Muhammad Ashfaq appointed as new FBR chairman

Dunya News

Dr Ashfaq Ahmed would be the seventh chairman of FBR during the tenure of the PTI government.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The federal government on Tuesday has appointed Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed as new chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), Dunya News reported.

Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed will replace incumbent FBR chairman Asim Ahmed, who has been made secretary revenue.

Federal Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain made the announcement while briefing media on decisions taken by the federal cabinet in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

During the tenure of the PTI government since August 2018, Dr Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed would be the seventh chairman of the FBR. The earlier chairpersons posted from 2018 till date were Rukhsana Yasmin, Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, Shabbar Zaidi, Nausheen Javaid Amjad, Muhammad Javed Ghani, and Asim Ahmad.