizwan Ahmed (PAS), Suleman Khan (PSP), Jawad Rafique Malik (PAS) and Allah Dino Khawaja (PSP). Fawad served as Secretary to Chief Minister Punjab (Implementation), and Punjab from July 2012 to April 2013. Fawad served as Joint Secretary, Economic Affairs Division from April 2013 to 4 June 2013. From July 1994 to March 1997, Fawad Hasan Fawad served as Deputy Commissioner

Quetta Quetta is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Balochistan. It is the ninth largest city in Pakistan, with an estimated population of over 1.6 million in 2024. It is situated in the south-west of the country, lying in a ...

and

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; being the youngest individual to do so in Pakistan's history. He also served as Principal Staff Officer to Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of Pakistan and Deputy Secretary to Chief Secretary Balochistan. Earlier, he served as Assistant Commissioner in Quetta and Hub from August 1989 to January 1993.

Private sector

His services in the financial sector included his appointment as Senior Group Advisor to the

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, Executive-in-Charge Infrastructure Development Division Bank Alfalah Limited from August 2005 to November 2006.

Controversies

Corruption allegations, arrest and acquittal (2018–2023)

Fawad Hasan Fawad was accused of corruption and misuse of authority by

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(NAB) in the Ashiana Housing scam. He was arrested by NAB on 6 July 2018 in the Ashiana Housing scam criminal investigation and was sent on fourteen days physical remand by an accountability court in

. He directed the PLDC management to cancel the contract of Ashiana Iqbal without any inquiry. On 14 February 2019 the

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division bench comprising Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan and Justice Mirza Viqas Rauf also granted bail to Fawad, former implementation secretary to the chief minister, in the Ashiana Housing scam, but denied him bail in another NAB reference relating to assets beyond means. On 21 January 2020 Fawad was granted bail in the Assets case by the

by a two-judge bench comprising Justice Muhammad Tariq Abbasi and Justice Chaudhry Mushtaq, on the grounds that no illegitimate asset belonging to him had been unearthed by the

(NAB), no charge had been framed against him and that there was no nexus between him and any asset, however he had been arrested at the inquiry stage. On 2 February 2023, Fawad was acquitted of all charges in the assets beyond means and the Ashiana Housing cases on merit due to irrefutable documentary evidence provided by the prosecution's witnesses.

Book

*'' Kunj-e-Qafas'', Nigarshat Publications, 2023.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fawad, Hasan Fawad Living people 1960 births University of the Punjab alumni Alumni of King's College London Principal secretaries to the prime minister of Pakistan Pakistani civil servants Pakistani poets Urdu-language poets from Pakistan People from Rawalpindi Pakistani people of Kashmiri descent