1. RÉSUMÉ
PERSONAL
Name NASSER ANWAR
Permanent Address: House No. 6,
Street 17-A, Sector E,
DHA Phase – II,
Islamabad, Pakistan.
Contact: (051) – 5162067.
0346 8586092
Date & Place of Birth: Sep. 23, 1955, Rawalpindi,
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Pakistani
SUMMARY
I have vast and diverse experience of over 34 years of working in development banking and the oil &
gas energy sector in various executive management positions, affording me the opportunity and
extensive exposure of working with international oil & gas companies. My experience ranges from
managing the corporate, administrative, strategy development & HR related matters in a banking
organization and company in oil & gas sector. Experience of development banking includes corporate
and administrative matters, project management, implementation & supervision; special projects
aimed at empowering farmer members of co-operatives by establishing model co-operatives, co-
operatives for marketing.
EDUCATION
Academic:
 Master of Science in Policy Economics, University of Illinois, Urbana-
Champaign, Illinois, USA (1989), (Course emphasis: Econ. Theory, Monetary
Policy Analysis, Economic Development & growth)
 Master of Arts in Economics, University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (1978).
(Course emphasis: Micro Economic, Macro Economic, International Trade,
Monetary & Fiscal Policy, Mathematical Economic and Statistics).
 Bachelor of Arts - Economics and Statistics, University of Punjab, Lahore,
Pakistan (1975), (Course emphasis: Economics and Statistics)
Professional Training & Certifications:
 “Management Science Techniques (PERT/CPM, Linear Programming, Queuing
and Simulation) at the Federal Bureau of Statistics, Islamabad.
 “Project Implementation and Supervision organized by the German Foundation
for International Development (SDE), Economics and Social Development
Center, at Berlin (Germany) from March 25 to April 18, 1986.
 “Institute of Bankers in Pakistan, Banking Diploma Examination (presented by
the Council of the Institute of Bankers in Pakistan) and thereby has become
Diplomaed Associate of the Institute, (1986)”.
 “Management Information System, National Institute of Public Administration,
Lahore, 1993)”
 “Asian Agricultural Cooperative Conference, Tokyo, under the Auspices of
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2. Internal Cooperative Alliance, Nov 1995”.
EXPERIENCE
AUG 2006 to 2015 – Inter State Gas Systems1
(Pvt.,) Ltd.,
 Company Secretary/GM Corporate. Recently retired as Company Secretary/GM
(Corporate) Inter State Gas Systems (Pvt.,) Ltd., Islamabad. Company established in 1996 to
implement cross border gas pipeline projects. as I was responsible to manage all corporate
affairs of the company, with an authorized share capital of Rs. 2.00 billion and paid-up capital of
Rs. 2.373 billion. The company is engaged in implementing Iran Pakistan gas pipeline project
(IP) under an alternative strategy requiring setting up of a LNG terminal at Gwadar (GN gas
pipeline & terminal project); Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan & India (TAPI) gas pipeline
project and other projects.
 As one of the principal officers of the Company ensure compliance of the
corporate laws and the code of Corporate Governance and responsible to
manage various statutory committee meetings of the Company.
 All matters, relating to the AGM and/or Extraordinary
General Meeting.
 To help and supervise HR and Administration
Departments.
 To help and advice Accounts Department in matters related
to Audit & Accounts of the company.
 Institute internal audit mechanism – its out sourcing,
reporting to the management and Board of Directors.
 Internal control mechanisms essential for the organization – policies &
procedures and issuance of SOPs and to help all departments/sections in generating
different SOPs, circulars and office orders to ensure effective management.
2002 – AUG 2006 - Federal Bank for Cooperatives (u/l), Islamabad
 Manager, Legal & Corporate Affairs. Responsible to undertake and complete the
liquidation process of the entity.
