ISLAMABAD: WAPDA Chairman Lt-Gen (retd) Muzammil Hussain has tendered resignation from his post, according to a report on Saturday.

Mr Hussain has forwarded his resignation to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, mentioning personal reasons for his resignation. Due to personal and family compulsions, he could not continue the job, he wrote to the PM. In August 2021, the Ministry of Water Resources had notified the appointment of Muzammil Hussain as the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) chairman for a second consecutive term of five years.

The then notification had stated: “In pursuance of the cabinet’s decision in case No 747/26/2021 of Aug 17 conveyed vide cabinet division’s memorandum No 26/CM/2021-D of Aug 20, Mr Muzammil Hussain is appointed as chairman, WAPDA, for a term of five years in accordance with Section 4(2) of WAPDA Act, 2958 with effect from Aug 24.”

Mr Hussain had first been appointed to the post on Aug 24, 2016 by the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif. He was given the charge after Zafar Mahmood had resigned from the post citing personal reasons.