ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (APP): Maqbool Ahmed Gondal on Monday sworn in as the 22nd Auditor General of Pakistan in an oath-taking ceremony held today at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Yahya Afridi, administered the oath of office.
The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Honorable Judges of the Supreme Court, Advisor to the Prime Minister, senior government officials, officers from the Pakistan Audit and Accounts Service (PA&AS), and distinguished guests.
Maqbool Ahmed Gondal is the 22nd Auditor General of Pakistan appointed under the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 for a fixed tenure of 4 years.
Mr. Gondal has an illustrious career spanning over three decades of leadership experience in Financial Management, Governance, Assurance, Audits and Public Procurement.
As Controller General of Accounts, he is credited with leading initiatives that include the digitization of Public Financial Management and the recovery of more than Rs.460 billion through audit enforcement.
His previous roles also include Managing Director of the Public Procurement Regularity Authority, Additional Auditor General, Deputy Auditor General for Federal Audit Operations, and Accountants General for Punjab and Sindh.
Mr. Gondal holds an MS in Accounting and Finance from the University of Manchester UK, and MBA in Finance from the National University of Modern Languages Pakistan, and MPhil and MSc degrees in Physics from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad.