Shahid Hafeez Kardar is a
Pakistani economist and former provincial finance minister. He served as the 16th
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
Here is a list of the governors of the State Bank of Pakistan.
List of governors
See also
* State Bank of Pakistan
* Planning Commission (Pakistan)
* Economy of Pakistan
References
Profile of Past Governors of State Bank of Pakistan from September 2010 to July 2011.
He was the acting
Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
Minister for Finance, Planning & Development, Excise and Taxation and Industries & Minerals Development from November 1999 to January 2001.
He is currently the Vice-Chancellor of
Beaconhouse National University
Beaconhouse National University (BNU) is a private liberal arts university located in Lahore, in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.[Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...]
.
Early life and education
Kardar is the son of former Pakistani
Test cricket
Test cricket is a form of first-class cricket played at international level between teams representing full member countries of the International Cricket Council (ICC). A match consists of four innings (two per team) and is scheduled to last f ...
captain
Abdul Hafeez Kardar
Abdul Hafeez Kardar PP, HI ( ur, ) (17 January 1925 – 21 April 1996) was a Pakistani cricketer, politician and diplomat. He was the first captain of the Pakistan cricket team. He is one of the only three players to have played Test cric ...
and belongs to an
Arain
Arain (also known as Raeen) are a large Punjabi agricultural tribe with strong political identity and organisation, found mainly in the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh with a small population in parts of Indian Punjab, Uttar Pradesh ...
family of
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city ...
. He holds an accounting qualification from England and is a graduate of the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
.
His son, Hamza, is married to cricket commentator and sports presenter
Zainab Abbas
Zainab Abbas ( Punjabi, ; born 14 February 1988) is a Pakistani television host, sports presenter, commentator, and former makeup artist.
Personal life
Zainab Abbas was born in Lahore to domestic cricketer Nasir Abbas and politician Andleeb A ...
.
References
Living people
1952 births
Pakistani economists
Governors of the State Bank of Pakistan
Alumni of the University of Oxford
Provincial ministers of Punjab
Punjabi people
Vice-Chancellors of universities in Pakistan
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