Shamsul Mulk | |
|---|---|
| Chief Minister of North-West Frontier Province (caretaker) | |
| In office 11 October 2007 –31 March 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Akram Khan Durrani |
| Succeeded by | Ameer Haider Khan Hoti |
| Born | Nowshera |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | University of Engineering and Technology |
| Known for | Tarbela Dam |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Civil Engineering |
| Institutions | Water and Power Development Authority Global Water Partnership Sustainable Development Policy Institute Naval School of Logistics and Management GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology |
Shamsul Mulk,Ph.D.,HI,is a Pakistani civil engineer and a Technocrat. Shamsul Mulk also served as the 24th Chief Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province under the Military Government of Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf. He also served as Chairman Water and Power Development Authority WAPDA of Pakistan. He was 3rd Chairperson of Board of Governors of Sustainable Development Policy Institute. He is a strong supporter for the construction of the Kalabagh Dam.
He is considered as the most hardline supporter of Kalabagh Dam. He has indicated inter provinces prejudices as well as alleged foreign lobbies supporting anti-Kalabag dam movement in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He also argued that the worst floods in Noshera history in 1929 and 2010 flooded Noshera which denies the ANP fears of Noshera being flooded on construction of Kalabagh Dam.
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