Shahid Hafeez Kardar

Shahid Hafeez Kardar
16th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
In office
September 8, 2010 – July 13, 2011
Preceded bySalim Raza
Succeeded byYaseen Anwar
Personal details
Born1952 (age 72–73)[1]
Parent
OccupationEconomist

Shahid Hafeez Kardar (born 1952) is a Pakistani economist and former provincial finance minister. He served as the 16th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan from September 2010 to July 2011.[2]

He was the acting Punjab Minister for Finance, Planning & Development, Excise and Taxation and Industries & Minerals Development from November 1999 to January 2001.[1][3] Previously, he served as the Vice-Chancellor of Beaconhouse National University in Lahore.[4][5]

Early life and education

Kardar is the son of former Pakistani Test cricket captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar and belongs to an Arain family of Lahore.[6] He holds an accounting qualification from England and is a graduate of the University of Oxford.[4] His son, Hamza, is married to cricket commentator and sports presenter Zainab Abbas.[7]

Bibliography

  • Reflections on Pakistan's Economy
  • The Political Economy of Pakistan
  • Polarization in the Regions: The Roots of Discontent

References

  1. ^ a b "State Bank of Pakistan". www.sbp.org.pk.
  2. ^ "Country paying the price for fleeting SBP governors".
  3. ^ "PROFILE-Pakistan's Central Bank Governor Shahid Hafiz Kardar". February 22, 2011 – via www.reuters.com.
  4. ^ a b "Beaconhouse National University: Shahid Kardar made new vice chancellor - The Express Tribune". 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ "BNU's new vice chancellor: 'Universities should share top teachers' - The Express Tribune". 8 August 2013.
  6. ^ "PCB chief meets son of Hafeez Kardar".
  7. ^ "Pakistani cricket commentator ties knot with Hamza Kardar". Daily Times. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2020.


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