Hamza Farrukh appointed PCCA chairperson on two-year contract

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Hamza Farrukh as chairperson of the Pakistan Climate Change Authority (PCCA) on a two-year contract, according to an Establishment Division notification issued on Tuesday.
The notification said Farrukh’s appointment was made on a contract basis with immediate effect and until further orders. He will receive monthly pay and emoluments equivalent to the maximum of Special Professional Pay Scale-I (SPPS-I).
Farrukh is a climate-technology entrepreneur and founder of Hydrosun Technologies. He previously served as a vice president at Goldman Sachs in London from 2016 to 2023.
He holds master’s degrees from Stanford University’s Doerr School of Sustainability and Graduate School of Business, and a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Williams College.

