Criteria including qualifications laid down for appointment of the Chairman PCB;
The Criteria for appointment of the Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) including qualification is laid down in Article 7 of the PCB Constitution, 2014, which is reproduced as under;
Article 7(5):
In order for a person to be eligible to be elected to the office of Chairman such person shall be holder of at least a Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent professional degree or higher from a local university or college recognized by the Pakistan Higher Education Commission, a foreign university or college recognized by a similar body in the relevant country and possesses sufficient administrative managerial or financial experience.
Article 7(6):
No person shall be elected as, or hold the office of, Chairman, if he,—
a) is not a citizen of Pakistan or ceases to be a citizen of Pakistan;
b) has been convicted for an offence involving moral turpitude and sentenced for such an offence with imprisonment of either description for a term exceeding two years for any offence under the National Accountability Bureau Ordinance, 1999(XVIII of 1999);
c) has been dismissed, on account of misconduct from the service of any Government, Statutory Corporation, Organization, Authority or a Body established or controlled by or under the authority of a federal or provincial government, or in which any such government has a controlling share or interest;
d) has been adjudged as insolvent by a competent court of law; and
e) is incapable of discharging his functions for reasons of physical or mental incapacity;
Qualifications of the incumbent Chairman PCB Zaka Ashraf indicating also the posts against which he has served earlier;
Note: The above information was shared with the Senate by the Caretaker Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Fawad Hasan Fawad on January 05, 2024.