Mr Farid Ahmad Tarar is Chairman of the Competition Commission of Pakistan. He has more than 30 years of experience in public financial management, regulatory reform and economic governance, and has held senior government positions and led international development initiatives. He served as Pakistan’s Commercial Counsellor in Rome, contributing to trade diplomacy, including Pakistan’s status under the European Union’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+). He has also written policy documents on public financial management and tax revenue mobilisation. He holds a Master’s in Accounting and Finance from the University of Manchester and an MBA in Finance.