Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi

Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi
	Finance Secretary of Pakistan
	In office; 8 September 1970 – 20 August 1973
President	Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry; Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Prime Minister	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Personal details
Born	Aftab Ahmad Ghulam Nabi Kazi; 6 November 1919; Star of Service (1969)

Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi (

Orissa. After the partition of India, Kazi migrated to Pakistan and joined the Provincial Government

of Sindh, and held positions such as Secretary of Finance and Secretary to the Governor.

During the early 1960s, Kazi was Economic Minister in the Pakistan Embassy to the USA. After a brief stint as Additional Chief Secretary of West Pakistan, he was appointed Chairman of the

Finance Secretary

, a post he held for over three years until his elevation as secretary general.

After the power struggle triggered by General

Governor of State Bank of Pakistan until 1986. The Pakistan State Bank, under Kazi, was characterised by excellent financial discipline in the banking sector coupled with good relations with the Federal Government

.

Kazi was the longest-serving civil servant in the history of Pakistan. As a leading civil servant, Kazi passed through several major events in the history of Pakistan, including the

Pakistan Investment Board. In 1994, Kazi retired from office, at the age of 75, and led a quiet retired life in Islamabad. He died on 9 August 2016 after a prolonged illness. At his death, he was among the last living members of the old Indian Civil Service.^{[citation needed}

]

Early life

Kazi was born into a Sindhi,

British Government for his services to humanity and social development. Anybody who suggests that a Khan Bahadur and an MBE was a member of the middle class during British colonial rule of India is being modest. His family was a member of Indian aristocracy. On the separation of Sindh from Bombay, Khan Bahadur Ghulam Nabi Kazi was appointed the first Director of Public Instructions Sindh in 1936. Kazi received his education in Jamshoro, Sindh, and went on to attend the Cathedral and John Connon School

in 1930.

Education and academia

After graduating from school, Kazi attended the

D. J. Science College, teaching courses in Mathematics and Statistics. In 1944, he was one of the three Muslims selected for the Indian Civil Service, the others being Agha Shahi and Mian Riazuddin Ahmed. Thus, Kazi started a career that would last for half a century making him the longest serving civil servant in the history of Pakistan.^{[citation needed}

]

Civil service in India

The British Raj appointed Kazi as Deputy Commissioner in Bihar and Orissa where he served until 1947. He was asked by the British Government to stay in India, but he opted for Pakistan after partition in 1947. He arrived in his home town and joined the Government of Sindh, holding pivotal positions such as Secretary to Governor and Secretary Finance.^{[citation needed]}

Senior offices held

After the amalgamation of all provinces in the western wing of the country in 1955, Kazi was appointed Finance Secretary of

Governor of State Bank of Pakistan in 1978.^[5] He served there for eight years and this period was characterised by excellent financial discipline in the banking sector coupled with good relations with the federal government. During his tenure as Secretary General Finance, Kazi became involved in securing Pakistan's nuclear capability, along with Agha Shahi and Ghulam Ishaq Khan; the three constituting the co-ordination board to monitor the nuclear program.^{[citation needed]} In 1986, he was appointed Deputy chairman Planning Commission.,^[6] in which position he remained until 1993 until his induction as the chairman Privatisation Commission. In 1993 he was again given the status of a Federal Minister as chairman/Chief Executive of the Pakistan Investment Board.^[7]

Retirement and death

In 1994, Kazi retired after 50 years of service. He lived in Islamabad with his wife Zakia, who died in 2009. They had two children.^[citation needed] He died in Islamabad on 9 August 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Offices held

Political offices
Preceded by Ghulam Ishaq Khan	Finance Secretary of Pakistan 1970–1973	Succeeded by Abdur Rauf Shaikh
Preceded by S. Osman Ali	Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan 1978–1986	Succeeded by V.A. Jafarey
Preceded by V. A. Jafarey	Deputy Chairman Planning Commission 1986–1993	Succeeded by Saeed Ahmed Qureshi

References

^ "Federalism through civil service reforms".
^ The India Office and Burma Office List: 1947. Harrison & Sons, Ltd. 1947. p. 241.
^ List of Chairmen of CBR/FBR and Secretaries of Finance Archived 16 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Advisory Council of General Ziaul Haq^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "List and photographs of ex-governors of the State Bank of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ List of Deputy Chairmen of the Planning Commission of Pakistan Archived 14 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan, Cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister Mr Moeen Qureshi [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Federalism through civil service reforms".

[2] The India Office and Burma Office List: 1947. Harrison & Sons, Ltd. 1947. p. 241.

[3] List of Chairmen of CBR/FBR and Secretaries of Finance Archived 16 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Advisory Council of General Ziaul Haq^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "List and photographs of ex-governors of the State Bank of Pakistan". Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[6] List of Deputy Chairmen of the Planning Commission of Pakistan Archived 14 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[7] Cabinet Division, Government of Pakistan, Cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister Mr Moeen Qureshi [1]^{[permanent dead link]}

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