Board of
Directors

Mr. Navid Ahmed Shaikh

Secretary (MOITT) Chairman BOD

Ms. Aisha Humera Ch.

Additional Secretary (MOITT)

Mr. Syed Junaid Imam

Member IT (MOITT)

Mr. Muhammad Omar Malik

Member Telecom (MOITT)

Mr. Saad Fazil Abbasi

Additional Finance Secretary

Maj. Gen. (Retd) Hafeez Ur Rehman

Chairman PTA

Dr. Shahid Farooq Alvi

CEO Brain Telecom

Mr. Adnan Asdar Ali

CEO Multinet

Dr. Rabia Noor Enam

Director ORIC
Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology

Prof. Dr. Bilal Ahmed Alvi

VC Nazeer Hussain University

Mr. Salaal Hasan

Managing Partner Infiniti VC

Mr. Asim S. Husain

Chief Executive Officer Ignite

Mr. Hassan Nasir Jamy

Position: Secretary (MOITT) Chairman BOD of Ignite

Hassan Nasir Jamy is an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) with over 34 years of experience in a variety of core disciplines in the public sector. The officer has a diverse range of experience and exposure of the public sector at the Federal and provincial levels. Among other positions, he has worked as Federal Secretary of Water Resources Division, Privatization Division/Commission, Aviation Division and Climate Change Division. He has also served in the Petroleum and Water & Power Divisions as an Additional Secretary. He remained a member of Directing Staff at the National School of Public Policy for two years.

Mr. Jamy holds an MBA from Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad and a Masters’ Degree in Rural Development from University of Sussex, UK. He is also a Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow (in Public Policy) from the University of North Carolina, USA.

He is presently working as Federal Secretary, Information Technology and Telecommunication Division.”

Mr. Hassan Nasir Jamy

Secretary (MOITT) Chairman BOD of Ignite

Ms. Aisha Humera Ch.

Position: Additional Secretary (MOITT)

Ms. Aisha Humera Ch. is serving as Additional Secretary Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. She has also been the CEO of National Information Technology Board and the Chairman of Board of Directors of Ignite. She has a thriving career in various government departments and ministries. She has served as Joint Secretary Foreign Trade Middle East, Afrixa, OIC, EU, USA and Russia. She has been Joint Secretary WTO. During 2008-2014 she remained Economic Counsellor, Pakistan Mission to the WTO, Ministry of Commerce. She also served as Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock/Food Security and Research. Ms. Aisha Humera also remained Director Communications, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (Export Promotion Bureau), Ministry of Commerce during 2000-2004.

Her professional skills include public policy and economic development, Agriculture value chain, food security, international trade, global governance, bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations, communications, project planning and evaluation, gender and trade facilitation, e-Commerce, Development Assistance and Donor coordination, climate change, public sector reforms and Intellectual Property Rights. She holds degrees of Executive Masters in International Negotiations and Policy Making(INP) from Graduate Institute Geneva, Switzerland and M.Sc. in Development Management London School of Economics, UK. In addition to that she has also participated in various professional courses both at national and international level.

Ms. Aisha Humera Ch.

Additional Secretary (MOITT)

Syed Junaid Imam

Position: Member IT (MOITT)

Syed Junaid Imam has an academic background in the field of electronics and signal processing with over 23 years of broad-base experience in the field of IT and Telecom. He has done some pioneering work in Pakistan in the field of embedded system development and optical network design. He has provided product development and innovation management consultancy in Asia and Europe. He is leading the digital transformation agenda of the government of Pakistan and is engaged in building the national innovation ecosystem. He has also served Ignite – National Technology Fund and Pakistan Software Export Board as Chief Executive Officer of these entities.

Syed Junaid Imam

Member IT (MOITT)

Mr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Rahim

Position: Member Telecom (MOITT)

Mr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Rahim is serving as Member Telecom, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication. As Member Telecom at the Ministry of IT & Telecommunication, Mr. Muhammad Jahanzeb aspires to lead and realize meaningful policy interventions for the growth of the Telecom and Digital sector in Pakistan. Previously he was serving as Director General (Telecom Wireless) in the Ministry since 2019. He has been instrumental in multiple ‘sector-first’ initiatives like Local Smartphone Manufacturing in Pakistan, Spectrum Strategy, 4G Auction in AJK & GB, Right of Way Policy and 5G Policy Guidelines & Recommendations.

