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{{Short description|Pakistani banker}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2017}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2017}}


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| name = Ishrat Hussain
| name = Ishrat Hussain
| office = Advisor to the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] for Institutional Reforms & Austerity<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/455831-PM-approves-constitution-of-task-force-on-civil-service-reforms}}</ref>
| office = Advisor to the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] for Institutional Reforms & Austerity<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/455831-PM-approves-constitution-of-task-force-on-civil-service-reforms|title=PM approves constitution of task force on civil service reforms }}</ref>
| term_start = 27 August 2018
| term_start = 27 August 2018
| term_end =
| term_end = 11 April 2022
| succeeding =
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| predecessor =
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[[Mamnoon Hussain]]
[[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| primeminister = [[Imran Khan]]
| primeminister = [[Imran Khan]]
| office1 = [[Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan]]
| office1 = 13th [[Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan]]
| image = Dr. Ishrat Husain (cropped).jpg
| image = Dr. Ishrat Husain (cropped).jpg
| predecessor1 = [[Muhammad Yaqub]]
| predecessor1 = [[Muhammad Yaqub]]
| primeminister1 = [[Nawaz Sharif]]<br />[[Shaukat Aziz]]
| primeminister1 = [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali]]<br />[[Shaukat Aziz]]
| successor1 = [[Shamshad Akhtar]]
| successor1 = [[Shamshad Akhtar]]
| governor2 = [[Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan]]
| governor2 = [[Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan]]
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| death_date =
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| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Williams College]] (B.A)
| alma_mater = [[Williams College]] (B.A)


[[Boston University]] (Ph.D)
[[Boston University]] (Ph.D)
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| term_end1 = 1 December 2005
| term_end1 = 1 December 2005
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'''Ishrat Husain''' is a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] [[banker]] and [[economist]] who served as the dean of the [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|Institute of Business Administration]] (2008-2016) and the [[Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan]] (1999-2006).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://herald.dawn.com/news/1153435|title=Reformer-in-chief: In conversation with Dr Ishrat Husain|date=2016-06-21|newspaper=Herald Magazine|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>
'''Ishrat Husain''' is a [[Pakistani people|Pakistani]] [[banker]] and [[economist]] who served as the dean of the [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|Institute of Business Administration]] (2008-2016) and the [[Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan]] (1999-2006).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://herald.dawn.com/news/1153435|title=Reformer-in-chief: In conversation with Dr Ishrat Husain|date=2016-06-21|newspaper=Herald Magazine|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref> He served as Advisor to Prime Minister ([[Imran Khan]]) for Institutional Reforms & Austerity, from 2018 to 2022.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.geo.tv/amp/207947 |title = Meet Prime Minister Imran Khan's federal cabinet|date = 2018-08-20}}</ref>


==Life==
==Life==


Born in [[Allahabad]], [[British India]], Husain moved to [[Karachi]] in 1947 and joined the [[Civil Service of Pakistan|civil service]] in 1964.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} He received his [[M.A]] in [[development economics]] in 1972 from the [[Williams College]] and his [[PhD]] from the [[Boston University]] in 1978.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} He joined the [[World Bank]] in 1979, working initially as the country economist for [[Liberia]]. In 1994, Husain became the [[chief economist]] for [[Asia Pacific|Asia-Pacific]] region and between 1997 and 1999 headed World Bank's operations in [[Central Asia]]. He ended his World Bank career in 1999, and was appointed as the Governor of the [[State Bank of Pakistan]] and remained until December 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ishrathusain.iba.edu.pk/|title=Dr. Ishrat Husain|website=ishrathusain.iba.edu.pk|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>
He received his [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in [[development economics]] in 1972 from the [[Williams College]] and his [[PhD]] from the [[Boston University]] in 1978.{{Citation needed|date= June 2018}} He joined the [[World Bank]] in 1979, working initially as the country economist for [[Liberia]]. In 1994, Husain became the [[chief economist]] for [[Asia Pacific|Asia-Pacific]] region and between 1997 and 1999 headed World Bank's operations in [[Central Asia]]. He ended his World Bank career in 1999, and was appointed the Governor of the [[State Bank of Pakistan]] and remained until December 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ishrathusain.iba.edu.pk/|title=Dr. Ishrat Husain|website=ishrathusain.iba.edu.pk|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>