 Ensure compliance of the corporate laws and Code of Corporate Governance
as well as SBP Regulations;
 Realization of the Company Assets and settlement of its liabilities, including
recovery of outstanding loans from PCBs and finalization of liquidation
process;
 All litigation/legal cases pending in various courts, arbitration and cases
pertaining to construction project.
 All matters on Banking Operations, persuasion for
 Invocation of loan guarantees.
1 Inter State Gas Systems is a private limited company, set-up as a joint venture by the Sui Southern Gas Company Ltd., and Sui Northern Gas
Pipelines Ltd., in 1996. It is acting as the front-end vehicle of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, GOP carrying out research and
development activities, ascertaining, identifying and advising on most convenient and reliable sources of natural gas import.
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3. 1981to 2002 - Federal Bank for Co-operatives2
(FBC), Islamabad
 Secretary to the Board (Aug., 00 - Oct., 02).
I started my career in February 1981 in the Federal Bank for Co-operatives
(FBC). The bank was engaged in the disbursement and administration of small loans,
training of credit managers and rural leadership. Appraisal of farm and non-farm loans
and co-operative projects, disbursement of funds, and monitoring has been the more
specific areas of expertise. HRD experience relates, in particular, to assessment of
training needs, curricula development, and management of in-house and field training
focusing community mobilization and formation of co-operative groups, undertaking
capacity building activities, including activity design, planning, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation, appraisal of loan requests, and financial reporting.
 Worked in various senior management positions including Acting Director,
Administration & Personnel; Cooperative Development & Training and Principal,
National Centre for Co-operatives Training, (NCCT).
 Secretary, National Cooperative Union of Pakistan3
, since 1993.
 Member Pakistan Society of Development Economists.
COMPUTER PROFICIENCY:
Computer Proficiency in various applications software, Windows Environment &
Microsoft Office. In addition worked on various software packages in the PC
environment. Analyzed the system requirements for the introduction and
application of the computer facility in the organization.
Languages & Degree of Proficiency:
English (Excellent), Urdu (Good), Punjabi (Good).
Countries visited:
Japan, USA, Germany, Denmark.
INTEREST
Development/Policy Economics, Development Projects, Mobilization of Group
Activity, Managing Human Resource Development, Micro-Finance.
RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS
Research/Consultancy:
Transformation of a Cooperative Bank into Microfinance Institution - complete
transformation technology, strategy with transformation plans.
Review of Microfinance Program and Development of Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) for a NGO.
2 FBC was liquidated in October 2002. It was established in 1977 under the legislation enacted by the Parliament to finance, regulate & monitor
the co-operative banking sector in the country. It was the Banker for the Cooperative Sector in the Country. It use to finance and regulate
Cooperative Banking, lying policy guidelines, and carrying out development HRD function to help improve group activity of small and marginal
farmers, tenants and landless rural labour.
3 National Cooperative Union of Pakistan (NCU), member International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) is an apex organization representing the
cooperatives & the cooperative movement at the national & international level.
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4. Reports/Mimeographs (sole or co-author):
 Management Information System (MIS)
 Exports and Economics Growth: an Empirical Analysis on the experience
of Pakistan.
 Foreign Aid and Economic Growth: an Empirical Analysis on the
experience of Pakistan.
 Impact of Decentralization and Increase in the Taxing Authority of
Regional/Local Governments in Pakistan.
 The Influence of Development Planning, Monetary and Fiscal Policies in
the Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate in Pakistan.
Book Review:
Hirschman, Albert O, “The Strategy of Economic Development, Yale
Studies in Economics: 10 Yale University Press, 1956".
Exposure to Decentralization:
 Assisted Mr. Shaukat Hayat Durrani, Managing Director, FBC in the
following research work:
 Rural Micro-credit Schemes as a Means of Poverty Alleviation -
Analysis and Recommendations.
 Local Government Plan 2000 and Role of District Management
Group.
 Pakistan's Media Policy - A Critical Analysis.
REFERENCES
Available upon request.
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