Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of K-Electric, Tabish Gohar, has been appointed as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Power.

According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division, Prime Minister Imran Khan has appointed Tabish Gohar as his Special Assistant for Energy under Rule 4 (6) of the 1973 Rules of Business.

The notification said that Tabish Gohar has been appointed as an honorary candidate and it will be implemented immediately.

It is to be noted that Tabish Gohar holds first-class honours in Electrical Engineering from King’s College, London and MBA in Institute of Business Administration in Pakistan.

He is currently the founder and chairman of Oasis Energy Consultants Limited.

Prior to the launch of Oasis Energy Consultants Limited in October 2015, Tabish Gohar was a Partner and Global Head in Energy Infrastructure at Abraaj Group, where he held senior management positions for almost 9 years.

He resigned as director, chief executive officer and chairman of K-Electric’s board in 2015 after nearly seven years of service.

In 2012, for the first time in 17 years under his leadership, K-Electric came to profit.