ISLAMABAD – Profiles of newly-inducted cabinet members
Abdullah Hussain Haroon
Abdullah Hussain Haroon served as an ambassador and Pakistan’s permanentrepresentative to the United Nations from 2008 to 2013.
Born on October 21, 1950, he served as member of the Sindh Assembly from1985 to 1988, its speaker from 1985 to 1986 and as leader of the oppositionfrom 1986 to 1988.
A scion of the Haroon family, he is a businessperson, social activist andhas been a board member of various educational institutes, sportsassociations and charity organisations.
Dr Shamshad Akhtar
Dr Shamshad Akhtar is an under-secretary-general of the UN and currentlyserving as the 10 executive secretary of the Economic and Social Commissionfor Asia and the Pacific.
Dr Akhtar made history after becoming the first female governor of SBP(2006-2009). Prior to her appointment as the SBP governor, Dr Akhtar servedas the director general of Southeast Asia Department of the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB).
Before joining the ADB, Dr Akhtar worked for 10 years as an economist inthe World Bank’s Resident Mission in Pakistan. In Pakistan, she also workedbriefly with the Planning Offices of both the Federal and Sindh governments.
Roshan Khursheed Bharucha
Roshan Khursheed Bharucha served as a minister in the Balochistan Assemblybetween 2000 and 2002, in various departments, including those of socialwelfare, information, population and information technology.
Bharucha then worked as a senator between 2003 and 2005, during which shedeveloped strategies for basic health, education and women empowerment.
Mohammad Azam Khan
Mohammad Azam Khan is a retired bureaucrat who served as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwachief secretary.
Barrister Syed Ali Zafar
Barrister Syed Ali Zafar is a renowned legal expert and is the son ofprominent human rights activist and noted lawyer SM Zafar.
Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh
Mohammad Yousuf Shaikh served as the principal of Cadet College, Larkana.The retired major strove for education in Pakistan throughout his career.