8th
Oct 2003
WWF –
P Announces New President
Lahore: Altaf M Saleem was unanimously
elected yesterday as the new president
of WWF – P, during a meeting
of Board members of WWF. He will
commence his term for a period of
three years. The Board of WWF –
P along with staff bid farewell
to outgoing president, Brig (Retd)
Mukhtar Ahmed, in a ceremony held
at the residence of Syed Babar Ali,
President Emeritus, WWF –
P, to mark the end of his three
presidency terms from 1994 to 2003.
Syed
Babar Ali, President Emeritus,
WWF – P acknowledged Brig
(Retd) Mukhtar Ahmed by saying,
“Conservation of the environment
and our natural resources is
essential if we are to develop
Pakistan sustainably for future
generations. For that we need
the active support and involvement
of the community to preserve
our natural heritage in the
long run. In this regard, Brig
(Retd) Mukhtar Ahmed has always
been our willing partner, working
tirelessly over the years to
raise public awareness about
the importance of nature conservation
as well as soliciting support
from different sectors of the
community to achieve this worthy
goal.
” To honour his commitment
to WWF – Pakistan, the
Board has appointed him as Vice
President Emeritus of WWF –
Pakistan" |
Brig (Retd) Mukhtar
Ahmed, welcomed Altaf M Saleem by
saying, “WWF – P has
come a long way for the last 32
years, striving for the cause of
nature conservation in Pakistan
through various projects at grassroots
level, giving input in different
policies, promoting conservation
actions through education, awareness
and capacity building of locals
as well as professional staff.”
Altaf M Saleem has
served as a Federal Minister/Chairman
of Privatization Commission and
is also a member of the Pakistan
Environment Protection Council.
He has served as a member of the
board of trustees of WWF International
as Vice President of WWF - Pakistan.
Being a leading industrialist of
the Crescent Group, he is also involved
in the development of resource based
organisations such as the Lahore
University of Management Sciences
and Leadership for Environment and
Development.
In his farewell speech
Brig Mukhtar Ahmed, pointed out
past achievements of the organisation
in the field of nature conservation.
Brig Mukhtar Ahmed was presented
mementos of his association with
WWF – P for the last eleven
years. WWF – P Board complimented
and acknowledged his dedicated work
for environmental issues within
and outside the framework of WWF
– P. He is involved with social
development issues as well, such
as being the founder of Human Welfare
Nature Conservation Society and
the Houbara Bustard Foundation International.
For further information:
Ali Hassan
Habib
WWF – Pakistan, Ferozepur
Road, Lahore.
Tel: +92 42 5862360, 5869429,
Fax: 042 5862358,
ahabib@wwf.org.pk
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