Amir Tufail has been removed as acting MD of SNGPL and Mahmood Zia has been appointed as new acting managing director SNGPL with immediate effect. The decision was taken by Board of Directors of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL).
In the start of 2019 Deputy Managing Director SNGPL Amir Tufail was promoted as acting MD of SNGP. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Imran Khan fired MDs of SNGPL and SSGC over the gas crisis in winter. Amir was sacked over alleged issuance of inflated bills to 3.3 million gas consumers. The government is in process to refund Rs 2.5 billion to the gas consumers.
Mahmood Zia Ahmed has been given additional charge of MD on Wednesday. He has served at numerous key positions in SNGPL including Senior General Manager (Distribution North), Senior General Manager (ES), and General Manager of Gujranwala, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore and other regions. He has an illustrious carrier of over 31 years in distribution, construction, operations, and maintenance of natural gas pipeline systems in SNGPL