Mian Muhammad Mueen Wattoo Federal Minister for Water Resources, Pakistan

Mian Muhammad Mueen Wattoo heads Pakistan’s Ministry of Water Resources at a time when the country’s water challenges have rarely been more urgent. He has made expanding water storage capacity and flood control central priorities, chairing high level government meetings on both and pushing for the timely completion of critical projects like the K-IV water supply scheme for Karachi. He has also been active in building international partnerships around water security, meeting with delegations from the World Bank, Poland, and Qatar to explore cooperation on flood resilience and sustainable water infrastructure.