Auditor General's organisation

ISLAMABAD: Javaid Jehangir, a retired officer of Pakistan Audit and Account Services, has been appointed Auditor General of Pakistan, a notification from the Finance division of the Government of Pakistan stated on Tuesday.

Jehangir has been appointed Auditor General of Pakistan by President Mamnoon Hussain, effective from the date he enters office, the notification said.

Jehangir retired from the Audit and Account Services group in December last year. He also served as member finance in the Capital Development Authority (CDA).

The post of the Auditor General fell vacant in April this year when Rana Assad Amin retired after turning 65 ? the maximum age limit for the position. Since then, an acting auditor-general was running the affairs of the department.