Federal Government Employees Housing Authority

Federal Government Employees Housing Authority
فیڈرل گورنمنٹ ایمپلائز ہاؤسنگ اتھارٹی
Headquarters	10 Mauve Area, G-10/4 Islamabad
Chairman Executive Board	Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada
Director General	Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal
Website	http://www.fgeha.gov.pk/

Federal Government Employee Housing Authority (FGEHA) provides eligible Federal Government employees with quality affordable housing in major cities of Pakistan in a secure, healthy, and decent environment. Also working in partnership with the public and private sectors, the FGEHA provides families with housing choices and opportunities. The Federal Minister for Housing & Works, Riaz Hussain Pirzada is the Chairman of FGEHA Executive Board.^[1]^[2] The Director General of FGEHA is Capt.(R) Muhammad Zafar Iqbal.[1]

History

Federal Government Employee Housing Authority (earlier FGE Housing) Foundation) was established as a cell in Ministry of Housing & Works in 1989. Later on, it was registered with the Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan as a Public Limited Company on 26th March 1990 under Companies Ordinance, 1984. The erstwhile FG Employees Housing Foundation has been established as Federal Government Employees Housing Authority through Ordinance promulgated on 12th July, 2019 by the President. Later on, the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority Act was passed through Parliament on 15th January 2020.

Objectives

To initiate, launch, sponsor and implement Housing Schemes for Federal Government Employees serving and retired and for other specified groups of people as decided by the Authority from time to time on an ownership basis in Islamabad, the Provincial Capitals, and other major cities of Pakistan.