After Supreme Court ordered the federal government to appoint a Higher Education Commission (HEC) head on priority basis, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday appointed Dr Mukhtar Ahmed as the new chairman of the HEC.
The prime minister also appointed Pervez Saeed as the managing director of the state-run House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC).
Professor Dr Mukhtar Ahmed has served in the office of the HEC as the executive director. He is also a former member of operation and planning department of the HEC and is currently working as the deputy DG of Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
