Profile of Nominated Deputy Mayor Karachi Dr. Arshad Abdullah Vohra
Name: Dr. Arshad Abdullah Vohra
Father’s Name: Abdullah
Date Of Birth: July 17, 1958
Address: House # D-225, KDA Scheme-1A Extension, Karachi
Contact:
Phone: +92 21 34944123,
Office: +92 21 32563928-29
Direct: +92 21 32594390
Fax: +92 21 32550337
Qualification:
• Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, in 1982 from NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi.
• Master of Science in Polymer Fiber, in 1984 from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, England.
• Ph. D in Textile Technology, in 1986 from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, England.
Positions hold in S.I.T.E Association of Industry:
• Chairman, 2012 – 2013.
• Chairman, 2001 – 2002.
• Chairman, Environmental Sub-Committee, 2000 - 2001.
• Chairman, International Relations & Foreign Mission Sub-Committee, 1999 - 2000.
• Member Executive Committee, 1999 - 2000.
• Member Executive Committee, 1996 - 1998.
• Deputy Chief of Crime Monitoring Cell, 1998 - 1999.
• Chairman, Sports Club Committee, 1998 - 1999.
• Senior Vice Chairman, 1997 - 1998.
Positions hold in All Pakistan Textiles Processing Mills Association:
• Central Chairman, (Pakistan), 2005 - 2006.
• Member Executive Committee (Sindh & Balochistan Zone) 2000 - 2002.
• Member Executive Committee (Sindh & Balochistan Zone) 1994 - 1996.
• Chairman, Sindh & Balochistan Zone, 2003 – 2004.
• Chairman, Sindh & Balochistan Zone, 1998 – 1999.
• Chairman, Sindh & Balochistan Zone, 1995 - 1996.
• Chief Coordinator on a project of “Environmental Textile Marketing” under assistance of Royal Netherlands Embassy, 1998 till 2000.
• Chairman, Environmental Cell (Sindh & Balochistan Zone), 1997 till 2002.
Other Professionally Related Activities:
• Former Director Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
• Former Trustee on the Board of Directors of Karachi Port Trust.
• Former Director, Sindh Industrial Trading Estate Limited.
• Former Coordinator with United Nations Industrial Development Organization on Industrial Environment research on Karachi.
• Former Director of Synthetic Fiber Development & Application Center (SFDAC).
• Member, Board of Management, Sindh Worker’s Children Education Cess.
• Chairman, Central Management Committee, Government Technical Training Center, Al-Hyderi, Karachi.
• Former Advisor, WTO & Environment Sub Committee, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
• Ex-Officio Director, Karachi Electric Supply Corporation.
• Former Director, Pakistan Textile Institute.
• Chairman, Managing Committee of Government College of Engineering & Technology, 1999.
• Examiner, Textile Institute of Pakistan, 1999.
• Examiner, NED University of Engineering & Technology.
• Technical Committee Member, Textile University of Pakistan, 1990 – 1991.
• Delivered honorary lectures at University of Karachi, 1988 - 1990.
• Examiner, Dawood College of Engineering & Technology, 1987.
• Former Convener Works Committee, Sindh Industrial Trading Estate Limited.
• Consultancy and Management for the ETHIOPIAN govt. to convert their economy into textile economy which included 100 million US DOLLAR project of textile.
• Submitted a feasibility cum economic growth report for the Textile value added products to Government of Sindh, Ministry of Industries as “Karachi Garment City”.
Party Chronology:
• 2005: Member of Board of Trustees of KKF
• 2007: Chairman of Society Residence Committee MQM
• 2012: Member of Provincial Assembly, Sindh, Pakistan, of Muttahida Qaumi Movement
• 2013: Currently the Member of Provincial Assembly, Sindh, Pakistan, of Muttahida Qaumi Movement, since 2013, representing the business community of Karachi.
Basic Constituency:
• Union Council No.49 (Nazimabad No. 1), District Central, Karachi
Captain cricket team UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (1984-1986)
President PAKISTAN STUDENTS SOCIETY AT UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER (1985-1986)
|