Bilal Bin Saqib MBE | |
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Blockchain and Crypto | |
Assumed office 26 May 2025 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
CEO of Pakistan Crypto Council | |
Assumed office 14 March 2025 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
Personal details | |
Born | Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan |
Political party | PMLN (2025-present) |
Relatives | Momin Saqib (brother) |
Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Bilal Bin Saqib is an entrepreneur currently serving as CEO of Pakistan Crypto Council [1] [2] [3] [4] and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Blockchain and Crypto. [5]
Bilal received his early education in Lahore from Lahore Grammar School [6] after which he went to Queen Mary University of London [7] and then graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a master's degree in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship. [8]
At the age of 34,Bilal co-founded One Million Meals,an initiative launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide free meals to NHS workers and frontline staff throughout the UK. In recognition of this work,he was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). He is also the founder of the Tayaba Organisation in Pakistan,which has distributed over 30,000 H2O Wheels —a device designed to assist women in rural areas by enabling them to roll heavy water containers rather than carry them manually. [9]
In 2025,he was appointed as the Minister of State for Digital Assets by the Government of Pakistan to lead national efforts in developing a regulatory framework and strategy for cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption. [10]
He was listed in Forbes 30 under 30 Asia [11] [12] under social entrepreneurs. [13]