During the long tenure in government service, he worked against key positions including Collector of Customs, Sales Tax and Federal Excise, Chief Commissioner Inland Revenue, Member Federal Board of Revenue, Member Appellate Tribunal (IRS), Consul General of Pakistan at Sydney, Commercial Counsellor Copenhagen / Stockholm, Sr. Advisor Federal Insurance Ombudsman, Executive Director Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) and several other important positions. He holds Master’s Degree in English Literature and has successfully attended various Advance Courses in Management from Prestigious Institutions within the country and abroad like National School of Public Policy, NIPA, Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University) and Tax Institutions in UK, USA, Japan, Korea, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Belgium.

Mr. Mohammad Raza Baqir has been serving as Executive Director and Secretary General  APTMA since 2019. Before joining APTMA, he served in the Federal Government of Pakistan for well over 35 years.