Mr. Saad Ghani is a senior public sector professional and Electrical Engineer with over 12 years of progressive leadership experience in public finance management, macroeconomic policy, federal budgeting, and energy sector governance. He has played a strategic role in fiscal policymaking at the federal level, contributing to macroeconomic stabilization, structural reforms, and public sector financial oversight. Currently serving in key positions within the Finance Division, Government of Pakistan, Mr. Ghani has been actively engaged in fiscal policy formulation, IMF program negotiations (SBA/EFF), state-owned enterprise (SOE) reforms, and development portfolio management. His work has directly supported macroeconomic stabilization efforts, fiscal consolidation frameworks, and energy sector financial restructuring. Core Areas of Expertise • Public Finance Management (PFM) & Fiscal Governance • Macroeconomic & Fiscal Policy Analysis • Medium-Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF) & Performance-Based Budgeting • IMF Program Negotiations & Fiscal Adjustment Strategies • Economic Reform & Subsidy Rationalization • SOE Financial Evaluation, Oversight & Governance Reform • Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) Formulation & Monitoring • External Financing & Development Partner Coordination (IMF, World Bank, ADB) • Cabinet/ECC/CCOE Case Preparation & Parliamentary Business • Energy Sector Financial Restructuring & Circular Debt Management • Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Portfolio Oversight • Economic Stimulus & Crisis Response Policy Design Professional Contributions Mr. Ghani contributed to the formulation of fiscal and economic response measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, supporting stabilization and recovery efforts. He played an active role in IMF SBA and EFF negotiations, contributing to fiscal adjustment frameworks and reform benchmarks. He has led financial evaluations and fiscal risk assessments of major state-owned enterprises in the power and petroleum sectors, including DISCOs, GENCOs, NTDC, WAPDA, OGDC, PPL, PSO, and PMDC, assessing their financial performance, subsidy requirements, and reform pathways. His experience includes facilitating high-level decision-making processes at the Cabinet level, including matters placed before the ECC and CCOE. He has supervised development initiatives under the PSDP, regional uplift packages, and disaster risk mitigation programs. Earlier in his career, he gained hands-on experience in hydropower project operations, procurement, and contract management in AJK, strengthening his technical and commercial understanding of infrastructure and energy project governance.