The government has appointed Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) with immediate effect.
“In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 6 of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 (XLII of 1997), the Federal Government is pleased to appoint Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu, Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakista,n as Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan with immediate effect,” read a government notification issued on Friday.
Sidhu is appointed in place of Akif Saeed.
Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu completed his bachelor’s in law, LLM in Banking, Insurance and International Business Law and PhD from the University of Manchester. He also attained a postgraduate diploma in civil litigation from Manchester Law Society and certificates in mortgage and financial advice from the London Institute of Banking and Finance.
He has more than 20 years of experience in various sectors, which include working for insurance companies, law firms, compliance departments of financial institutions in the UK and various law firms and government ministries in Pakistan.
Before this position, he was working as a Senior Legal Consultant in the Ministry of Law. He has also been a research associate with leading academics in UK universities and has taught at Manchester
