F. S. Aijazuddin

Fakir Syed Aijazuddin OBE is a Pakistani historian, academic and business executive. From November 2007 to April 2008, he served as Punjab's interim Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment.

Early life

Aijazuddin was born in 1942.[1] He received his education from the Aitchison College in Lahore and Berkhamsted School in England, and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1965.[1]

Career

During the 1970s, Aijazuddin worked in various public sector projects across Pakistan, including as a director at the National Fertilizer Corporation. From 1980 to 1989, he worked at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company in an executive role.[1] In 1989, he returned to Pakistan and served as CEO of International General Insurance and the First International Investment Bank. Aijazuddin was also a board member of the Lahore Stock Exchange, Oil & Gas Development Company, PTCL, National Transmission & Despatch Company and Bata Pakistan.[1]

Aijazuddin has taught accounting and management at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and Forman Christian College University. From 2006 to 2008, he was a faculty member at the National School of Public Policy where he taught international relations. From 2008 and 2012, he served as the principal of Aitchison College.[1]

Additionally, he has also been the chairman of the Lahore Museum and a fellow of the National College of Arts.[1]

Political career

Between November 2007 and April 2008, Aijazuddin was a member of the interim Punjab cabinet. He served as Punjab's Minister for Culture, Tourism and Environment.[1][2]

Since 1994, he has been the UK government's honorary consul in Lahore, for which he received an Order of the British Empire in 1997.[1]

Bibliography
  • Pahari Paintings and Sikh Portraits in the Lahore Museum (1977)
  • Sikh portraits by European artists (1979)
  • Lahore: Illustrated Views of the 19th Century (1991)
  • Historical images of Pakistan (1992)
  • The Armless Queen, and other essays (1994)
  • From a Head, Through a Head, To a Head (2000)
  • Rare Maps of Pakistan (2000)
  • The Bark of a Pen: A Miscellany of Articles and Speeches (2001)
  • Lahore Recollected: An Album (2003)
  • The Counterfoils of my years, 1942-1971 (2008)
  • From a Minister's Journal (2013)
  • The Morning After: Writings & Speeches, 2006-2014 (2015)
  • The Fickle 70s: Memoirs, 1972-79 (2016)
  • sketches from a Howdah: Charlotte, Lady Canning's tours, 1858-61 (2018)
  • Shooting Words, Writings, 2014-18 (2020)
  • Imperial Curiosity: Early Views of Pakistan, 1845 -1906 (2021)
  • Studies in Majesty: Paintings by August Schoefft and related portraits (2021)

References
  1. "Biography". F.S. Aijazuddin. 2008. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "EPD directive to beautify industrial routes". The News. 9 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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