Abdullah Zaki appointed as Member of KPT’s Board of Trustees.

Former President of Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Abdullah Zaki has been appointed a Member of the Board of Trustees of Karachi Port Trust (KPT). According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs, the federal government has approved the reconstitution of KPT’s Board of Trustees in terms of Section 5, read with Section 7 of Karachi Port Trust (KPT) Act 1886, with immediate effect. Hence, Abdullah Zaki will now represent the Karachi Chamber on KPT’s Board of Trustees for two years.

While congratulating Abdullah Zaki on his appointment as a member of KPT’s Board of Trustees, President KCCI Iftikhar Ahmed Sheikh was confident that Abdullah Zaki will certainly be able to play a vibrant role in KPT’s Board in dealing with all port and shipping-related issues being faced by the business community because of his huge experience and excellent knowledge of issues.

In addition to being the Former President of the Karachi Chamber, Abdullah Zaki also discharges his duties as Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Malawi in Karachi. He has also offered his services as FPCCI Executive Committee Member and as Chairman of the Pakistan Soap Manufacturers Association, Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association, Chairman of KCCI’s Customs & Valuation Subcommittee and Import, Anti-Smuggling, Quarantine & Certification Subcommittee.

Furthermore, Abdullah Zaki, being a veteran businessman and industrialist, has also contributed as Member of the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Commerce, the Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Finance, the Board of Administrator of Export Development Fund (EDF), Sindh Board of Investment, Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (SPPRA), Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation (KWSC), Executive Committee of COMMECS, Karachi Centre of Dispute Resolution (KCDR), Board of Director, Gujranwala Tools, Dies & Moulds Centre, (GTDMC) and Technology Upgradation & Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) in addition to extending prudent advises to the government via Budget Proposals and also playing a role in the Advisory Committee of Free Trade Agreements between Pakistan and other countries.