I/10, Abteilung für bilaterale Angelegenheiten Stand: Juni 2008 PAKISTAN Ministry for Education Minister of Education Prof. Ahsan IQBAL 1997-99 Prof. Ahsan Iqbal is Professor of Management. His previous appointments include Chief Coordinator / Minister of State, Pakistan 2010 Programme 1998-99 Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 1997-99 Chairman, Good Governance Group. Government of Pakistan 1998-99 Chairman, Pakistan Engineering Board, and Chairman, National Steering Committees on Information Technology and IQM and Productivity 18 Feb. 2008 He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Narowal district 1993 He was elected as MNA earlier in 1993 and 1997 also on PML-N platform. He earlier served as Policy and Public Affairs Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Sept 04 - April 06 He served as Senior Advisor, Al-Madinah Al-Monawarah Digital Economy Project He has also held senior level corporate positions in major public sector corporations of Pakistan. He belongs to the new generation of leaders in the country, which possesses a combination of political, professional and academic backgrounds. He had initiated and authored Vision 2010 for Pakistan. On his initiative, Pakistan's first National IT Policy was formulated. His leadership was instrumental in starting several knowledge, good governance, and reform programs in the country His areas of interest include Development Economics, Governance, Change Management, Strategic Management & Leadership, Knowledge Economy & International Affairs. He holds MBA degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, USA (1984- 86). B.Sc. (Mechanical Engineering) from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan (1976-81), where he was elected President of Students Union (1980-81). He has also attended various executive programs from School of Foreign Service- Georgetown University, USA (1989), Oxford University, UK (1992) Harvard University, USA (2004). .