Akbar Mayo

Akbar Mayo leads revenue mobilisation workstream at REMIT, bringing over 17 years of extensive experience in tax reform, fiscal policy formulation and digital revenue administration. He has spearheaded the complete redesign of multiple core tax administration systems and pioneered the development of AI-enabled compliance monitoring tools in Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). His work has successfully integrated international best practices, including the OECD Compliance Risk Management Framework and DAMA-DMBOK data governance architectures, within FBR. A prolific commentator on digital transformation and the future of tax administration, he holds a Master of Laws from the University of the Punjab and a Master of Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore.