Professional Experience
Professional Experience
With over 33 years of professional and entrepreneurial experience with public and private sector Mr Ghaznavi is highly placed in professional circles.
He is a multi-talented professional apart from PR/Communications, Marketing, and Reputation Management expert; he is highly accomplished in crises communication, strategic management and Regulatory affairs guru.
An actor in youth performed in numerous television serials and long plays, radio voice and trained in theater, which gave him an opportunity to study life in depth.
CURRENT POSITION (33 YEARS)
Senior Executive Director
Corporate and Media Affairs/ Spokesman
- Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (Dec 2016- Till Date)
- A public servant (Equivalent BPS-21)
Heading – Corporate Affairs, Planning and Coordination, Information Technology, Special Projects (Prime Minister Delivery Unite –Citizen Portal, PM Clean and Green Pakistan initiative, Media Affairs and Principal Information Officer)
- Build and sustain positive perception/imaging for the organization as a progressive Regulatory Authority of Pakistan’s Energy Sector, awareness of its actions in public interest, gain industry by-in and sensitizing it’s direct and indirect stakeholders about rules/regulations and their compliance in national interest.
- Keep abreast the stake holders about the policies/actions of the organization on regular basis and to build ownership as well as to bridge the communication gap.
- Establishing and executing major goals and objectives for the organization.
- Implement policies established by the Authority.
- Provide leadership, direction and guidance over Organization’s activities.
- Analyze and evaluate the operational effectiveness of the organization.
- Coordinate major activities through subordinates and appraise assigned personnel.
- Represent the organization to stake holders, international organizations, media and the general public.
- Introduce Regulatory Reforms in line with international practices and Government policies.
GOVERNMENT EXPERIENCE (17 YEARS)
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ADVISOR - Advocacy & Outreach/ Spokesman
Planning Commission of Pakistan -
DIRECTOR GENERAL - Advocacy/ Spokesman
Competition Commission of Pakistan -
DIRECTOR - HOD M&CCD/Spokesman
Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan -
COMMUNICATION CONSULTANT/SPOKESMAN
Federal Board of Revenue -
GENERAL MANAGER - BRAND AND COMMUNICATIONS/ SPOKESMAN
Pakistan International Airlines
CORPORATE EXPERIENCE (16 YEARS)
- Head Communications, Government and Corporate Affairs/Spokesman BYCO Petroleum
- Executive Director - ATV/STN
- COO - SIMM Advertising
- General Manager - Express Media Group
- Manager - Dawn Group of Newspapers
- Marketer/PR specialist - I & We International
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- SZABIST Islamabad: Journalism, New Media Advertising, Theatre, Campaign Strategy, Strategic Management
- COMSATS (Virtual campus): Strategic HRM
- Information Services Academy: Mass Communication
- Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad: Mass Communication
- Dr. A.Q Khan Institute of Information: Technology Operations Management
- National University of Modern Languages (NUML): Advertising
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Public speaking on:
- Leadership
- Regulatory Regime
- Crisis communication
- Community Services
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President 2022-2023
Rotary Club Islamabad (Metropolitan) District 3272 (Pakistan) -
Assistant Governor 2023-2024
Rotary International District 3272 . Pakistan -
Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator (ARPIC) 2023-2024
Rotary International, Zone 1B (Pakistan, Bangladesh & Indonesia) -
Member National Task Force 2023-2024
Rotary Pakistan, Smart Village Project -
Chair, CSR Committee 2023-2024
Rotary Pakistan, Smart Village Project
