May 18, 2023 (MLN): Hamid Yakoob Sheikh, the Secretary of Finance has been officially de-notified and removed from his position today.
The exact reasons for his removal have not been disclosed at this time.
He was appointed as Secretary of Finance on December 3, 2021.
He has more than 29 years of experience working in a broad range of organisations both within the public sector as well as outside.
Hamed has served in three provinces (Sindh, Khyber Pukhtunkhawa and Punjab) and Federal Government in various positions. He has extensive experience working in the realm of public finance. His last assignment was as Secretary, of Planning Development and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan.
Mr Hamed Yaqoob Sheikh has also served in key positions in the provincial hierarchy both at the provincial level as well as in the field including Chairman Planning and Development, Secretary Finance, Commissioner Bahawalpur, Secretary Livestock & Dairy Development Department Punjab, Special Secretary Finance, Chief Economist at Planning & Development Department, etc.
In his assignment as Finance Secretary Punjab, he saw through transitions of elected governments as well as local government systems.
He has worked with international development partners as an advisor and consultant in the realm of policy and governance reforms especially relating to public finance.
He headed DFID/UKaid funded governance reform programme, titled Sub–National Governance Programme, in Punjab under which support was provided to the Punjab government for the transition to a new local government system, PFM reforms besides running an innovation fund to test several service delivery models.
