Secretary to Government of Sindh in Department of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities
Parvez Ahmed Seehar is the Secretary to Government of Sindh in Department of Culture, Tourism & Antiquities. Previously, he served as Special Secretary Education Department, Chief Program Manager in Sindh education reforms, and other positions for ten years.
He also led the reform support unit, planning and conducting the first meeting of Sindh Education Development Partners’ Coordination (SEDPC) Forum. Mr. Seehar has also supervised the Diagnostic Testing (of Language, Mathematics and Social Studies) and Standard Achievement Testing (SAT), of students. Furthermore, he also looked after the first ‘merit-based’ recruitment of teachers in Sindh, through Third Party, Supervision of Donor-funded Projects and initiatives; e.g. ‘Districts That Work (USAID); ‘Missing facilities to schools’, School Management Committees, Girls Stipend Program, Girls Education Project.
In addition to being a practitioner, he is also an academic and scholar. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in public sector management in Pakistan. He brings in rich comparative perspectives due to his professional visits to the USA, UK, Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, Dubai, Philippines, etc. Moreover, he has also been invited for talks on many seminars, policy dialogues and panel discussions as a key panellist, speaker, or to conduct sessions on his skills & expertise.