By Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, 671/Latif

Zaffar Ahmad Khan, kit no. 238/Jinnah House joined Cadet College Petaro in 1961 in 11th Class and left the college in 1963 after completing his Intermediate. He had done his Matric from Cadet College Hasan Abdal.

He was born on 5 January 1946, and got married in 1972. They have two daughters.

Zaffar Khan joined the Engineering College of Peshawar University and graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 1967. He had cleared the ISSB, but chose not to pursure a military career. Instead, he joined the Esso Pakistan Fertilizer Company which had its plant at Daharki. Subsequently, when Esso was renamed Exxon worldwide, the name of the fertilizer plant was also changed to Exxon Chemicals. Eventually, Exxon pulled out and the company was renamed as Engro Chemicals Ltd with a management buyout.

Zaffar Khan grew rapidly within the Exxon group. He was posted out to Hong Kong, Houston and Singapore. When he returned to Pakistan, he was appointed a Vice President of the company. Within Engro Chemicals, he then became a Director on the Board, and later moved to Daharki to head the company's Ammonia and Urea Complex. During the mid-1990s, he became President of the Company, which was the pinnacle in his career with Engro.

After his retirement from Engro, the Govt. of Pakistan inducted him to become the Chairman of PTCL. When PTCL was privatized, he moved to become the Chairman of the Karachi Stock Exchange.

In 2007, the government moved once again, and appointed him the CEO of PIA.

Zaffar Khan now leads a retired life.