Waqar_Masood_Khan

Waqar Masood Khan

Waqar Masood Khan

Pakistani bureaucrat

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]

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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

Article

  • "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

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    "Dr Waqar Masood appointed PM's aide on revenue". The Express Tribune. 5 October 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Govt picks new finance secretary". The Nation. February 4, 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Four names being circulated as possible replacements for SBP governor | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 4 May 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Waqar Masood Khan". World Bank Live. April 15, 2016.
  6. [6]
    "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)
  7. [7]
    "Pakistani fintech SadaPay gets in-principle approval from country's central bank to launch mobile wallet". MENAbytes. 2020-04-27. Retrieved 2020-08-23.


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