DR. KABIR AHMED SIDHU
CHAIRMAN, SECP

Title: Government Nominee

Dr. Kabir Ahmed Sidhu is the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP), the apex regulator of Pakistan's capital markets, corporate sector, insurance, non-banking financial companies, and private pensions.

He brings over 20 years of legal, regulatory, and policy experience in Pakistan and the United Kingdom. Prior to his appointment at SECP, Dr. Sidhu served as Chairman of the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP), where he led significant institutional reforms, strengthened enforcement capacity, reduced longstanding litigation backlogs, and contributed to the development of competition law jurisprudence.

Earlier, Dr. Sidhu worked in senior legal and compliance roles across insurance companies, financial institutions, law firms, and government ministries. He has also served as Senior Legal Consultant at the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of Pakistan.

Dr. Sidhu holds a Bachelor's degree in Law, an LLM in Banking, Insurance and International Business Law, and a PhD from the University of Manchester. His doctoral research focused on investor protection, market abuse, and the regulation of stock exchanges.
He also holds a postgraduate diploma in Civil Litigation from the Manchester Law Society and professional certifications from the London Institute of Banking and Finance.

In addition to his professional career, Dr. Sidhu has academic and research experience with UK universities, including teaching at the University of Manchester.

As Chairman SECP, Dr. Sidhu is focused on strengthening capital markets, improving the ease of doing business, promoting financial inclusion, and enhancing regulatory transparency to support sustainable economic growth.