The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is pleased to announce that Mr. Akbar Ali Pesnani presented his credentials on 30 January 2013 to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Mr. Hamrokhon Zarifi, as the newly-appointed AKDN Resident Representative for Tajikistan. Mr. Pesnani replaces Mr. Munir Merali who completed his term on 28 January 2013 after seven years of service.
Mr. Pesnani has over 40 years of experience within the Network in various capacities including, his current role as Chairman of the Board for the First Microfinance Bank in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Aga Khan Cultural Services in Pakistan. He is also the Director on the Boards of the Jubilee Insurance Co., and Industrial Promotion Services for Pakistan. Previously, he has also chaired the Steering Committee for the development of the earthquake affected areas in Kashmir.
Professionally, Mr. Pesnani has worked with various organizations in senior financial and management positions including the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, the Ghulam Faruque Group, a manufacturing and trading group in Pakistan, as well as the Gwadar Port & Gwadar Port Implementation Authority in Pakistan.
The AKDN wishes Mr. Pesnani success in his new role and thanks the outgoing Resident Representative Mr. Munir Merali who led the Network’s development efforts in Tajikistan.
