Imtiaz Gilani
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| Imtiaz Gillani | |
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| Born | December 27, 1947 Kohat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Residence | Peshawar, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Fields | Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Institutions | Barnett and Herenchak, Inc. Sverdrup and Parcel, Inc Provisional Minister of Education of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Ambar Prefab Inc. University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar) |
| Alma mater | University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar) Asian Institute of Technology Rutgers University |
| Known for | Educationist of Pakistan |
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He is the former provisional minister of education, youth, tourism, and information. |
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Imtiaz Gilani is a Pakistani civil engineer and a former vice chancellor of the University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar), Pakistan[1] from 2004 till 2008. As Vice Chancellor, he modified the old system in the university to a modern, more dynamic and practical system.[citation needed]
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[edit] Early life and education
He was born on 27 December 1947, in the small town Kohat to a Syed family who are direct descendants of the Prophet Muhammad.[citation needed] His early years were spent studying in St. Joseph's Convent School, Kohat and from 1959 to 1964 in Cadet College, Hasanabdal. In 1964, he attended University of Engineering and Technology (Peshawar) and completed his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 1968. After, which he did his M.Sc. in Structural Engineering in 1969 and specialized in structural engineering in 1971 from the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. In 1978, he attended Rutgers University in which he did his Master of Business Administration in Finance in 1981 from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, United States and graduated top 5% of class[citation needed] (Member Beta Gamma Sigma, a fraternity of top U.S. business school graduates).
[edit] Career in the United States as structural engineer
He worked with Barnett and Herenchak, Inc. Consulting Engineers, Broad Street, New Jersey, USA as a Design Engineer on civil engineering projects and then as a site engineer from 1972 till 1973.
From 1973- 1981 he worked as a project engineer at Sverdrup and Parcel, Inc., Consulting Engineers (New York, USA) where his principal area of concentration included designing and supervision of mass transit facilities such as subways, subway stations and mono-rail systems.
[edit] Provisional Minister of Education
He served as the Minister for Education, Information, Tourism, Culture, Sports, Archives, Archaeology and Youth Affairs, Government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He introduced many reforms to shift focus from "implementers" to the end-users, i.e., from departments to children and schools. These included:
1. Strict enforcement of merit and transparency 2. Restructured Department into Schools and Higher Education 3. Separated teaching and management cadres 4. Most powers devolved to districts 5. Accountability of teachers introduced by institutionalizing reward and punishment. 6. New student-friendly text-books introduced 7. English introduced as medium of instruction in two districts 8. Computer programs started in schools with private sector. 9. Afternoon schooling started in existing schools as a public-private collaborative effort. 10. All indicators showed such as enrollment, drop-outs, absenteeism, etc., showed marked improvement.[citation needed] 11. Twenty colleges opened in unused buildings. 12. Three universities in the public and four in the private sector established. 13. Two new Boards of Intermediate and Secondary Education established. 14. Two new campuses of Engineering University established. 15. Regulatory authority to monitor and supervise private sector educational institutions established.
He is also the Managing Director of Ambar Prefab (Pvt) from 1981 to date, a multi-discipline engineering company engaged in:
(a) Manufacture of pre-cast roofing systems (b) Civil engineering project-planning and consultancy (c) Construction of buildings (d) Construction of roads and bridges
[edit] Personal interests
Imtiaz Gilani is also an avid sportsman, especially keen on tennis and shooting. He is deeply interested in the socio-economic affairs of Pakistan. His principal area of interest lies in the social sectors. He keenly follows international issues that bear directly on Pakistan. He is interested in low-cost housing technology. He has contributed numerous articles to newspapers on political, socio-economic and engineering related issues. He is married and has four children.
[edit] Minister for Information
On 19 November 2007, Imtiaz Gilani was chosen as the Minister of Information for the interim setup until the elections which are to be held on 7 January 2008. He took his vows along with 12 other new ministers. Some of his family members also attended.
[edit] References
- ^ "Universities of country opposes devolution of HEC". South Asian News Agency. April 7, 2011. http://www.sananews.net/english/2011/04/07/universities-of-country-opposes-devolution-of-hec/. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
