F. S. Aijazuddin

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F. S. Aijazuddin
OBE
Interim Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment, Punjab
In office
November 2007 – April 2008
Personal details
Born1942 (age 81–82)
EducationAitchison College
Alma materBerkhamsted School, CA (1965)
Websitefsaijazuddin.pk

Fakir Syed Aijazuddin OBE is a Pakistani historian, academic and business executive. From November 2007 to April 2008, he served as Punjab's interim Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment.

Early life[edit]

Aijazuddin was born in 1942.[1] He received his education from the Aitchison College in Lahore and Berkhamsted School in England, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1965.[1]

Career[edit]

During the 1970s, Aijazuddin worked in various public sector projects across Pakistan, including as a director at the National Fertilizer Corporation. From 1980 to 1989, he worked at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in an executive role.[1] In 1989, he returned to Pakistan and served as CEO of International General Insurance and the First International Investment Bank. Aijazuddin was also a board member of the Lahore Stock Exchange, Oil & Gas Development Company, PTCL, National Transmission & Despatch Company and Bata Pakistan.[1]

Aijazuddin has taught accounting and management at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and Forman Christian College University. From 2006 to 2008, he was a faculty member at the National School of Public Policy where he taught international relations. From 2008 and 2012, he served as the principal of Aitchison College.[1]

Additionally, he has also been the chairman of the Lahore Museum and a fellow of the National College of Arts.[1]

Political career[edit]

Between November 2007 and April 2008, Aijazuddin was a member of the interim Punjab cabinet. He served as Punjab's Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment.[1][2]

Since 1994, he has been the UK government's honorary consul in Lahore, for which he received an Order of the British Empire in 1997.[1] He retired from the post in June 2022.

Bibliography[edit]

  • Pahari Paintings and Sikh Portraits in the Lahore Museum (1977)
  • Sikh portraits by European artists (1979)
  • Lahore (1991)
  • Historical images of Pakistan (1992)
  • The armless queen, and other essays (1994)
  • From a head, through a head to a head (2000)
  • Rare maps of Pakistan (2000)
  • The Bark of a Pen: A Miscellany of Articles and Speeches (2001)
  • Lahore Recollected: An Album (2003)
  • The counterfoils of my years, 1942-1971 (2008)
  • From a Minister's Journal (2013)
  • The Morning After: Writings & Speeches, 2006-2014 (2015)
  • The Fickle 70s: Memoirs, 1972-79 (2016)
  • Shooting Words, Writings, 2014-18 (2020)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Biography". F.S. Aijazuddin. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. ^ "EPD directive to beautify industrial routes". The News. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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