Umar Saif

Umar Saif is the founder of Plan9 Technology Incubator, which was founded in 2012.
He holds the title of Chairman at Plan9 Technology Incubator starting in 2012.
Dr. Saif's current job(s) include being the Chairman at The MIT Enterprise Forum of Pakistan since 2016, Director at Urban Unit Pvt Ltd., Director at Engineering Consultancy Services Punjab Pvt Ltd., and Associate Professor at Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Dr. Saif's former job(s) include being the Chairman at Punjab Information Technology Board, Non-Executive Director at The Bank of Punjab, and Director at NRSP Microfinance Bank Ltd.
He also served as the Minister of Information Technology & Telecommunication for the Government of Pakistan from 2023 to 2024.
Dr. Saif obtained a doctorate degree from the University of Cambridge in 2001 and another doctorate degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002.