VU
Virtual University of Pakistan
Federal Government University

Board of Governors

1. Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology & Telecom, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad Chairman
2. Rector, Virtual University of Pakistan  Member
3. Secretary, Ministry of Education, Islamabad or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary Member
4. Secretary , Ministry of Information & Media Development, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad Member
5. Chairperson, Higher Education Commission or his nominee not below the rank of an officer of BPS 20 Member
6. Chairman, National Telecommunications Corporations or his nominee not below the rank of an officer of BPS 20 Member
7. Registrar, Virtual University of Pakistan Secretary
8. One Retired Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Member
9. One Serving or Retired Rector or Vice Chancellor of a Public Sector University Members
10-12. Three Eminent Educationists or Scientists not being Employees of the University Member
13. One Expert from Financial Sector Member
14. One Dean of the University Member
Current Board Members
# Members Description Name & Designation of Members Status
Ex-Officio Members
1. Secretary, Information Technology and Tele-Communication, Ministry of Technology, Government of Pakistan (Ex-Officio) Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Mahmood
Secretary/Chairman,
Board of Governors-VU,
Information Technology & Telecom, M/o Information Technology, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
Chairman
2. Rector, of the University (Ex-Officio) Prof. Dr. Arshad Saleem Bhatti
SI. TI.Rector,
Virtual University of Pakistan
Member
3. Secretary, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary (Ex-Officio) Mr. Waseem Ajmal Chaudhry
Secretary,
Ministry of Education,
Government of Pakistan,
Block-D, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad.
Member
4. Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan (Ex-Officio) Ms. Shahera Shahid Secretary,
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting,
Government of Pakistan,
Cabinet Block, Islamabad.
Member
5. Chairman of the Higher Education Commission, or his nominee not below the rank of an officer of BPS 20 (Ex-Officio) Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed
Chairman,
Higher Education Commission,
Sector H-9, Islamabad.
Member
6. Chairman, National Telecommunications Corporation or his nominee not below the rank of an officer of BPS 20 (Ex-Officio) Mian Muhammad Shafique
Chairman/ Managing Director,
National Telecommunications Corporation,
Headquarters, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad.
Member
Other than ex-Officio Members
7. One retired judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice (Retd.) Sarmad Jalal Osmany Member
8. One serving or retired Rector or Vice Chancellor of a public sector university appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Nomination Committee Prof. Dr. Jan Muhammad
Vice Chancellor,
University of Turbat,
Ketch, Balochistan.
Member
9-10-11. Three eminent educationists or scientists not being employees of the University, appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations for each seat made by the Nomination Committee Prof. Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry
Professor,
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology,
Jamshoro.
Prof. Dr. Naukhez Sarwar
Principal & Dean NBS,
NUST Business School,
Islamabad.
Dr. Shoaib A. Khan
CEO,
Care Technologies/ Chancellor,
Sir Syed CASE Institute of Technology, Islamabad.
Member
12. One expert from financial sector appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Nomination Committee Syed Naveed Akhtar
CEO,
China Mobile Pakistan ECCL (CMPAK ECCL);
CM Pak Office, Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, Islamabad.
Member
13. One Dean of the University to be appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Nomination Committee Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mohsin Javed
Dean,
Faculty of Science & Technology,
Virtual University of Pakistan
Member
14. The Registrar of the University Registrar
Virtual University of Pakistan
Secretary
Previous Board Members
# Members Description Name & Designation of Members Status
Ex-Officio Members
1. Secretary, Information Technology and Tele-Communication, Ministry of Technology, Government of Pakistan (Ex-Officio) Secretary/Chairman,
Board of Governors-VU,
Information Technology & Telecom, M/o Information Technology, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
Chairman
2. Rector, of the University (Ex-Officio) Rector,
Virtual University of Pakistan
Member
3. Secretary, Ministry of Federal Education and Professional Training or his nominee not below the rank of Joint Secretary (Ex-Officio) Secretary,
Ministry of Education,
Government of Pakistan,
Block-D, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad.
Member
4. Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan (Ex-Officio) Secretary,
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Block, Islamabad.
Member
5. Chairman of the Higher Education Commission, or his nominee not below the rank of an officer of BPS 20 (Ex-Officio) Chairman,
Higher Education Commission,
Sector H-9, Islamabad.
Member
6. Chairman, National Telecommunications Corporation or his nominee not below the rank of an officer of BPS 20 (Ex-Officio) Chairman,
National Telecommunications Corporation,
Headquarters, Sector F-5/1, Islamabad.
Member
Other than ex-Officio Members
7. One retired judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice (R) Iqbal Hameed-ur-Rehman
Member
8. One serving or retired Rector or Vice Chancellor of a public sector university appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Nomination Committee Prof. Dr. Zia ul Qayyum
Vice Chancellor, Allama Iqbal Open University,
Islamabad
Member
9-10-11. Three eminent educationists or scientists not being employees of the University, appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations for each seat made by the Nomination Committee Prof. Dr. Inayatullah Khan Babar
Vice Chancellor,
University of Engineering (UET), Taxila.
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ayub Alvi,
Rector,
National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (FAST),
Islamabad.
Prof. Dr. Shahida Hasnain
Former, Vice Chancellor,
Women University, Multan/ HEC Distinguished Professor,
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetic,
University of Punjab, Lahore.
Member
12. One expert from financial sector appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Nomination Committee Zaigham Mahmood Rizvi
Chairman Task Force,
Prime Minister’s Naya Pakistan Housing Programme,
3rd Floor FTC Building, HBFC, Shahrah-e-Faisal,
Karachi.
Member
13. One Dean of the University to be appointed by the Chancellor from at least three nominations made by the Nomination Committee Vacant Member
14. The Registrar of the University Registrar
Virtual University of Pakistan
Secretary