Mr. Navid Ahmed Shaikh

Mr. Navid Ahmed Shaikh is an officer of Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) with over 30 years of strong and broad experience across complex policy areas and public management. He has served in the provinces of the Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan, as well as in the Federal Government. Mr Shaikh has extensive experience in the areas of public financial management, social development, rural and urban management, and human resources management during his employment within the public sector across Pakistan. He has served as Secretary of MOITT and Special Secretary, Finance Division, Government of Pakistan. Previously, Mr. Shaikh served as the Chairman of the Chief Minister’s Inspection Team, Commissioner of Karachi and Larkanao Divisions in Sindh province and Naseerabad Division, Balochistan. He headed various provincial departments, including as the Secretary of Services, General Administration and Coordination Department, Sindh Higher Education Commission, and Planning & Development Department, Sindh Mr. Shaikh earned an MBA from the University of Durham, UK. He was awarded the US Hubert H. Humphery Fellowship in Economic Development in 2012. He has also attended numerous international training programmes in public administration, executive leadership, and fiscal management.