Waqar Masood Khan
Waqar Masood Khan | |
|---|---|
| Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue (Minister of State) | |
| In office 05 October 2020 – August 2021 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Minister | Shaukat Tarin |
| Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office April 2013 – January 2017 | |
| Appointed by | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Abdul Wajid Rana |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Bajwa |
| Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office December 2010 – February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Salman Siddiq |
| Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office September 2008 – February 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Farrukh Qayyum |
| Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office January 2008 – May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmad Waqar |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Alma mater | Boston University |
| Occupation | Banker, former civil servant |
Waqar Masood Khan is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served as Advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Revenue and Finance in the capacity of a Minister of State in Cabinet,[1]in office from October 2020. Before his retirement from civil services, Waqar served in BPS-22 grade as Pakistan's longest running Secretary of Finance.[2]
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.[3] He taught macroeconomics at the graduate level at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).[4]
Khan has also served as a board member of State Bank of Pakistan,[5] 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.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Dr Waqar Masood appointed PM's aide on revenue". The Express Tribune.
- ^ "Govt picks new finance secretary". The Nation. February 4, 2017.
- ^ "Four names being circulated as possible replacements for SBP governor | SAMAA". Samaa TV.
- ^ "Waqar Masood Khan". World Bank Live. April 15, 2016.
- ^ http://www.sbp.org.pk/sbp_bsc/apr/Perf-10-11/GovernanceStructure.pdf
- ^ "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[]
- "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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