Syed Tariq Mahmood-ul-Hassan has been appointed as the Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development. After the approval of the prime minister, the Cabinet Division has issued the notification.
As per the notification, Syed Tariq has been appointed as an honorary special assistant to the prime minister. Earlier, Tariq was serving as the vice chairperson of Punjab Overseas Pakistanis Commission.
Syed Tariq Mahmood-ul-Hassan is an acclaimed author, philanthropist and a legal expert. He holds a Master in Laws along with a business degree from Northampton University, UK. With extensive insights on the global state of affairs, his books and articles examine the key developments determining the world’s future.
He is the UK president of the World Congress of Overseas Pakistanis. He has authored two books on global affairs. A World In Chaos was published by Hay House from New York and ‘Dunya Badal Rahi Hey’ has been recently published in Urdu. He is the winner of the Brian Tracy Award of Excellence in 2019 and ‘Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award’ in 2020. He’s also there founding Chairman of Ali Zamam Trust UK & Pakistan, a charity set up in memory of his two children and dedicated to uplift the underprivileged and destitute children in Pakistan.