Javaid Laghari (Urdu: جاويد لغارى; TI is a Pakistani American who has served as the Chairperson of the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan from Aug 2009 to Aug 2013 with the status of a Federal Minister.[1]

Javaid Laghari
Born1960 (62 years old)
Hyderabad, Pakistan
NationalityPakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
AwardsTamgha-e-Imtiaz (1999)
IEEE Leadership Award (1994)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical Engineering
Javaid Leghari
Chairman of the Higher Education Commission
In office
14 August 2009 – Incumbent
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterYousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded byAtta-ur-Rehman
Pakistan Senator to the Senate Secretariat
In office
23 March 2006 – 11 March 2009
PresidentGeneral Pervez Musharraf
Asif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
Yousaf Raza Gillani
6th Science Adviser to the Prime minister Secretariat
In office
1 August 1993 – 5 November 1996
PresidentWasim Sajjad
Farooq Leghari
Prime MinisterBenazir Bhutto
Preceded byMunir Ahmad Khan
Succeeded byIshfaq Ahmad
Personal details
Political partyPakistan People's Party

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  • Solomon’s Dream, Jan 2023, Amazon Publishing, ISBN 979-83-742-07-330
  • Solomon's Magic, Nov 2022, Amazon Publishing, ISBN 979-83-659-20-354
  • Solomon's Demon, Aug 2022, Amazon Publishing, ISBN 979-884-8052-107
  • Challenges in Higher Education, June 2021, Amazon Publishing, ISBN 979-851-8200-623
  • Ifrit, January 2019, Austin Macauley, ISBN 978-1528906623
  • Reflections on Benazir Bhutto, SZABIST Publication, ISBN 978-969-8666-13-2, February 2008.
  • Leaders of Pakistan, SZABIST Publication, ISBN 978-969-8666-14-9, August 2009.
  • The Wizardry of Leadership, Paramount Publishing, ISBN 978-969-494-846-1, Sept 2011.
  • Dielectric Films for High Temperature High Voltage Power Electronics, Materials for Electronic Packaging, by J. R. Laghari and edited by Deborah D. L. Chung, Butterworth Publishers, 1994.

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Government offices
Preceded by Science Advisor to the Prime minister Secretariat
1 August 1993 – 5 November 1996
Succeeded by