Dr. Mohammed Yaseen is the Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA).

He earned his PhD from University of Essex, United Kingdom with specialization in Telecommunication Systems. After his Ph.D, he worked for the Essex University, UK, as Senior Research Officer, on projects funded by HP and European Consortium.

In a successful professional career spanning almost 22 years, his core areas of expertise lie in the field of digital and voice communications, Optical Fiber Transmission Systems, Fiber Access Networks and broadband access. He has contributed in commissioning, operation and maintenance of large international telecom networks, including SMW3 (Segment 2), Southern Cross (Australia – USA), I2I (India – Singapore). He provided consultancy on product development, network/product cost analysis and deployment of Access Networks.

He is highly respected among national and international forums for his profound command on developing strategies, defining standards, devising regulations, envisioning future roadmaps and sharp management skills. Dr. Mohammed Yaseen has more than 30 international and national publications on telecom technologies especially broadband, ICT growth, strategies and design of telecom networks