Shahid Aziz Siddiqi () (born January 26, 1945 – November 7, 2019) in

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) was a Pakistani bureaucrat who served as Chairman State Life Insurance and Chairman National Highway Authority. He has also remained the Vice Chancellor of the Ziauddin Medical University. Siddiqui holds a post graduate degree in Development Economics from University of Cambridge, UK.

Education

Siddiqi was educated at the

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Military Academy in

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and received a Bachelor's degree from F.C College in

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, a Master's degrees from the

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and the

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. In 1968, after a stint as a recon pilot in the Pakistan Air Force and a year as a Management Trainee for the

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, Siddiqi sat his

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(CSS) examinations for the elite Pakistan Civil Services and topped the examination in West and East Pakistan (now

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) joining the District Management Group, now called the

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Government career

In 1982, Siddiqi began serving as a Minister Hajj in

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, where he was appointed

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. He then served in several roles, including Managing Director of the Rice Export Committee of Pakistan, Director General Ports and Shipping, Chairman National Highway Authority and Chairman State Life Insurance Corporation. He worked with Prime Minister

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, a relationship he characterized as close and courteous in his tribute to her after her death.

Post-government career

Siddiqi served as Executive Director of the

Indus Valley Institute of Art and Architecture Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture () ( sd, انڊس ويلي اسڪول آف آرٽ اينڊ آرڪيٽيڪچر) is a not-for-profit degree awarding institution in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The university was established in 1989, ther ...

in Karachi before becoming

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of Ziauddin Medical University. He also serves as the President of the Sindh and Balochistan Chapter of the British Alumni Association.British Alumni – British Council Pakistan
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References

External links

*https://archive.today/20130125150350/http://www.hubpower.com/2012/10/01/shahid-aziz-siddiqi/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20120928072606/http://beemakar.com/en/interview-columns/76-hot-topic/157-state-life.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Siddiqi, Shahid Aziz Pakistani civil servants Muhajir people Forman Christian College alumni University of Karachi alumni Alumni of Wolfson College, Cambridge 1945 births 2019 deaths Politicians from Karachi PAF College Sargodha alumni