MOHAMMAD AZAM

House No. *, B-Block, Service Road, Media Town, Lohi Bheer, Islamabad, Pakistan +92-300-***-**** ( ac2h24@r.postjobfree.com)

OBJECTIVE

As a highly motivated Civil servant and manager with over 35 years of experience, I want to join an Organization where I can apply my vast experience of Administration and Public Relations to shape its key messages and improve its image. I am multilingual, equipped with excellent IT skills and have experience of working in a multicultural environment. I have the vast experience of Strategic Planning, Administration, and Financial Management. I have the capacity to work even under stressful environments. I have excellent negotiation, communications and public relations skills. During my long career as a civil servant in the Government of Pakistan I have worked as a Staff Officer to the President and The Prime Minister of Pakistan. I have also worked as a Director to four Federal Ministers.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Languages

Fluent in English, Urdu, and Punjabi i

Working knowledge of French and German

Operating Systems/Software

Windows XP, Windows 7/8/10

MS Office

Networking

EXPERIENCE

October 2015 – Present

Registrar Supreme Appellate Court, Gilgit-Baltistan

As a Registrar of Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan, I am in charge of all the Administrative and Financial Matters. I am responsible for processing the cases of the litigants and put up cases to the Honourable Judges for provision of justice to the public. I have prepared and executed several new projects of the Supreme Appellate Court including launching of official website, construction of eight houses and branch registry Building at Skardu. I have trained several officers and staff of the court in Information Technology.

February 2014 – October 2015

Federal Secretary, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage

As Federal Secretary my responsibilities included overall Formulation and Implementation of Media Policy, Administration, Planning, Human Resource Management, Budget and Financial Management, Public Relations and enforcement of Rules and Regulations in the Ministry of IBNH and its departments/corporations spread all over Pakistan. I was overall in charge of all Administrative and Financial matters of the Federal Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National heritage being the Principal Accounting Officer and Chief Executive of the Ministry.

Projection and publicity of the President and the Prime Minister’s Secretariat and all the Federal Ministries of the Government of Pakistan.

February 2013-July 2014

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage

As additional Secretary, I was responsible for assisting the Federal Minister and the Secretary on matters relating to policy and administration of the Ministry, its attached departments and corporations including PTV, PBC, SRBC and APP etc.

August 2012- February 2013

Principal Information Officer (PIO),Press Information Department

As PIO I was responsible for projection and publicity of the Federal Government and drafting of all Press Releases including regarding Federal Cabinet meetings, preparation of feedback reports for the President, Prime Minister and all the Federal Ministers. As PIO I was Chief Spokesman of the Federal Government and responsible for formulation and implementation of communication plans for projection and publicity of Federal Government and Public relations with Print and Electronic Media.

July 2011- July 2012

Director General External Publicity, Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage

As Director General of External Publicity Wing my main responsibility was to monitor Global Media and supervision of Press Officers working in the Pakistan’s Embassies all over the world. I interacted with the international journalists based in Pakistan. I am quite familiar with the global media landscape. I have a long experience of using Information Technology and social media as a tool for interacting with journalists and projection of a better image of Pakistan in International Media.

July 2005 – August 2009

Press Counselor, Embassy of Pakistan, Berlin, Germany

Worked on diplomatic assignments as Press Counsellor in the Embassy of Pakistan in Berlin for 4 years

Projection of a positive image of Pakistan in the foreign media.

Monitor the Media in host country and prepare feed-back reports for the policy makers of the Government of Pakistan.

Counter negative reports about Pakistan based on disinformation, ignorance or prejudice.

Highlight Pakistan’s overall achievements through interaction with Journalists, think tanks and opinion makers of the host country.

Represent Government of Pakistan at Conferences, Seminars and discussions at various forums in the host country.

October 1995 – June 1999

Press Attaché, Embassy of Pakistan, Washington D. C, United States

As Press Attaché in Washington D.C for about four years I performed all the function mentioned above as Press counselor in Berlin, Germany.

Other Experience:

Besides the above mentioned positions, I have served as Joint Secretary (Administration and Budget), Director General Internal Publicity Wing, Director General Cyber Wing, Managing Director of Shalimar Recording Corporation, Director Press Information Department, Deputy Director External Publicity Wing, Director/Private Secretary to Minister for Information & Broadcasting, Private Secretary to the Federal Minister for Education, Public Relations Officer Prime Minister’s Secretariat, Public Relation Officer to the President of Pakistan and Information Officer attached with Ministries of Industries, Finance, Planning, Petroleum and Natural Resources, and Foreign Affairs.

EDUCATION

M.Sc. (Geology) University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

B.Sc. (English), Physics, Chemistry, Geology), University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Completed 15 credit hours Post Graduate courses in International Communication, from School of International Service, The American University, Washington, DC, USA

Have received two years training in Public Administration, Financial management, Economic Development and mass communication in the Civil Services Academy Lahore and Information Service Academy Islamabad.

Have completed Middle and Advanced management Courses from the National Institute of Public policy

CCNA- CISCO Certified Network Associate

MCSE- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

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