Imran Masood (Pakistani politician)
Imran Masood is a politician and former provincial minister from Pakistan. He is a former education minister in the Punjab government.
Career
He is a senior parliamentarian who has held many important positions in the Government of Pakistan. He has been involved in the policy making as being the elected member of the provincial assembly Punjab, Pakistan holding different portfolios in different times. His focus has been in the areas of Education, Health, Human Rights, Women Empowerment, Environment, Culture and Heritage.
He has been a strong supporter of enhancing and strengthening the concept of Public private Partnership. Working in the education sector has been his strength in his long career of hard work and achievements. He has the honor of launching the biggest education reform program of Punjab in 2002 which was then adopted throughout in Pakistan. Free education for every child, free text books for Public sector students and stipends for girl students were announced for the first time in the history of Pakistan. The World Bank supported this education Reform Program as a partner. This reform program was rated as one of the best program in the World in achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Mian Imran Masood also made a policy for the quality enhancement and research in the education Institutes. Higher Education Commission was promoted and strengthened in his time to monitor the universities of Pakistan. Many private universities were established in his time. He is representing various organisations in different capacities. He has travelled extensively all over the World attending Conferences and Seminars. Currently he is the Vice Chancellor of The University of South Asia Lahore, Pakistan and the Chairman of Gandhara Association of Art and Culture, Pakistan.
PREVIOUS OFFICIAL POSITIONS:
| Duration | Post | Official Body |
|---|---|---|
| 1990-1993 | Parliamentary Secretary (Health & Population Welfare) | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
| 1993-1996 | Member Public Accounts Committee | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
| 1997-1999 | Chairman Chief Ministers Task Force on Education | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
| 2000-2008 | Minister for Education | Government of Punjab |
| 2012-2015 | Official Member | Evacuee Property Trust Board of Pakistan |
| 2012-2015 | Chairman of working Group of Baba Guru Nanak Int. University | Government of Pakistan |
| 2008 | Official Member | Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) |
SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED, VISITS TO VARIOUS COUNTRIES BY INVITATION:
| Date | Country | Purpose of visit |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Indonesia | Parliamentary Delegation of Pakistan to attend Population Planning Commission Moot in Jakarta |
| 1994 | China | Parliamentary Delegation visited to Study the Agricultural and Parliamentary system |
| 1995 | Uzbekistan | Official Delegate of Pakistan on inaugural of PIA Airline |
| 1997 | USA | Represented Pakistan in study tour by State Dept. (IBP), Ethics in Govt. and politics |
| 1997 | Canada | Pakistan official delegation attend Conference on Federalism at Quebec ( forum of federations) |
| 1998 | Bangladesh | Bangladesh Official Government visit to study the Grahmin Micro finance system / Brac Model Study (Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee) |
| 1998 | France | Foreign official invitation to study the Health Insurance System |
| 1998-99 | United Kingdom | Official invitation by the British High Commissioner/British Council/DFID to attend meetings on Oxford/Cambridge Examination systems, ELT systems, British education system, edexel board, Offsted education department. |
| 1999 | Germany | To study the German Dual System of Technical and Vocational Education by Friedrich Naumann Foundation (German Organization) |
| 2002 | Germany | Meeting on Technical and Vocational Cooperation with GTZ arranged by Friedrich Naumann Foundation. |
| 2002-2006 | Norway, Denmark, Sweden | Cultural Program, meeting with King Harold |
| 2003 | Korea | Ministerial Conference arranged by the World Bank at Pusan |
| 2003 | Australia | Visit to Melbourne University to study the Technical and Vocational Model of Australia TASE |
| 2004 | Egypt | Official Delegation attend the Ministerial Conference on Education |
| 2005 | Turkey | Study tour of Pak-Turk International School System in Cairo |
| 2006 | Korea | Gandhara Conference at Seoul |
| 2007 | Kazakhstan | Chef de mission for the Pakistan
Team for the Asian Ju-Jitsu Games Championship |
| 2007 | Iran | Parliamentary/Business Delegation for the inaugural flight of Mahaan Airlines |
| 2007 | Germany | Ministerial Conference/meeting on Technical Education with GTZ and KFU Bank |
| 2007 | South Africa | International Milk Conference at Cape Town |
| 2009 | Japan | Gandhara conference |
| 2009 | China | Conference CITA – Education |
| 2009 | Dubai | CITA Conference |
| 2009 | India | Meeting with Indian Chief Minister of Punjab (discussion on establishing Gurunanak University in Punjab, Pakistan) |
RECENT AND CURRENT PORTFOLIOS:
- Chairman of the Din Media Group. A leading News Channel and a Daily National Newspaper.
- Chairman of the working group of the Gandhara University at Taxila, Pakistan. A joint venture between the Korean Chief Monk and the Gandhara Association of Art and Culture Pakistan, a registered private organization.
- Chairman of the Gandhara Association of Art and Culture Pakistan.
- Director of the Fazal Dad Human Rights Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- President of the Punjab Ju-Jitsu Federation of Pakistan.
- Board Member and Executive Director of The American College of International Academics, Lahore, Pakistan.
References
External links
- "Legislators from GUJRAT (PP-91 to PP-97)". Pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- "Call to study history". Thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
- Recorder Report (2012-04-04). "Awareness campaign launched about slow learners | Business Recorder". Brecorder.com. Retrieved 2012-05-04.