In 2008, he was appointed as the [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|IBA Karachi]], in 2015 he was awarded the [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]] by [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Mamnoon Hussain|Mamnoon]]. He resigned as the dean of IBA in 2016, however remains the [[Professor emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] of the institute. During his tenure, IBA expanded from a solely business school to a [[Interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary]] university.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/iba-dean-ishrat-husain-announces-retirement/|title=IBA dean Ishrat Husain announces retirement|newspaper=Daily Pakistan Global|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref> In 2016, Hussain joined the [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars|Woodrow Wilson Center]] as a resident policy fellow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-appoints-dr-ishrat-husain-public-policy-fellow|title=Wilson Center Appoints Dr. Ishrat Husain as Public Policy Fellow|date=2016-05-03|newspaper=Wilson Center|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>
In 2008, he was appointed the [[Dean (education)|Dean]] of [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|IBA Karachi]], in 2015 he was awarded the [[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]] by [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Mamnoon Hussain|Mamnoon]]. He resigned as the dean of IBA in 2016, however remains the [[Professor emeritus|Professor Emeritus]] of the institute. During his tenure, IBA expanded from a solely business school to an [[Interdisciplinarity|interdisciplinary]] university.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/iba-dean-ishrat-husain-announces-retirement/|title=IBA dean Ishrat Husain announces retirement|newspaper=Daily Pakistan Global|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref> In 2016, Hussain joined the [[Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars|Woodrow Wilson Center]] as a resident policy fellow.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/wilson-center-appoints-dr-ishrat-husain-public-policy-fellow|title=Wilson Center Appoints Dr. Ishrat Husain as Public Policy Fellow|date=2016-05-03|newspaper=Wilson Center|access-date=2017-01-04}}</ref>


==Awards and Achievements==
==Awards and achievements==


*[[Jinnah]] Award (2005) in recognition of his outstanding and meritorious [[civil service|services]] to people as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.<ref>DAWN (2006) [http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/01/local8.htm Ishrat Hussain, late Akhtar Hameed honoured]. 1 May. Retrieved on 25 April 2008.</ref>
*[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Jinnah]] Award (2005) for [[civil service|services]] to people as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.<ref>DAWN (2006) [http://www.dawn.com/2006/05/01/local8.htm Ishrat Hussain, late Akhtar Hameed honoured]. 1 May. Retrieved on 25 April 2008.</ref>


==Notes==
==References==
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==Publications==
==Publications==
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Latest revision as of 13:36, 2 October 2024

Ishrat Hussain
NI
Advisor to the Prime Minister for Institutional Reforms & Austerity[1]
In office
27 August 2018 – 11 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Mamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterImran Khan
13th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
In office
2 December 1999 – 1 December 2005
Prime MinisterZafarullah Khan Jamali
Shaukat Aziz
Preceded byMuhammad Yaqub
Succeeded byShamshad Akhtar
Dean of IBA Karachi
In office
2008–2016
GovernorIshrat-ul-Ibad Khan
Succeeded byFarrukh Iqbal
Personal details
Born (1941-06-17) 17 June 1941 (age 83)[citation needed]
Allahabad, British India
Nationality Pakistan
Alma materWilliams College (B.A) Boston University (Ph.D)

Ishrat Husain is a Pakistani banker and economist who served as the dean of the Institute of Business Administration (2008-2016) and the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (1999-2006).[2] He served as Advisor to Prime Minister (Imran Khan) for Institutional Reforms & Austerity, from 2018 to 2022.[3]

Life

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He received his M.A. in development economics in 1972 from the Williams College and his PhD from the Boston University in 1978.[citation needed] He joined the World Bank in 1979, working initially as the country economist for Liberia. In 1994, Husain became the chief economist for Asia-Pacific region and between 1997 and 1999 headed World Bank's operations in Central Asia. He ended his World Bank career in 1999, and was appointed the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and remained until December 2005.[4]

In 2008, he was appointed the Dean of IBA Karachi, in 2015 he was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz by President Mamnoon. He resigned as the dean of IBA in 2016, however remains the Professor Emeritus of the institute. During his tenure, IBA expanded from a solely business school to an interdisciplinary university.[5] In 2016, Hussain joined the Woodrow Wilson Center as a resident policy fellow.[6]

Awards and achievements

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  • Jinnah Award (2005) for services to people as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "PM approves constitution of task force on civil service reforms".
  2. ^ "Reformer-in-chief: In conversation with Dr Ishrat Husain". Herald Magazine. 2016-06-21. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  3. ^ "Meet Prime Minister Imran Khan's federal cabinet". 2018-08-20.
  4. ^ "Dr. Ishrat Husain". ishrathusain.iba.edu.pk. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  5. ^ "IBA dean Ishrat Husain announces retirement". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  6. ^ "Wilson Center Appoints Dr. Ishrat Husain as Public Policy Fellow". Wilson Center. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  7. ^ DAWN (2006) Ishrat Hussain, late Akhtar Hameed honoured. 1 May. Retrieved on 25 April 2008.

Publications

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Civic offices
Preceded by Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
1999–2006 		Succeeded by
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