Bilal Bin Saqib
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Bilal Bin Saqib | |
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| Chairman, PVARA | |
| In office 2 December 2025 – 2 March 2026 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
| CEO of Pakistan Crypto Council | |
| In office 14 March 2025 – 2 March 2026 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Blockchain and Crypto | |
| In office 26 May 2025 – 02 Dec 2025[1] | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 (age 35–36) |
| Citizenship | Pakistan United Kingdom |
| Relatives | Momin Saqib (brother) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Bilal Bin Saqib (born July 1990) is a British Pakistani businessman and philanthropist who has served as chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA)[2] and CEO of the Pakistan Crypto Council since 2025.[3][4][5][6] He previously served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Blockchain and Crypto.[7]
Bilal was born in July 1990.[8] He received his early education from Lahore Grammar School[9] after which he went to Queen Mary University of London[10] and then graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a master's degree in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.[11]
Career
At the age of 34, Bilal co-founded One Million Meals, an initiative launched during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide free meals to NHS workers and frontline staff throughout the UK. In recognition of this work, he was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). He is also the founder of the Tayaba Organisation in Pakistan, which has distributed over 30,000 H2O Wheels — a device designed to assist women in rural areas by enabling them to roll heavy water containers rather than carry them manually.[12]
In 2025, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Digital Assets by the Government of Pakistan to lead national efforts in developing a regulatory framework and strategy for cryptocurrency and blockchain adoption.[13]
In December 2025, Saqib was appointed Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), the national regulator responsible for overseeing virtual assets, cryptocurrency exchanges, and blockchain-based financial services in Pakistan.[2]
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