HUM Network BoD Chairman Mazharul Haq Siddiqui passes away in Karachi

KARACHI: Chairman of the Board of Directors of HUM Network Mazharul Haq Siddiqui and one of Pakistan’s senior-most civil servants passed away in Karachi.

His funeral prayers will be offered in Karachi on Thursday, family sources said.

Siddiqui was regarded as a distinguished educationist and an accomplished bureaucrat who held several senior positions in the government of Pakistan.

During his career, he served as secretary of education and secretary of finance, and also worked in the services and general administration department.

He also served as vice-chancellor of the University of Sindh and was chairman of the Sindh Madressatul Islam Board and Quaid-e-Azam Public School.

Mazharul Haq Siddiqui was the elder brother of HUM Network President Sultana Siddiqui.

He is remembered for his contributions to public service and the education sector in Pakistan.