Senior journalist and columnist Fahd Husain has been appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) Shehbaz Sharif.
The Cabinet Division issued the notification following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s approval on Friday.
“The Prime Minister, in terms of rule 4(6) of Rules of Business, 1973, has been pleased to appoint Syed Fahd Husain as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister with the status of Federal Minister, with immediate effect,” read a notification of his appointment.
Fahd Hussain will have the portfolio in Public Policy and Strategic Communication.
Husain has previously served as the Resident Editor of Dawn newspaper in Islamabad.
He has spent three decades in the field of journalism. Husain has been a newspaper reporter, editor, columnist, television anchor, and news director during his time as a journalist.
