Fawad Hasan Fawad is a retired bureaucrat and served in Grade-22 as PSPM (Principal Secretary to Prime Minister) to Shahid Khaqan and Nawaz Shareef. He is associated with PAS (Pakistan Administrative Service) batchmates with Shoaib Memon, Rizwan Ahmad, Allah Dino, Jawad Rafiq, and Zafarullah Khan.
During his services as PSPM from Nov 2015-June 2018, he primarily concentrated on the successful accomplishment of CPEC (China Pak Economic Corridor), brilliantly spearheading diverse energy and infrastructure projects. He was elevated to Federal Secretary rank in Dec 2017. This article has every detail about him, including Fawad Hasan Fawad Biography.
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Personal | |
| Name: | Fawad Hasan Fawad |
| In Urdu: | فواد حسن فواد |
| Famous As: | Political Strategist |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Education: | LLM in Corporate Finance Degree |
| Alma Mater: | King’s College London, University of Punjab |
| Religion: | Islam |
| Profession: | Civil Servant, Diplomat, Lawyer |
| Principal Secretary: | 25th Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Assumed office : | 21 November 2015 |
| Prime Minister : | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Preceded by : | Javaid Aslam |
| Born | |
| Date: | 14 January 1960 |
| Place: | Rawalpindi, Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Family | |
| Children: | Salaal Hasan (Son) |
| Parents: | Muhammad Yaqub (Father) |
| Siblings : | Five Brothers |
Fawad Hasan Fawad Biography
Fawad is a retired bureaucrat who served at various significant positions as well as in the financial sector. He completed his education from renowned institutes, and his admirable professional career earned him promotions, and he kept making his mark in civil service.
During his PSPM service, he mainly concentrated on CPCE and ably supervised the project. During his tenure, he remained more potent than bureaucrats, ministers, and even the president. His admirers state his deficiencies also that he lacks decision-making power, motivation, and determination.
NAB accused him of corruption in Ashiana Housing Scheme and for assets more than resources. But due to lack of evidence High Court Lahore granted him bail in both cases.
Fawad Date of Birth
He opened his eyes on 14th Jan 1960 in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Education of Fawad
He went to Rawalpindi’s F.G. Sir Syed College. In 1982 he got training as an advocate at Punjab University and enrolled in 2-years of training in management at CSA (Civil Services Academy) Lahore.
He secured his Masters of Laws degree in ‘Corporate-Financing’ from KCL (King’s College London) in 2001 and received the Chevening Scholarship of British Council.
Fawad Hasan Fawad Family
He is the son of a Kashmiri migrant Mohammad Yaqoob who graduated from Srinagar’s Sri Pratap College in 1935. After Pakistan’s establishment, Fawad’s family left Srinagar and settled in Sialkot and later in Rawalpindi.
Begum Suraya, the niece of Yaqoob, married Khursheed Hassan Khursheed, the creator of Azad Kashmir’s 1st constitution and 1st elected-President of Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Fawad’s brother Rauf Hasan got designated as a special assistant to Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Information & Broadcasting.
Career
DG of CSA
He worked as D.G. of CSA (Civil Services Academy) from 1st June 2018-5th July 2018.
Service as PSPM
Before he was appointed DG CAS, he functioned as Chief of Staff to 2-Prime Ministers Nawaz Shareef and Shahid Abbasi. He also worked as Provincial Secretary of Punjab for Communication, Works, and Health.
Representative of Pakistan
He represented his country in multiple capacities on International missions such as from Aug 2003 to July 2006 he performed as Pakistan’s Commercial Counsellor to Germany.
Batchmates of Khan
He had served in Govt of Pakistan, Govt of Baluchistan, and Govt of Sindh. His batchmates included Allah Dino, Sikandar Sultan, Zafarullah Khan, Shoaib Mir, Rizwan Ahmad, Tahir Hussein, Jawad Rafiq, and Sulaiman Khan.
Held Different Posts
He served from May 1998-March 1999 and Nov 1999-Sep 2000 at posts of Deputy-Secretary and Principal Staff-Officer to Punjab’s Chief Secretary. From Dec 2001-Sep 2002, he served as Additional-Secretary, Services, & Punjab’s General Administration Department.
Worked as Punjab Health Secretary
He contributed his services as Punjab Health Secretary from Feb 2010-April 2011. And from July 2011-July 2012 he worked at the post of Secretary Excise & Taxation.
Secretary to CM Punjab
From July 2012-April 2013, he held Secretary to CM Punjab’s post, and from April 2013-June 2013 worked at the post of Joint Secretary of ‘Economic Affairs Division.’
Services as Deputy-Commissioner
He held the office of Deputy-Commissioner Lahore & Quetta from July 1994-March 1997 and is the youngest person to hold this post in Pakistan’s history.
Assistant Commission
From Aug 1989-Jan 1993, he performed the duties of Assistant Commission in Hub and Quetta.
Financial Sector
In the financial sector, he served as Jahangir Siddiqui Group’s Senior Group-Advisor, and from Aug 2005-Nov 2006 served as EIC (Executive-in-Charge) IDD (Infrastructure Development Division) of Alfalah Bank.
Allegations of Corruption
NAB accused him of authority’s misuse and corruption in Ashiana Housing-Scheme and detained him on 6th July 2018 in a criminal investigation of Ashiana Housing-Scheme. Lahore Accountability Court sent him on physical remand for 14-days.
Division Bench of Lahore High Court consisting of Justice Mirza Waqas, and Justice Malik Shehzad, granted bail to him in the Ashiana scheme but denied his bail in the 2nd NAB case assets more than income.
On 21st Jan 2020, he got bail in 2nd case also by High Court Lahore by a bench consisting of two judges Justice Chaudhary Mushtaq and Mohammad Tariq, as NAB failed to find any evidence against him. He, however, was detained at the start of the inquiry.
Social Media Handles
His social media account include
https://twitter.com/officialfhf