Mr. Shah Jahan Mirza has joined PPIB in July 2003 as Director Finance & Policy. He has a wide-ranging exposure and experience in Projects' Evaluation, Development and Financing. Before joining PPIB he has served in various organizations including Private Power Cell of Ministry of Water & Power (present PPIB), General Manager Projects Planning in a large industrial group, Financial Analyst in Project Finance Department of a bank and as an independent consultant.

Mr. Mirza is a distinction holder in MSc Investment Management from UK as well as position holder in MBA (Finance) from University of Punjab, Lahore.  He has also completed Diploma examinations of Institute of Banker in Pakistan, with first position.

Mr. Mirza heads the Finance & Policy Section of the PPIB.  As Director Finance & Policy, he looks after the financing and policy related issues of the IPPs as well as accounting and financial management functions of PPIB.

Mr. Mirza has very good knowledge and experience in the private power since he has worked as Financial Analyst at Private Power Cell during 1991-94 under contract with International Resources Group (A USA based international firm which worked as consultant to USAID/ Government of Pakistan on Private Sector Power Project). Mr. Mirza made valuable contributions in formulation of Private Power Generation Policy of 1994, including development of bulk power tariff, its escalation/indexation procedures and standardized security package (Implementation, Power Purchase and Fuel Supply Agreements).  He has also worked as independent consultant in the private power sector and has extensive experience of carrying out feasibility studies, financial modeling, tariff structuring and projects’ evaluations.