ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Economic Affairs Minister Hammad Azhar gets big laurels at the top International forum.
Minister for Economic Affairs Hammad Azhar was named among the Young Global Leaders from South Asia by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
According to a press release, WEF recognizes the world’s most promising leaders under age 40 who positively influence the civil society, culture, business, arts and government.
The aim of the forum is to create a community of skillful peers that will benefit organisations and the world and invest in their abilities.
The minister has been named alongside 114 other young global leaders that make up the class of 2020.
Pakistani journalist Atika Rehman is also among those selected from South Asia for the YGL 2020 intake.
Hammad was selected by WEF for being Pakistan’s youngest state minister and for his commitment to maintaining integrity across political lines.
The minister felt privileged and honoured that he was selected as a Young Global Leader.