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Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to supplant the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in handling cybercrimes, alongside the creation of a specialized telecom tribunal. In January 2024, Saif initiated the Pakistan Startup Fund, a government initiative aimed at investing Rs2 billion annually in Pakistani startups. Additionally, he claimed that the nation's IT exports had risen by 32 percent in the preceding 60 days. The same month, Saif inaugurated the Pakistan Internet Exchange during his tenure as Caretaker Minister for IT. In February, The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has appointed Dr. Umar Saif to the Digital Innovation Board of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Alliance for Digital Development.
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In December 2023, In his role as the Caretaker Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications, Saif announced that the caretaker federal cabinet had given approval for Pakistan's inaugural National Space Policy. Additionally, he also revealed plans to establish the National Cyber Crime
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PITB, under Saif's supervision, developed a smartphone-based early warning system to assist medical teams in curbing the outbreaks which received extensive recognition. He played a vital role in digitalising the land records in Punjab as well those of police, and other departments of the Punjab
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For his research, entrepreneurial ventures, and for being the brains behind digital governance of Punjab and one of the main driving forces behind the IT ecosystem in the country, he was awarded numerous notable awards and titles such as Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Google's
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Upon returning to Pakistan in 2005, Saif joined LUMS where he worked as an associate professor of computer sciences between 2006 and 2013. He became one of the youngest tenured professors at LUMS in 2009. While teaching full-time, Saif carried out several research projects.
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He is credited for being the brains behind digital governance of Punjab and one of the main driving forces behind the IT ecosystem in the country. During his term as chairman of the PITB, more than 300 projects were carried out.
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He stepped down from his positions as Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication and Minister for Science and Technology when the caretaker cabinet of PM Kakar was dissolved on 04 March 2024.
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In 2006, Saif received the Digital Inclusion Award from Microsoft Research. The same year he received the IDG CIO Technology Pioneer Award. In August 2014 Saif was awarded the
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accused Saif of undermining a private deal to bring PayPal to Pakistan by prematurely leaking details to media. She stated, "This action annoyed PayPal and Saif sabotaged it."
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as Chief Digital Officer. In February 2019, Saif founded his new startup called SurveyAuto and also announced to start his own venture capital firm called Khudi Ventures.
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On 12 November 2018, the government of Punjab asked Saif to step down from the office of chairman of the PITB and Vice Chancellor of Information Technology University.
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in Pakistan, and claimed that the payment provider was coming to Pakistan in January 2024. However, the claim was found to be spurious. He made a similar claim about
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where he did his postdoc. He returned to Pakistan in 2005 and joined LUMS where he taught as an associate professor of computer science between 2006 and 2013.
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by the Government of Pakistan for his services in the field of education and information technology. In 2015 and again in 2016 he was named as one of the
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where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science in 1998. He received a doctor of philosophy degree in computer science from the
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During his tenure in PITB, Saif has been accused of nepotism and financial irregularities. A case regarding these is pending before the country's
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at the age of 22 in 2001. In 2002 he did his postdoc at MIT, also in computer science. From 2001 to 2005 he taught at MIT and worked at the
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Saif has been found to give hyperbolic statements and misleading numbers. He has often spoken about the imminent arrival of
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and other shares exceeding Rs 674,000 in value, as well as shares in an IT company worth more than Rs 4.7 million.
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list, naming him as one of the world's top 35 young innovators for developing a bittorrent client,
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Faculty Research Award. Upon learning of his achievements the Chief Minister of the Punjab,
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commended Saif for enabling Pakistan to use technology for immunisation coverage.
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He also founded Pakistan's first start-up incubator, SCI. In response to the
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chair for using Information and Communication Technology for Development.
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In 2023, he was again named as one of the 500 most influential Muslims.
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from August 2023 to March 2024. He is also serving as an advisor to the
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In August 2023, Saif joined cabinet of caretaker prime minister
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MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
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In 2010 Saif was named as Young Global Leader by the
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He served as interim 2430:Lahore University of Management Sciences alumni 319:In 2011, Saif was appointed as chairman of the 1742:"Fact check: PayPal is not coming to Pakistan" 1460:"What is Dr. Umar Saif working on these days?" 836: 834: 108:Information Technology & Telecommunication 2440:Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty 2179: 707:Guramani, Dawn com | Nadir (17 August 2023). 459:, taking offices of IT And Science Minister. 308:(LUMS), Saif received his doctorate from the 16:Pakistani computer scientist and entrepreneur 8: 399:, and a text message-based social network, 323:(PITB) and also became a cabinet member in 291:Federal Minister For Science and Technology 2186: 2172: 2164: 1409:"Dr Umar Saif steps down as PITB chairman" 281: 89: 73: 1967:. Microsoft. 27 June 2006. 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He then moved to the 304:After studying computer science at the 1891: 1881: 1810: 1722: 1712: 1669: 1659: 131:17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 599:His personal assets also include 110 578:'s records, the net worth of Saif is 347:consecutively between 2015 and 2023. 314:Massachusetts Institute of Technology 247:Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7: 2425:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge 1792:Siddiqui, Aimen (8 September 2023). 1615:Niazi, Abdullah (28 November 2023). 1563:Report, Recorder (8 February 2024). 1201:"Zapping mosquitoes, and corruption" 702: 700: 673: 671: 299:United Nations Development Programme 993:"Innovator Under 35: Umar Saif, 32" 413:Punjab Information Technology Board 321:Punjab Information Technology Board 280: 188:Punjab Information Technology Board 1740:Hassan, Taimoor (6 January 2024). 1177:. 25 November 2014. 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