Mukhtar Paras is the Director General at the Secretariat Training Institute in Islamabad where he has been serving for 21 years. As a qualified governance and development professional with more than 20 years of experience in national and international organizations, he carried out a wide range of operational and administrative tasks, including country programming, and operational policy dialogues with central, local and international organizations. He studied International Development with specialization in development diplomacy and local economic development. He had an excellent track-record in financial administration, delivering high quality technical assistance, analytical work, and administrative services in a timely manner. Proven expertise in operations in diverse sectors such as project management, implementation, coordination, economic negotiation, technical education, social protection and research, round up his impressive skills. Paras has been consistently recognized for being proactive and pragmatic with a strong drive for results and delivering quality services. He’s the author of two books and more than 100 policy papers and articles on issues relevant to governance and development. He was the first officer to design online courses and modules and also arranged virtual classes for a specialized training programme of Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) officers at Secretariat Training Institute (STI). Watch his video here.
