BackMr Abdul Rauf Chaudhry was appointed as Federal Tax Ombudsman by President Asif Ali Zardari, on the advice of the Prime Minister. Ombudsman Chaudhry has been appointed for a period of four years and followes former Federal Tax Ombudsman Muhammad Shoaib Suddle, whose four-year tenure expired on 2 June 2013.
Ombudsman Abdur Rauf Chaudhry has over 36 years of experience in Public Administration, Public Sector Development, Public Policy formulation and Private Sector policy.
He has held distinguished positions with the Government of Pakistan, most recently managing the portfolios for the Cabinet Division, Establishment Division, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Textile and Ministry of Housing & Works as Federal Secretary.
His major contributions include policy framework formulation and management for Government employees benefit programs, public sector development projects, National Education policy 2009, and public/private textile sector support programs. He has also represented Pakistan at multiple national and International Seminars and Conferences.
Mr. Rauf holds an M.A in Economics from Punjab University, Masters in Development Economics from Vanderbilt University, USA and diploma in Development Studies from University of Cambridge, UK. He has also attended many courses in the realm of management studies, notably a course for senior administrators at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA.
Source: Office of the Federal Tax Ombudsman
