Waqar Masood Khan

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. 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
Assumed office
17 August 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterAnwar ul Haq Kakar
Preceded byShaukat Tarin
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue (Minister of State)
In office
5 October 2020 – August 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
MinisterShaukat Tarin
Finance Secretary of Pakistan
In office
April 2013 – 20 January 2017
Preceded byAbdul Wajid Rana
Succeeded byTariq Bajwa
In office
21 December 2010 – 11 February 2012
Preceded bySalman Siddiq
Succeeded byAbdul Wajid Rana
In office
2 September 2008 – 3 February 2009
Preceded byFarrukh Qayyum
Succeeded bySalman Siddiq
In office
9 January 2008 – 2 May 2008
Preceded byAhmad Waqar
Succeeded byFarrukh Qayyum
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
RelativesShan Masood (nephew)[1]
Alma materBoston University
OccupationBanker, 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

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. "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. "Dr Waqar Masood appointed PM's aide on revenue". The Express Tribune. 5 October 2020.
  3. "Govt picks new finance secretary". The Nation. February 4, 2017.
  4. "Four names being circulated as possible replacements for SBP governor | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 4 May 2019.
  5. "Waqar Masood Khan". World Bank Live. April 15, 2016.
  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. "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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