The Government has appointed Mr. Asad I.A. Khan, a renowned Architect, as the Managing Director of NESPAK. He joined NESPAK in 1985 and was serving as Vice President & Head of Architecture & Planning Division for the last 10 years. As an Architect, Asad is well versed in the various disciplines of engineering construction supervision and Project management.

Grand son of Nawab Ismail Khan, a front rank leader of Pa­kistan movement and son of a re­nowned ICS officer Mr. I.A. Khan, Asad was the senior most Vice President and Convenor of the Board of Management of NESPAK.

He obtained his architec­ture degree from the Na­tional College of Arts, Lahore in 1978 and then pro­ceeded to USA where he got his Master’s degree from the Univer­sity of Illinois, Chicago in 1983 and on re­turn joined NESPAK, as a Senior Architect. In quick succession, Asad won several design competitions for NESPAK and was instrumental in the formation of a full fledged Architectural & Planning Divisions in NESPAK.

An Architect of repute, Asad I. A. Khan has in his portfolio many projects of national importance, such as Prime Minister’s House, Prime Minister’s Secretariat; Air and Naval Headquarters Complexes in Islamabad; Karachi Expo Center; Islamabad Stock Exchange Building besides designing several reputed Projects including Pakistan Embassies in Thailand, Bahrain, Dhaka, Moscow and Muscat.­

As Head of Architecture and Planning Division Karachi, he has also to his credit the designing of several important projects including the Township of PARCO Mid-Country Oil Re­finery in Mahmoodkot and Tex­tile City at Port Qasim, Karachi.

Mr. Asad I.A. Khan, besides be­ing a keen golfer having represented Pakistan, is play­ing an equally important role in the promotion of sports and is the Captain of Karachi Golf Club; Vice-President of Sindh Golf As­sociation and Member, Executive Committee of Pakistan Golf Federation. He is also associated with the Pakistan Council of Architects & Town Planners (PCATP) as its elected member.

His father Mr. I .A. Khan had been the Chairman of the Board of Control for Cricket in Pakistan (BCCP) and remained Manager of Pakistan Team on foreign tours. He served as Secretary Economic Affairs and Chairman WAPDA during his course of service.