Dr Akbar Zaidi to serve IBA as executive director for four more years

By Syed Muhammad Askari
December 15, 2023

Sindh Caretaker Chief Minister Justice (retd) Maqbool Baqar has extended for another four years the tenure of Dr Akbar Zaidi as executive director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.

Dr Zaidi’s first four-year term ends on January 12, 2024. In the summary sent by Chairman Sindh Higher Education Commission Dr Tariq Rafi and Secretary Boards and Universities Department Noor Muhammad Samu, two suggestions were given to the caretaker chief minister that either Dr Akbar Zaidi should be given one more tenure or advertisement for the appointment of a new executive director should be approved.

This image released on December 13, 2023, shows Dr Akbar Zaidi, executive director of the IBA Karachi speaking during the 2nd edition of the Social Sciences Winter School on ‘Environmental Change, Societies at Risk and Social Vulnerabilities in South Asia’. — Facebook/IBA - Institute of Business Administration
This image released on December 13, 2023, shows Dr Akbar Zaidi, executive director of the IBA Karachi speaking during the 2nd edition of the Social Sciences Winter School on ‘Environmental Change, Societies at Risk and Social Vulnerabilities in South Asia’. — Facebook/IBA - Institute of Business Administration

After approving the first suggestion of the summary, the CM has extended the tenure of Dr Akbar Zaidi for another four years; however, the formal notification of his appointment will be issued after the approval of the Election Commission.