Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi is a noted economist

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 and scholar of Pakistan

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Educational qualifications

• M.A., 1961 Yale University
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• Ph. D., 1966 Princeton University
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• Post-doctoral Fellow, 1969-70 Harvard University
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Prof. Dr. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi was born in Maraith, in 1935. He migrated to Karachi, Pakistan in 1950.

Following his master's degree from the Yale University in 1961, he earned his doctorate from the Princeton University in 1966. After finishing his post-doctorate research from Harvard University in 1970 he carved a career pathway that is studded with high portfolios, challenging responsibilities and distinguished accomplishments. Besides holding many high level positions, Syed Nawab Haidar Naqvi has also been Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, and until recently Senior Economic Advisor, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) and Rector (Designate), Kausar University of Sciences, Islamabad.

Awards

• Citation in Who's Who in the World, 5th Edition (1980–81).
• Sitara-i-Imtiaz (1991). A Distinguished Civilian Award for Academic Excellence (in Economics).
• ECO Award for outstanding performance in the field of Economics (1992).
• Lifetime Academic Achievement Award (2005–2006)

Research experience

• Senior Economic Adviser, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority
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  (NEPRA), (April 1998 to February 2000).
• Economic Adviser, MCB Institute for Development Research (1995–1996).
• Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (2 January 1979 - 10 July 1995). The Director is in Grade-22 and has been placed in Article 16 of the Warrant of Precedence for Pakistan . His status was equivalent to a Federal Secretary.
• Chief, Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan (1 October 1971 to 1 September 1972).
• Officer-in-Charge and Senior Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (March 1967 to 15 September 1971).

Areas of specialization

• Development Economics
• International Economics
• Agricultural Economics
• Comparative Economic Systems
• Econometric Model-building

Membership and Association: 26 Associations, Boards, Committees etc., -- both national and international; some important ones are:

• Member, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
• Founder President, Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad, 1982-1995.
• Chairman, the Committee on Economic and Social well-being for the Eighth Five Year Plan, appointed by the Government of Pakistan 1992.
• Chairman, (1990–1992) and Member (1982–1993) Board of Management, Asian and Pacific Development Center, The United Nations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Chairman (1981–1983) and Member (1983–1987), Asian Sub-Link Project, ESCAP, Bangkok , Thailand.
• Chairman, Committee on Islamization, appointed by the Finance Minister, Government of Pakistan, 1980.

Editorship of journals

Editor of 14 national and international Journals including:

• Editor, The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (1979–1995).
• Member, Board of Editors, Managing International Development (M.I.D.) The United Nations, New York.
• Member, South Asia Journal, The Sage Publishers, New Delhi (1997--).

Current position

Professor in Economics at Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology.

Selected publications

• Perspectives on Morality and Human Well-being, Leicester (UK): Islamic Foundation, 2003.
• Development Economics: Nature and Significance. Sage Publications, New Delhi, US, London, 2002.
• The Crisis of Development Planning in Pakistan: Which Way Now? Islamabad: Institute of Policy Studies. (March 2000).
• External Shocks and Domestic Adjustment: Pakistan 's Case 1970-1990, Oxford University Press, 1997.
• Islam, Economics, and Society . London: Kegan Paul International 1994.
• Development Economics : A New Paradigm. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1993.
• SAARC Link: An Econometric Approach. (Asian and Pacific Development Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) New Delhi: Oxford & IBH. 1992.
• Macro-Economic Framework for the Eighth Five Year Plan; Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1992.
• On Raising the Level of Economic and Social Well-Being of the People. Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1992.
• Structure of Protection and Allocative Efficiency in Manufacturing. San Francisco International Center for Economic Growth, 1991 (with A.R.Kemal).
• Structural Change in Pakistan's Agriculture. Islamabad Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. October, 1989 (with Mahmood Hasan Khan and Ghaffar Chaudhry).
• Land Reforms in Pakistan: A Historical Perspective. Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. November, 1987 (with Mahmood Hasan Khan and Ghaffar Chaudhry).
• Preliminary Revised P.I.D.E. Macro-Econometric Model of Pakistan 's Economy . Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1986 (with Ashfaq H. Khan and Ather Maqsood Khan).
• Ethics and Economics: An Islamic Synthesis. Published by the Islamic foundation, UK, 1981.