Commission

Dr. Kabir Ahmed Sidhu is the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), the apex regulator of Pakistan’s capital markets, corporate sector, insurance, non-banking financial companies, and private pensions.

He brings over 20 years of legal, regulatory, and policy experience in Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Prior to his appointment at SECP, Dr. Sidhu served as Chairman of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), where he led significant institutional reforms, strengthened enforcement capacity, reduced longstanding litigation backlogs, and contributed to the development of competition law jurisprudence.

Earlier, Dr. Sidhu worked in senior legal and compliance roles across insurance companies, financial institutions, law firms, and government ministries. He has also served as Senior Legal Consultant at the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of Pakistan.

Dr. Sidhu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law, an LLM in Banking, Insurance and International Business Law, and a PhD from the University of Manchester. His doctoral research focused on investor protection, market abuse, and the regulation of stock exchanges. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Civil Litigation from the Manchester Law Society and professional certifications from the London Institute of Banking and Finance.

In addition to his professional career, Dr. Sidhu has academic and research experience with UK universities, including teaching at the University of Manchester.

As Chairman SECP, Dr. Sidhu is focused on strengthening capital markets, improving the ease of doing business, promoting financial inclusion, and enhancing regulatory transparency to support sustainable economic growth.

Mr. Zeeshan Rehman Khattak brings over two decades of expertise across wealth management, regulation, real estate, and technology. He holds degrees in Business and Economics from California State University, Fullerton, USA, and an MBA in Finance from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. A seasoned professional in financial and capital markets, he has a proven track record in areas such as asset management, investment strategies, and market research, both domestically and internationally.

Mr. Khattak’s career spans diverse industries, including logistics and market research in the USA, as well as specialized roles in Pakistan’s financial and regulatory sectors. He has previously served in senior capacities within asset management and real estate investment, overseeing large-scale portfolios, driving strategic marketing initiatives, and conceptualizing innovative projects to maximize portfolio performance.

In his recent leadership role as Chief Commercial Officer at Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB), Mr. Khattak played a pivotal role in advancing the IT industry’s growth, fostering trade partnerships, and shaping national-level policies. His additional responsibilities as Acting CEO, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chief Industry Development Officer further highlight his multifaceted capabilities in infrastructure development, strategic planning, and governance.

Mr. Muzzafar Ahmed Mirza is a legal professional with nearly 24 years of experience. He is an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and has worked extensively in both the public and private sectors. He joined the Commission in July 2012 and has previously served as Chief Prosecutor / Executive Director at the SECP. Since joining the SECP, he has played a key role in shaping the Commission’s legal and enforcement functions.

He has been central to the development of Pakistan’s corporate and financial regulatory framework. His notable contributions include leading several major legislative reforms, such as the Companies Act, 2017; Securities Act, 2015; Futures Market Act, 2016; Corporate Restructuring Companies Act, 2016; Financial Institutions (Secured Transactions) Act, 2016; Companies (Appointment of Legal Advisers) (Amendment) Act, 2017; and the Corporate Rehabilitation Act, 2018.

Additionally, he has played an active role in reforms aimed at modernizing and strengthening the corporate sector. His contributions inter alia include initiatives to improve the ease of doing business, develop the SECP’s Regulatory Sandbox, and strengthen the insolvency regime, corporate rehabilitation framework and liquidation processes. He also played an instrumental role in establishing the prosecution department of SECP.

He holds an LLM from the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, University of London, and is an accredited mediator by the Singapore International Mediation Centre.

Muhammad Ali Farid Khwaja has over twenty years experience in global financial markets as an investor, entrepreneur and investment banker. Prior to joining SECP, he was the CEO of a mining company listed on London Stock Exchange. He co-founded Oxford Frontier Capital, an investment firm based in London with investments across Saudi Arabia, UAE and Pakistan. Ali has won various awards from bodies such as CFA Society Pakistan, Asia Money, TIM and Thomson Reuters. He was selected for Pride of Pakistan Award by ISPR and is a recipient of LUMS Alumni Achievement Award. Ali has done MSc in Financial Economics from Oxford where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He did a Double Major in Economics and Computer Science from LUMS and graduated with Distinction.