Aftab A. Memon, 467/Jinnah

Aftab Memon - 2004

By Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, 671/Latif

Aftab A. Memon, kit no. 467/Jinnah House joined Cadet College Petaro in 1963 in 8th class and left the college in 1969 after completing his Intermediate.

He was born on 19 June 1950 and got married to Mrs. Naseem on 19 July 1976. They have 6 children - Mansoor, Kanwal, Khurram (kit no. 97152), Ali, Usama and Zaki. The family is settled in Karachi.

Aftab graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from Sindh University in 1973, and then went on to acquire an LL.B. degree from the same university in 1981. He also got diplomas in International Relations, Business Administration, and Public Administration.

His career has been in public service throughout. He has served as Director Industries, Deputy Director (Admin & Finance) of Sindh Environmental Protection Agency, Director Excise and Taxation in Sindh, Deputy Commissioner Karachi East, Deputy Secretary Finance of Sindh, Deputy Commissioner of Nawabshah and Sanghar districts, Deputy Secretary SGAD Sindh, Deputy Secretary Schools Sindh, Deputy Director Food Bahawalpur, Deputy Secretary Local Government & Rural Development (Punjab), Assistant Commissioner Lodhran (Punjab), and Assistant Commissioner Fort Abbas.

Aftab Memon currently holds the position of a Secretary in the Sindh Provincial Government. He has held different portfolios in this rank. In the past he has headed the Rice Corporation of Pakistan, and is currently Chairman of the Export Processing Zones Authority.

Aftab Memon has been a very prominent member of the Petarian Association. He was chosen as the President of the Association twice, during 1993-1994 and then again in 2003-2004. He has been at the forefront of Association activities throughout. In the past, he has held different positions in the Managing Committee of the Association as well.


Aftab Memon - 2002