Mr. JAHANGIR
KHAN TAREEN
Jahangir Khan
Tareen is a leading expert on agriculture, sustainable
development, rural economy and agri-business.
Recognizing his knowledge and skills, Government of the
Punjabappointed him as Chairman of the
Task Force on Agriculture Development in 1997. Under his
dynamic leadership the task force played a landmark role
in modernizing the management of major crops and
achieving food autarky
in
Punjab.
After obtaining
his Master in Business Administration from University of
North Carolina, United States of America, Mr. Tareen
worked in Department of Public Administration,
University of Punjab
, and later at Grind lays
Bank, Lahore (1975-77) in
the corporate banking division. Known for his
entrepreneurial skills he bought 1500 acres of barren land
in South Punjab at Lodhran from 1978 to 1997 and developed
it into the most modern and state of the art cotton, wheat,
mango and vegetable farm in the country. Between 1981 and
1990, he spearheaded the turning around the Pepsi Cola
bottlers in Multan and Lahore as Managing Director and
Chairman of the Franchise. As Managing Director of JDW
Sugar Mills Limited. Rahim Yar Khan, he has pioneered many
farmer friendly initiatives in order to enhance
productivity and profitability of both farmers and the
sugar mills.
Mr. Tareen has
panache for philanthropy and public service. He is on
Board of Directors of numerous rural development and
poverty alleviation organizations. He served as Member
Board of Directors of National Rural Support Programme
(NRSP) and Punjab Rural Support Programme (PRSP)
established on the pattern of Aga Khan Rural Support
Programme (AKRSP), and was instrumental in bringing RSPs
operations to South Punjab. He is Senior Advisor, on
Natural Resource Management (NRM), to National Rural
Support Programme and Punjab Rural Support Programme
(PRSP).
Presently Director
of Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, an autonomous
public company set up by the World Bank and Government
of Pakistan to administer a $l00m World Bank Fund. PPAF
has been instrumental in capacity building of a large
number of civil society organizations, and not for
profit bodies working for poverty alleviation
in Pakistan
. Lodhran Pilot Project (LLP) a personal
commitment of Mr. Tareen, of which he is Chairman and
sponsor, was set up in 1999, on the lines of renowned
Orangi Pilot Project (OPP). The legendary Dr. Akhter Hameed
Khan personally visited Lodhran on persuasion of Mr.
Tareen, and launched the programme.
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