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'''Tariq Bajwa''' is the 19th and current [[Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/09/17/country-paying-the-price-for-fleeting-sbp-governors/|title=Country paying the price for fleeting SBP governors|publisher=}}</ref> He is the third bureaucrat to be appointed as head of the central bank. He is the only Pakistani who won the prestigious [[John F. Kennedy School of Government|Littauer fellowship]] at [[Harvard University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1452121/tariq-bajwa-named-new-sbp-governor/|title=Tariq Bajwa named as new SBP governor – The Express Tribune|date=7 July 2017|publisher=}}</ref> Bajwa took over the responsibilities at the central bank on July 7, 2017.
'''Tariq Bajwa''' is a retired Pakistani [[civil servant]] who served as the [[Finance Secretary of Pakistan|Finance Secretary]] and [[Pakistan Secretary of Economic Affairs|Economic Affairs Secretary of Pakistan]].<ref>[http://www.customstoday.com.pk/outgoing-fbr-chairman-bajwa-madeconomic-affairs-division/e-secretary]{{dead link|date=June 2020}}</ref> Bajwa also served as the 19th [[Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan]] and the 20th [[Federal Board of Revenue (Pakistan)|Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1452121/tariq-bajwa-named-new-sbp-governor/|title=Tariq Bajwa named as new SBP governor|date=7 July 2017|website=Tribune.com.pk}}</ref>


==Education==
Previously, he served as a [[Central Superior Services|civil servant]] belonging to the [[Pakistan Administrative Service]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1314208/lack-consensus-finance-secretarys-hiring-delayed-lobbying-full-swing/|title=Finance secretary’s hiring delayed as lobbying in full swing - The Express Tribune|date=2 February 2017|publisher=}}</ref> He served as [[Pakistan Secretary of Economic Affairs]] from November 2015 to February 2017, and as [[Finance Secretary of Pakistan]] from February to July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/02/04/tariq-bajwa-appointed-as-finance-secretary/|title=Tariq Bajwa appointed as Finance Secretary|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> He was remained the chairman of [[Federal Board of Revenue]] from July 2013 to October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.customstoday.com.pk/tag/fbr-chairman-tariq-bajwa/|title=Tariq Bajwa - Customs Today Newspaper|website=www.customstoday.com.pk}}</ref>
He is the only Pakistani who won the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government|Littauer fellowship]] at [[Harvard University]]. He also received a master's degree in Public Administration from the same institution.

==Career==
Bajwa served as the governor of the State Bank from 7 July 2017 up till he was asked to resign from the post on 3 May 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=Monitoring|date=2019-05-05|title=Tariq Bajwa says left SBP to avoid conflict with govt|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1480366|access-date=2020-08-23|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref> Prior to this, he served as a [[Central Superior Services|civil servant]] belonging to the [[Pakistan Administrative Service]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1314208/lack-consensus-finance-secretarys-hiring-delayed-lobbying-full-swing/|title=Finance secretary's hiring delayed as lobbying in full swing|date=2 February 2017|website=Tribune.com.pk}}</ref> He served as the [[Pakistan Secretary of Economic Affairs|Economic Affairs Secretary of Pakistan]] from November 2015 to February 2017, and as [[Finance Secretary of Pakistan]] from February 2017 to July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/02/04/tariq-bajwa-appointed-as-finance-secretary/|title=Tariq Bajwa appointed as Finance Secretary|website=Pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> He also remained the chairman of [[Federal Board of Revenue]] from July 2013 to October 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.customstoday.com.pk/tag/fbr-chairman-tariq-bajwa/|title=Tariq Bajwa |website=Customstoday.com.pk}}</ref>

He also previously served as Finance Secretary to the [[Government of Punjab (Pakistan)|Government of the Punjab]] and as Head of Pakistan’s Trade Mission in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nation.com.pk/08-Jul-2017/tariq-bajwa-new-sbp-governor-amid-autonomy-concerns|title=Tariq Bajwa new SBP governor amid autonomy concerns|first=Imran Ali|last=Kundi|date=July 8, 2017|website=nation.com.pk}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Nasir Khosa]]
*[[Fawad Hasan Fawad]]
*[[Rizwan Ahmed (bureaucrat)|Rizwan Ahmed]]
*[[Nargis Sethi]]
*[[Shamshad Akhtar]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*http://www.sbp.org.pk/about/governors/index.htm
*{{cite web|url=http://www.sbp.org.pk/about/governors/index.htm|title=State Bank of Pakistan|website=Sbp.org.pk|accessdate=14 October 2018}}


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[[Category:Pakistani bankers]]
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Latest revision as of 08:04, 19 October 2024

Tariq Bajwa
طارق باجوہ
19th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
In office
7 July 2017 – 3 May 2019
Appointed byNawaz Sharif
Preceded byAshraf Mahmood Wathra
Succeeded byReza Baqir
Finance Secretary of Pakistan
In office
February 2017 – July 2017
Appointed byNawaz Sharif
Economic Affairs Secretary of Pakistan
In office
November 2015 – July 2017
Appointed byNawaz Sharif
Chairman Federal Board of Revenue
In office
July 2013 – October 2015
Appointed byNawaz Sharif
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationBanker, former civil servant

Tariq Bajwa is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served as the Finance Secretary and Economic Affairs Secretary of Pakistan.[1] Bajwa also served as the 19th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and the 20th Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue.[2]

Education

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He is the only Pakistani who won the Littauer fellowship at Harvard University. He also received a master's degree in Public Administration from the same institution.

Career

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Bajwa served as the governor of the State Bank from 7 July 2017 up till he was asked to resign from the post on 3 May 2019.[3] Prior to this, he served as a civil servant belonging to the Pakistan Administrative Service.[4] He served as the Economic Affairs Secretary of Pakistan from November 2015 to February 2017, and as Finance Secretary of Pakistan from February 2017 to July 2017.[5] He also remained the chairman of Federal Board of Revenue from July 2013 to October 2015.[6]

He also previously served as Finance Secretary to the Government of the Punjab and as Head of Pakistan’s Trade Mission in Los Angeles.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ "Tariq Bajwa named as new SBP governor". Tribune.com.pk. 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ Desk, Monitoring (2019-05-05). "Tariq Bajwa says left SBP to avoid conflict with govt". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-08-23. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Finance secretary's hiring delayed as lobbying in full swing". Tribune.com.pk. 2 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Tariq Bajwa appointed as Finance Secretary". Pakistantoday.com.pk.
  6. ^ "Tariq Bajwa". Customstoday.com.pk.
  7. ^ Kundi, Imran Ali (July 8, 2017). "Tariq Bajwa new SBP governor amid autonomy concerns". nation.com.pk.
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