Mr. Zafar Abbas
Director
Biography
Zafar Abbas is a career civil servant who joined the Government of Pakistan in 1998. He has experience of working in economics and energy ministries dealing with policy formulation and implementation, international cooperation for development, and project management.
Prior to assuming his responsibilities at the Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), he served as Additional Secretary (Power Finance) for two years in Power Division and Additional Secretary, Finance Division for a short period. He also served as Joint Secretary in Power Division and Interior Division between 2015 to 2022. During the stay at Interior Division he worked as one of the team leads of FATF which helped Pakistan to get out of grey list in 2022.
He also served as MD, NTDC, MD PPMC and as Secretary to Government of GB. He has served as member of board of NTDC, NPPMCL, KE and various other power sector companies. Currently, he is board member of Pakistan Petroleum (PPL), Oil and Gas Development Company Limited and Mari Energies Limited.
Education &
Qualifications
Bachelor's in Civil Engineering — UET, Lahore
MBA (Oil & Gas Management) — University of Dundee, Scotland
Certified Director as per SECP requirement
Board Committee
Memberships
ESG Committee, Chairman
Risk Management and Security Committee, Member
Business Development and Operations Committee, Member