Zahid Husain | |
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1st Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan | |
In office June 10, 1948 – July 19, 1953 | |
Succeeded by | Abdul Qadir |
Personal details | |
Born | 1893 |
Died | 1957 |
Occupation | Banker |
Zahid Husain (1893 – 1957) was the founder and the first governor of State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953.[1][2] He also served as Pakistan's first High Commissioner to India from August 1947 to April 1948.[1]
He was close aide of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and also the father of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice (R) Nasir Aslam Zahid.[3]
Career
[edit]Zahid served as vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, the founding Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and the first chairman of the Planning Commission besides being the author of Pakistan's first five-year plan.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Profile of Zahid Hussain State Bank of Pakistan Museum website, Retrieved 8 September 2021
- ^ Sirajuddin Aziz (27 December 2020). "A prototype of a true leader". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ a b State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to set up Zahid Husain chair: Higher studies Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 November 2001, Retrieved 8 September 2021
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