Mr. Jahanzeb brings 20+ years of interesting professional observations in areas of ICT Policy, Enterprise Solutions, Corporate Governance & Strategy and 4G Programme Management in the development sector and international enterprises.

He is a graduate of NED University of Engineering & Technology in Computer Systems Engineering and holds a master’s degree in Engineering Management from the Center of Advanced Studies in Engineering, Islamabad. His research areas include Mobile Broadband Adoption in Pakistan and Contemporary Organisational Issues.

Mr. Jahanzeb believes that focusing on developing character and competence based on sound ideology is key for individuals, organisations and nations for sustainable and inclusive growth. He volunteers for facilitating personal development training and is an American Board of NLP certified coach.

Mr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Rahim

Member Telecom (MOITT)

Mr. Saad Fazil Abbasi

Position: Additional Finance Secretary

Mr. Saad Fazil Abbasi is serving as Additional Finance Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan. He has served in various government departments and ministries. He has been Joint Secretary in Finance Division External Finance Wing. He has been overseeing Litigation, Regulation and Discipline functions in Establishment and Finance Divisions. In addition to above he has also served as Principal Staff Officer to Chief Minister of NWFP during 1997-99.
Mr. Saad Fazil Abbasi has earned LLM degree in International Economic and Business Law from Kyushu University, Japan. He has attended various courses and training programs both at national and international level. He has extensive experience in the arena of public policy and governance.

Mr. Saad Fazil Abbasi

Additional Finance Secretary

Maj Gen (R) Hafeez ur Rehman

Position: Chairman PTA

Maj Gen Hafeez Ur Rehman (Retired) is a technology professional with experience of over 37 years in national security, ICT development, spectrum management, digital transformation, Cyber Security and policy-making. Gen Hafeez holds BE (Telecom) and MS (War Studies) from National Defense University (NDU) Islamabad.
He has served at key leadership positions dealing with ICTs strategy and transformation. He has vast experience in deployment of state-of-the-art telecom infrastructures, enhancing the redundancy and efficiency of networks, fiberization, RoW management, and data centers design & architecture. He has also served with United Nations (UN) at key appointments in member countries.He is currently serving as Chairman, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) since May 2023. In addition to PTA, he is also a board member of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA), Frequency Allocation Board (FAB), Universal Service Fund Company (USFco), and IGNITE (National Technology Fund).
In recognition of his outstanding services for the country, Gen Hafeez has been conferred with ‘Hilal-e-Imtiaz Military.

Maj Gen (R) Hafeez ur Rehman

Chairman PTA

Dr. Shahid Farooq Alvi

Dr. Shahid Farooq Alvi is CEO and Director of Brain Telecommunication Limited, one of the initial companies in Pakistan to introduce  email, fax and broadband internet services in Pakistan. He is a veteran and an IT expert with more than 40 years of experience in this industry. He also had the honor of introducing the first Fiber optic network connectivity in Lahore, Pakistan way back in 1999.
Dr. Shahid is currently the President of PTAPA (Pakistan Telecommunication Access Providers Association) and is leading the telecom industry in resolving their day to day challenges and issues being faced by the fixed line providers with different government bodies and authorities. He has served as the President of Computer Association of Hafeez  Center from 1985 to 1995 as well. He took the initiative of creating Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan and has served as its President from 1996 to 2013. Currently he is serving as President of PTAPA since 2013. He has vast experience of working with the Federal and Provincial Government Bodies and has also been working hands in hands with Ministry of IT and Telecom. He has made a significant contribution in policy making matters relating to the Telecom Policy 2015 drafted by PTA and MoITT.
A founding member of PTAPA and a strong activist for reforms in the IT and Telecom sector to help and grow the IT industry of Pakistan, Dr. Shahid holds a professional MBBS Degree from King Edward Medical University, Pakistan after which he diversified in 1983 and pursued a career in the field of IT and Telecom.

Dr. Shahid Farooq Alvi

Mr. Adnan Asdar Ali

Mr. Adnan Asdar Ali is CEO & Co-Founder at Multinet Pakistan (Private) Limited. His guidance and experience has resulted in developing Multinet as a tthriving brand in Telecom industry of Pakistan. He has a rich and progressively diverse experience of over 35 years in structural and forensic engineering, construction management, quality control and project management. Mr. Adnan has conducted a series of seminars on Entrepreneurship and Marketing at the Institute of Business Administration as well as Project Management and Leadership seminars at NED University in Karachi. He also plays advisory roles in several non – profit organizations primarily focused on Education and Health and is on the Executive Council /Board for the Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, The Citizens Foundation, The Hunar Foundation and Indus Hospital.
He is also on the board of Karachi Relief Trust as Director. In addition to that he is also Proprietor /Partner at AAA Partnership Pvt Limited, he founded in 1987 that oversees the project management, portfolio of organizations for the disciplines of structural and forensic  engineering, and construction management etc. He has a degree in Science (Civil Engineering) from Wisconsin, USA and a Masters in Science (Civil Engineering) from Minnesota, USA.

