Javaid Laghari | |
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Born | 1960 (62 years old) Hyderabad, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistan |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Awards | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (1999) IEEE Leadership Award (1994) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical Engineering |
Javaid Leghari | |
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Chairman of the Higher Education Commission | |
In office 14 August 2009 – Incumbent | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Atta-ur-Rehman |
Pakistan Senator to the Senate Secretariat | |
In office 23 March 2006 – 11 March 2009 | |
President | General Pervez Musharraf Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz Yousaf Raza Gillani |
6th Science Adviser to the Prime minister Secretariat | |
In office 1 August 1993 – 5 November 1996 | |
President | Wasim Sajjad Farooq Leghari |
Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
Preceded by | Munir Ahmad Khan |
Succeeded by | Ishfaq Ahmad |
Personal details | |
Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
Javaid Laghari (Urdu: جاويد لغارى; TI is a Pakistani American who has served as the Chairperson of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan from Aug 2009 to Aug 2013 with the status of a Federal Minister.[1]