Zahid Husain (1893 – 1957) was the founder and the first
governor
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of
State Bank of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ( ur, ) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was Nationalized and ...
from June 1948 to July 1953.
[Profile of Zahid Hussain](_blank)
State Bank of Pakistan Museum website, Retrieved 8 September 2021 He also served as Pakistan's first
High Commissioner to
India
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from August 1947 to April 1948.
He was close aide of
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (, ; born Mahomedali Jinnahbhai; 25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948) was a barrister, politician, and the founder of Pakistan. Jinnah served as the leader of the All-India Muslim League from 1913 until the ...
, and also the father of
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate a ...
Justice
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(R)
Nasir Aslam Zahid.
[State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to set up Zahid Husain chair: Higher studies]
Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 November 2001, Retrieved 8 September 2021
Career
Zahid served as
vice-chancellor
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In most Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, the chancellor ...
of
Aligarh Muslim University, the founding Governor of the
State Bank of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) ( ur, ) is the Central Bank of Pakistan. Its Constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until 1 January 1974, when the bank was Nationalized and ...
and the first chairman of the
Planning Commission besides being the author of Pakistan's first five-year plan.
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See also
* 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
References
External links
State Bank of Pakistan Past Governors
Government Islamia College alumni
Pakistani civil servants
Governors of the State Bank of Pakistan
1890s births
1957 deaths
Vice-Chancellors of the Aligarh Muslim University
High Commissioners of Pakistan to India
Pakistan Movement activists
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