ISLAMABAD: The federal government has appointed Syed Ali Javaid Hamdani and Imran Maniar as managing directors/chief executive officers of the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) and Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGCL), respectively

The Establishment Division issued notification of the new MDs on Wednesday. According to the notification, the services of both candidates have been hired for three years contract with immediate effect and till further order.

The SSGCL’s Board of Directors in its 551st meeting held on September 12, 2020 recommended a panel of the following four candidates, in order of preference, for seeking concurrence of the federal government for appointment of one among them as CEO/MD SSGCL: (i) Syed Ali Javaid Hamdani; (ii) Imran Maniar; (iii) Asad Hasan, and; (iv) Masroor Hussain Khan.

The Petroleum Division submitted a summary to the Prime Minister's Office for the appointment of a managing director/chief executive officer, SSGCL on October 1, 2020. In response, the prime minister desired that the panel summary may be placed before the Cabinet for a decision.

Regarding appointment of the MD, SNGPL, the board of the SNGPL recommended the names of the following three candidates to this division in order of preference for appointment of one among them as the managing director of the SNGPL: (i) Amer Tufail; (ii) Ali Javed Hamdani, and; (iii) Sohail Gulzar.

Ali Javed Hamdani is an electrical engineer and an MBA and has more than 28 years of experience with various reputed multi-national corporations (MNCs).

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