ISLAMABAD: Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, a BS-22 officer of Pakistan Administrative Service, Wednesday assumed the charge of the post of Chairman, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)/Secretary Revenue Division.
The officer, in pursuance of Establishment Division’s Notification No. PF(536)/ E-5(PAS) dated 28.08.2018, took the charge with effect from August 29.
Meanwhile, Rukhsana Yasmin, BS-22 officer of Inland Revenue Service, has relinquished the charge of the post of Secretary Revenue Division /Chairperson, FBR (HQ), Islamabad.
Rukhsana, pursuing the Establishment Division Notification No. 37/1/2017-E-1, dated 28.08.2018, relinquished the charge of the post of Secretary Revenue Division/Chairperson, FBR (HQ), Islamabad on August 29.
Dr Jahanzeb Khan, regarded as the pride of the erstwhile District Management Group (now renamed as the Pakistan Administrative Service), has been appointed as the Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
Jehanzeb long served under Shahbaz Sharif’s administration in Punjab. He started his career as an assistant commissioner in Punjab and laterserved as the deputy commissioner of Bannu and Abbotabad. Subsequently, he served as the Punjab’s Chairman of Planning and Development and the Additional Chief Secretary for Energy — a post created by Shahbaz Sharif to tackle the previous power supply crisis. He also worked as secretary Health and secretary Livestock in the Punjab government. He also served as Pakistan’s commercial counselor in Paris.
Jehanzeb has been credited with the success of China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects in Punjab in his role as Chairman Planning. He has also served as Secretary Finance in Punjab and was the moving force behind the creation of the Punjab Revenue Authority.
Although, he left his mark in Punjab, Jehanzeb actually belongs to Peshawar. He is business friendly and pro reforms, and perhaps for these reasons has been given the tough assignment of FBR Chairman. Government sources said that the FBR needs an outsider to shake it up. Imran Khan wants to double the present revenue to Rs8,000 billion within a couple of years.
