Hassan Mehmood Yousufzai

Mr. Hassan Mehmood Yousufzai is currently serving as Additional Secretary, Petroleum Division, Government of Pakistan. He has served as the Director General, National Institute of Management, Pakistan Academy for Rural Development and Pakistan Provincial Services Academy, Peshawar. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Mr. Yousufzai has served as Secretary Higher Education Department, Housing Department, Auqaf Department, Law and Order (Merged Area) and Administration (Establishment). Mr. Yousufzai has also served as Commercial Counselor in Frankfurt, Germany, Managing Director Small Industries, KPK and Chief Economist in the Planning & Development Department of the KPK Government. Outside the Government, he has experience of working as Capacity Development Specialist in Asian Development Bank and Assistant Political Agent in Bajaur Agency. Early in his career, Mr. Yousufzai served as District Coordination Officer, Swat; Additional Secretary, Establishment Department and Personal Staff Officer to the Chief Secretary, and was also the Assistant Commissioner in Chitral and Swat.

He passed his CSS Examination in 1995 to join the 24th CTP, in the Pakistan Administrative Service (formerly called DMG). He attained M.A. in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University, USA as a Fulbright Fellow. Currently, he is enrolled in the PhD program in the Department of International Relations, University of Peshawar. He did his schooling from Cadet College, Petaro, F.Sc. from PAF College, Sargodha and also graduated from PAF College of Aeronautical Engineering. Mr. Yousufzai is also an M.A. in Political Science from Peshawar University and B.Sc. (Aero Sciences) from PAF Academy in Risalpur.

He has participated in diverse professional training courses and promotion exams in PAF, 18-month Common Training Program and Specialized Trading Program at Civil Services Academy, mid-career management course, senior management and national management courses, JICA training on development studies and economic development training in China. Mr. Yousufzai has also participated in numerous domestic and international seminars, certificate courses and non-degree programs on areas related to public sector. He has also drafted ‘Manual for Musalihat Anjumans’ for Asian Development Bank and co-authored ‘Towards Understanding Pakhtoon Jirga, an indigenous way of peace building and more’.