Ishrat Hussain

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Ishrat Hussain
Advisor to the Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms & Austerity[1]
In office
27 August 2018 – 11 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan
Succeeded byFarrukh Iqbal
Personal details
Born (1941-06-17) 17 June 1941 (age 82)[
British India
Nationality Pakistan
Alma materWilliams College (B.A) Boston University (Ph.D)

Ishrat Husain is a

Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1999-2006).[2] He presently serves as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Institutional Reforms & Austerity, in office since August 2018.[3]

Life

He received his

Asia-Pacific region and between 1997 and 1999 headed World Bank's operations in Central Asia. He ended his World Bank career in 1999, and was appointed the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and remained until December 2005.[4]

In 2008, he was appointed the

Professor Emeritus of the institute. During his tenure, IBA expanded from a solely business school to an interdisciplinary university.[5] In 2016, Hussain joined the Woodrow Wilson Center as a resident policy fellow.[6]

Awards and achievements

  • Jinnah Award (2005) for services to people as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.[7]

References

  1. ^ "PM approves constitution of task force on civil service reforms".
  2. ^ "Reformer-in-chief: In conversation with Dr Ishrat Husain". Herald Magazine. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  3. ^ "Meet Prime Minister Imran Khan's federal cabinet". 2018-08-20.
  4. ^ "Dr. Ishrat Husain". ishrathusain.iba.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  5. ^ "IBA dean Ishrat Husain announces retirement". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  6. ^ "Wilson Center Appoints Dr. Ishrat Husain as Public Policy Fellow". Wilson Center. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  7. ^ DAWN (2006) Ishrat Hussain, late Akhtar Hameed honoured. 1 May. Retrieved on 25 April 2008.

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Civic offices
Preceded by
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan

1999–2006
Succeeded by