Aman Pir is the Chairman of FPCCI Standing Committee (All Pakistan) “Special Education & Training” and former Chairman of Technical & Vocational Education for 2016 and 2017. He is also a member of Law & Order, Foreign Affairs and Banking Committee. He is associated with various other organizations/associations such as Board of Director at Karachi Youth Federation. He was also recently appointed as Justice of Peace, District South Karachi (Govt. of Sindh) by the honourable Chief Minister of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah. He has been affiliated with the financial sector as well where he started his career with ABN Amro Bank as Relationship Manager and currently working as Unit Head at a major commercial bank.
Aman recently got the opportunity to meet with the Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau.
Being also the CEO of Pir Enterprises, Aman Pir belongs to an agricultural family business background from interior Sindh in Dadu District. He is the grandson of former Chief Minister of Sindh, Pir Illahi Bux (PIB) and nephew of former Senior Minister for Education and member CEC PPP Pir Mazhar ul Haq.
He graduated in Economics and Business from York University Toronto, Canada. He had gained experience in working at various organizations in Toronto.
He has received various awards throughout the years including 3rd Global Excellence Awards from honorable Governor of Sindh (2014), in the category “future emerging CEO in a financial sector”, Best Excellence Award 2017 in the field of Vocational Training from the honorable Governor Sindh, and various other achievement awards in the past few years.
We Recently got a chance to talk to him. Let’s see what he has to say:
Since you belong to a well-educated family and you are one of the examples of a successful individual yourself who has diversified and worked in various positions, I’ll start this interview with one basic question- and that is how Important do you think is Education in our society?
My great-grandfather Pir Illahi Buksh started services towards the cause of education after the independence/partition. He was elected as Chief Minister Sindh and then Educational Minister for ten years. Education is extremely essential and plays a pivotal role in today’s world, where no nation can develop without basic education and literacy rate. It is one of those tools which strengthens one’s individual capacity of surviving in a challenging world and if you don’t have it you are definitely deprived.
Also, do you think education has been modernized in any way from the times of your forefathers till today?
Yes, it has modernized to some extent but not up to the level it should have been. The strive for education has been increased for sure but lots need to be done.
Is unemployment a serious problem in the current era or is it the lack of proper education that leads to unemployment?
Unemployment IS the problem. It has a lot do with lack of skill development according to industry requirements in some ways too. For instance, if you are in a specialized field such as Technology, Computer Science, Finance etc, and your requirement is as per the demand of the industry then you would have better job opportunities and options.
Do you think the world needs Multi-taskers?
If the requirements are changing with the passage of time then it is one’s responsibility and/or necessity to upgrade yourself accordingly.
Does our Education system need to change in any way?
First of all basic education needs to be modified drastically, especially in the public sector, everyone should have the right of free education till secondary level at least. Also, teacher’s training is extremely important which determines the quality of education. Teachers should know what exactly they are teaching, what role model those students can be for others and the impact it would have on our society.
Who is your Role Model?
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in politics. Mr S.M. Munir when it comes to business.
Before we go on to Rapid fire round let us show you a picture where
Mr. Pir met with Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif recently.
Rapid Fire Round:
- What’s your favourite thing in your closet right now?
My favourite suit and tie
- Do you have any pets?
Unfortunately No
- What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received?
Always do good for others and make sure you reach a position where you have the ability and power to do good.
- What’s your favourite movie ever?
Scarface
- Describe yourself as a teenager in 3 words
shy, reckless, yet friendly
- Dark chocolate or milk chocolate
Milk chocolate all the way
- If you could be from any other decade (or era), which would it be?
Post-independence time (1947)
- If you could have any three people (dead or alive) over for dinner – who would they be?
My grandfather, former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Al Pacino
- If your house was on fire, what two things would you run back in to get?
My Cell phone and my documents
- Name a book you read that positively shaped you.
Marun Mithiya da (Sindhi)
- Who would play you in the movie of your life?
Can’t think of anyone
- iPhone or Andriod
Blackberry
- What’s your favourite TV show?
I’m fond of reality shows
- The best gift you’ve ever received?
A car and a gun
- If you had one superpower, what would it be?
I wish I had a power to change my country in a positive way
