CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE

PROFILE OF CHAIRPERSON CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE COMSATS

Engineer Mr. Sajid Baloch is posted as the Secretary, Science & Technology Division. Mr. Sajid Baloch is an officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) 23rd CTP. He was previously serving as the Special Secretary, Cabinet Division, looking after the matters relating to Federal Cabinet, Regulatory Authorities etc.

He possesses rich experience of 3 decades in the public sector and development sector, including 7 years in United Nations. Mr Sajid Baloch has a good reputation as a competent, honest, public friendly officer and an administrator. He holds Masters Degree in Development & Environment from Kings College London, and Electrical Engineering from NED University. He is a British Chevening scholar. He possesses extensive experience of governance, education, climate change, technology, TVET Skills, poverty, policy, law, gender, international /donors liaison and project management.

He has served as Executive Director (CEO), NAVTTC National Vocational and Technical Training Commission, Ministry of Education producing 100,000 highly skilled youth. Previously, he served as Registrar, Islamabad High Court. He has held the appointments as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, and Director General, BISP (Benazir Income Support Programme) (social safety). Sajid Baloch served with distinction as Deputy Permanent Delegate of Pakistan to UNESCO in Paris, including Member of Governing Executive Board of UNESCO responsible for coordination & programmes of UNESCO, and he was a key member of the 12 member drafting group of Global Development SDG-4-Education Agenda 2030. He also served as DG Education managing 13000 schools and 5,00,000 students. Mr. Baloch also served in UNDP and UNOPS for 4 years as Head of Governance & Gender GSP programme, and 3 of his governance projects won international awards. He also served as the Director Development, Finance, Excise, Agriculture, Labour and Registrar of Firms & NGOs, in the Islamabad Administration. He also served as the Deputy Commissioner of four districts.

Source: www.most.gov.pk