Waqar Masood Khan is a retired Pakistani civil servant who is serving as an Advisor to Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar on Finance, in office since August 2023. He previously served as a Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Revenue and Finance in the capacity of a Minister of State in Cabinet,[2] in office from October 2020 till August 2021. Before his retirement from civil services, Waqar served in BPS-22 grade as Pakistan's longest running Secretary of Finance.[3]
Waqar Masood Khan | |
|---|---|
| Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance | |
| In office 17 August 2023 – 4 March 2024 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Anwar ul Haq Kakar |
| Minister | Ali Pervaiz Malik |
| Preceded by | Shaukat Tarin |
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue (Minister of State) | |
| In office 5 October 2020 – 20 August 2021 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Minister | Shaukat Tarin |
| Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office April 2013 – 20 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Wajid Rana |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Bajwa |
| In office 21 December 2010 – 11 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Salman Siddiq |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Wajid Rana |
| In office 2 September 2008 – 3 February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Farrukh Qayyum |
| Succeeded by | Salman Siddiq |
| In office 9 January 2008 – 2 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Waqar |
| Succeeded by | Farrukh Qayyum |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Relatives | Shan Masood (nephew)[1] |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Banker, former civil servant |
Khan has held several positions across the Federal Government including Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, Secretary Finance Division, Secretary Economic Affairs Division, Secretary Petroleum & Natural Resources and Secretary Textile Industry.[4] He taught macroeconomics at the graduate level at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).[5]
Khan has also served as a board member of State Bank of Pakistan,[6] Islamic Development Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Pak-Oman Investment Company. More recently, Khan has been appointed Chairman of the Board of SadaPay, a fintech company in the private sector that is operating under the Electronic Money Institution regulatory framework by the State Bank of Pakistan.[7]
Writings
editArticle
- "Towards an Interest-Free Islamic Economic System", Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, Vol. 1, 1989, pp. 3-38.
Book
- Transition to a Riba Free Economy, International Institute of Islamic Thought and Islamic Research Institute, 2002, 144 p.
References
edit- ^ "Pakistan cricketer Shan Masood to tie the knot on January 21". Geo News. 27 November 2022.
The left-handed batter is the son of renowned banker Mansoor Masood Khan, while his paternal uncle Waqar Masood Khan has served as federal finance secretary.
- ^ "Dr Waqar Masood appointed PM's aide on revenue". The Express Tribune. 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Govt picks new finance secretary". The Nation. February 4, 2017.
- ^ "Four names being circulated as possible replacements for SBP governor | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Waqar Masood Khan". World Bank Live. April 15, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Pakistani fintech SadaPay gets in-principle approval from country's central bank to launch mobile wallet". MENAbytes. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
External links
edit- "Pakistan delegation led by Secretary Finance Dr Waqar Masood Khan had a meeting with World Bank". embassyofpakistanusa.org. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
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