Finance Secretary of Pakistan
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Finance Secretary of Pakistan is the highest bureaucratic position within the Ministry of Finance of Pakistan. There were at least three instances when finance ministry was headed by Secretary-General. A G N Kazi
was secretary-general from 1973 to 1978, Chaudhry Mueen Afzal from 1999 to 2002, and Naveed Ahsan from 2006 to 2007.
The current Finance Secretary is Dr Waqar Masood Khan who took over in December 2010 vice Salman Siddiq.
Following is the list of the finance secretaries to date.
A G N Kazi
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi SPk, SK, was a Pakistani statesman during the Cold war and during the post cold war. Kazi was born in Sindh, Bombay Presidency in 1919 to an educationist family of academic class. Kazi started his career in Indian Civil Service in 1944 and served as the Deputy Commissioner...
was secretary-general from 1973 to 1978, Chaudhry Mueen Afzal from 1999 to 2002, and Naveed Ahsan from 2006 to 2007.
The current Finance Secretary is Dr Waqar Masood Khan who took over in December 2010 vice Salman Siddiq.
Following is the list of the finance secretaries to date.
List of Finance Secretaries
| NO. | NAME OF SECRETARY | ENTERED OFFICE | LEFT OFFICE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Victor Turner | 14-AUG-1947 | 01-FEB-1950 |
| 2 | Abdul Qadir | 02-FEB-1950 | 25-FEB-1952 |
| 3 | Mumtaz Hasan | 25-FEB-1952 | 01-NOV-1958 |
| 4 | Hafiz Abdul Majid | 01-NOV-1958 | 29-JUL-1960 |
| 5 | Mohammed Ayub | 29-JUL-1960 | 19-JUN-1961 |
| 6 | Mumtaz Mirza | 19-JUN-1961 | 06-MAR-1963 |
| 7 | Mirza Muzaffar Ahmad | 06-MAR-1963 | 30-MAY-1966 |
| 8 | Ghulam Ishaq Khan | 31-MAY-1966 | 08-SEP-1970 |
| 9 | A G N Kazi | 08-SEP-1970 | 20-AUG-1973 |
| 10 | Abdur Rauf Shaikh | 20-AUG-1973 | 06-OCT-1977 |
| 11 | Aftab Ahmad Khan | 09-OCT-1977 | 01-AUG-1979 |
| 12 | Habibullah Baig | 01-AUG-1979 | 07-JUN-1987 |
| 13 | Izharul Haq | 08-JUN-1987 | 14-AUG-1988 |
| 14 | Saeed Ahmad Qureshi | 15-AUG-1988 | 21-JAN-1989 |
| 15 | R.A. Akhund | 22-JAN-1989 | AUGUST-1990 |
| 16 | Saeed Ahmad Qureshi | SEPTEMBER-1990 | 31-JUL-1991 |
| 17 | Qazi Alimullah | 01-AUG-1991 | 24-SEP-1992 |
| 18 | Khalid Javed | 25-SEP-1992 | 24-APR-1993 |
| 19 | Qazi Alimullah | 28-OCT-1993 | 30-JUN-1994 |
| 20 | Javed Talat | 30-JUN-1994 | 01-MAR-1996 |
| 21 | Mian Tayeb Hasan | 01-MAR-1996 | 31-OCT-1996 |
| 22 | Chaudhry Mueen Afzal | 01-NOV-1996 | 05-NOV-1998 |
| 23 | Khalid Javed | 05-NOV-1998 | 21-OCT-1999 |
| 24 | Muhammad Younis Khan | 22-OCT-1999 | 2002 |
| 25 | Naveed Ahsan | 2002 | 2006 |
| 26 | Tanwir Ali Agha | 2006 | JULY-2007 |
| 27 | Dr Siddique Kazalbash | JULY-2007 | 08-JAN-2008 |
| 28 | Waqar Masood Khan | 09-JAN-2008 | 02-MAY-2008 |
| 29 | Farrukh Qayyum | 03-MAY-2008 | 01-SEP-2008 |
| 30 | Waqar Masood Khan | 02-SEP-2008 | 03-FEB-2009 |
| 31 | Salman Siddiq | 04-FEB-2009 | 20-DEC-2010 |
| 32 | Waqar Masood Khan | 21-DEC-2010 | INCUMBENT |
See also
- Finance Minister of PakistanFinance Minister of PakistanThe Finance Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Finance and serves in the Prime Minister's cabinet. The Minister is required to be a member of the Parliament.The current finance minister is Abdul Hafeez Shaikh...
- Governor of State Bank of PakistanGovernor of State Bank of Pakistan- List :# Zahid Hussain, 10-06-1948 TO 19-07-1953# Abdul Qadir, 20-07-1953 TO 19-07-1960# Shujaat Ali Hasnie, 20-07-1960 TO 19-07-1967# Mahbubur Raschid, 20-07-1967 TO 01-07-1971# Shahkur Ullah Durrani, 01-07-1971 TO 22-12-1971...
- Planning Commission (Pakistan)Planning Commission (Pakistan)The Planning Commission of Pakistan, commonly known as Planning Commission, is a Pakistan Government's executive and federal departmental institution in charge of managing the economy of the country in tandem with the Ministry of Finance. Its main function is to prepare five-year plans of economic...
External links
- Ministry of Finance
- The Bank Notes of Pakistan – 1947 to 1972 by Peter SymesPeter SymesPeter J. Symes is an Australian researcher into paper money. He is the author of many articles published in the International Bank Note Society Journal and of several books.He is the president of the International Bank Note Society.-Books:...
- The Bank Notes of Pakistan 1972 – 2000 by Peter Symes
- List of first 9 federal finance secretaries