Fawad Hassan Fawad takes oath as caretaker Federal Minister

ISLAMABAD:  Fawad Hassan Fawad, former principal secretary to ex-premier Nawaz Sharif, was sworn in as a caretaker Federal Minister.

President Dr Arif Alvi administered him the oath at a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on Friday.

In the caretaker set up he is likely to be given the portfolio of Privatisation Minister, a seat left vacant with the removal of Shamshad Akhtar.

Fawad held the post of the director general of the Civil Service Academy in Lahore before his retirement.

Fawad Hassan Fawad appointed as federal minister

Fawad also served as secretary to former premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and was regarded as the most powerful bureaucrat while the PML-N was in power.

The former bureaucrat held several posts in his long career.

He served as secretary to various departments including excise and taxation; communication and works; health, and Punjab government’s S&GAD.

He also held the positions of the deputy commissioner of Quetta and Lahore.