02/10/2026
Hon’ble Mr. Naveed Kamran Baloch, Federal Ombudsman of Pakistan, has been unanimously elected President of the Forum of Pakistan Ombudsman (FPO), with the Board placing its collective confidence in his leadership for the Forum’s next term.
The decision was taken at the 34th FPO Meeting held on 2nd October 2026 where all 14 FPO Members endorsed his nomination with mutual consultation. The meeting was attended online by all 14 Federal and Provincial Ombudsmen/Ombudspersons of Pakistan and their representatives.
Speaking after his election as the President of FPO, Hon’ble Mr. Naveed Kamran Baloch thanked the Board Members for the confidence reposed in him and acknowledged the magnanimous role of Mr. Zafar Hijazi in facilitating a smooth transfer of leadership. He vowed to promote a wider understanding of the Forum’s mandate, strengthening its collective voice and ensuring that the ombudsman institutions of Pakistan are better supported, better connected and more effectively represented. He also placed emphasis on the need to protect the jurisdictional integrity of member institutions, strengthen strategic communication and use the Forum more actively as a platform for cooperation, visibility and the advancement of administrative justice.
During the meeting, the Board Members also placed on record their appreciation for Mr. Zafar Hijazi’s leadership as President FPO in the past year and for the Federal Tax Ombudsman Secretariat and all the former Federal Tax Ombudsmen, whose sustained support to the Forum over the past fifteen years has remained central to its institutional continuity.