Mr. Adnan Asdar Ali

Prof. Dr. Bilal Ahmad Alvi

Engr. Prof. Dr. Bilal Ahmad Alvi is the Vice-Chancellor at Nazeer Hussain University, Karachi, Pakistan. He holds an MS and Ph.D. in Optical Fiber Communication from the University of Salford, UK, and a B.E. in Electronic Engineering from Dawood College of Engineering and Technology, NED University Karachi. With over 40 years of experience in electronic engineering, small satellite development, and optical communication, Dr. Bilal has made significant contributions to both R&D and corporate sectors. He has held positions as Dean/Chairman of Electrical, Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering departments at various universities, including his role as Director of HIET at Hamdard University, Islamabad.
Dr. Bilal has been instrumental in establishing Engineering-based programs at multiple institutions and has been involved in notable projects in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the USA. He played a key role in Pakistan’s space endeavors, notably as a Senior Engineer at the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), contributing to projects like the BADR-2 satellite launch. He also collaborated with Hughes Aircraft USA on the feasibility of the PAKSAT communication satellite. Dr. Alvi is an esteemed member of several statutory bodies within Pakistan’s academic landscape.
His academic achievements include a substantial number of published research papers and leadership in local and international conferences. Dr. Alvi’s dedication to education has been acknowledged by the Higher Education Commission Pakistan, which honored him as the best University Teacher.

Prof. Dr. Bilal Ahmad Alvi

Prof. Dr Rabia Enam

Prof. Dr Rabia Enam is the founding Director of Office of Research, Innovation & Commercialization (ORIC) at Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology (SSUET) since January 2016. Under her directorship she has also established and running Sir Syed Technology Incubation Centre (STIC) at SSUET. Dr. Rabia is also the program director of the president initiated program National Idea Bank (NIB). Through NIB platform Dr Rabia has played a key role in establishing and leading consortium of academia and industry, that will help in providing a conducive platform for the young entrepreneurs from all over Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Rabia Enam serving also as a professor in the department of computer engineering at SSUET, holds 2 Bachelors, 2 Masters and one PhD degrees in Applied Mathematics and Computer Engineering from Karachi, NED and Sir Syed Universities.

Her research interests are in the area of communication protocols and techniques in IoT and Wireless Sensor based networks.  She has published more than 30 articles/papers which includes several JCR indexed impact factor journals and international conferences. She has won Governor Award to be the first lady MCSE in Pakistan in 1998.

Dr Rabia has also served as the Editor of Sir Syed University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology (SSURJET), from 2018 to 2021. Under her editorship the journal was upgraded to HEC approved Y Category Journal.

Prof. Dr Rabia Enam

Mr. Salaal Hasan

Salaal Hasan is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist currently serving as a Co-founder & Managing Partner of Infiniti VC B.V and as a Board Member for Pakistan’s largest HR enterprise cloud, Decibel.
In 2022, Hasan was appointed as the youngest member of the Prime Minister of Pakistan’s Task Force on Foreign Direct Investment and Advisory
Council for IT & Telecom. Prior to launching Infiniti VC, Salaal served as Director, Venture Capital at the JS Group and as the Head of VC, Ecosystem Development and Start-up Banking at JS Bank Limited. He lead multiple investment rounds and served on the Boards of leading Pakistani start-ups in Ailaaj, Knowledge Platform, Brandverse, Chikoo and kuickpay.
Hasan served as a Member of the Board of Director’s at JS Global Capital Limited and Chairman of the IT & Digitisation committee, when JS Global delivered Pakistan’s first technology IPO of Airlink Communications Private Limited (largest private sector IPO to date).
He earned his B.Eng. (Honours) in Chemical Engineering and Business Management from the University of Birmingham where he was awarded anexcellence scholarship. He was schooled at Stowe School and Aitchison College where he received academic colors. Hasan is passionate about technology diplomacy as a way of democratizing access to information and services for his nation.

Mr. Salaal Hasan