The mystery of the appointment of the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) has been solved as Syed Salahuddin has been appointed as Managaing Director on permanent basis in Karachi Water Board.

Sindh government has issued a notification in this regard. Salahuddin is the project director of Karachi Water Sewerage Services Infrastructure Improvement Project (KWSSIIP).

The notification, issued by the Sindh chief secretary, said that Salahuddin will also hold the additional charge of the post of KWSSIP.

The notification was issued after the provincial cabinet approved the appointment of Salahuddin as the CEO of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board.

Earlier three names were shortlisted for the slot after which the Sindh government approved Salahuddin’s name for the slot.

Salahuddin will hold both positions until the permanent appointment of Project Director of KWSSIP, said the notification.

Profile

Salahuddin, who belongs to the Pakistan Administrative Service, has more than 20 years of experience in infrastructure development, personnel administration, building and development control, municipal services, and funds management in the public sector.

Before assuming his current assignments, he was the metropolitan commissioner in the KMC.

He did his Bachelor’s of Civil Engineering from NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi. Soon after graduation, he joined DHA Karachi as a civil engineer and executed a variety of projects.

Salahuddin earned his Master’s in Public Policy from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo under the Young Leaders Program of the Japanese government. He is also a law graduate from the University of Punjab Lahore.

While serving as deputy commissioner of South Karachi during the year 2018/19, he coined the concept of community-led solid waste by introducing a ‘Blue Jacket Campaign’ in the district.