Abdul Qadir | |
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2nd Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan | |
In office 20 July 1953 –19 July 1960 | |
Preceded by | Zahid Hussain |
Succeeded by | Shujaat Ali Hasnie |
Personal details | |
Born | 1903 Jalandhar,Punjab,British India |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Abdul Qadir was a Pakistani civil servant who served as a Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan [1] [2] and Finance Secretary of Pakistan. [3]
Abdul Qadir was born in 1903 in Jallandhar,British India. He studied at Forman Christian College in Lahore. [3]
Before the partition of India in 1947,Qadir served on administrative and advisory positions within the Government of India. [3] He was part of the Indian Audit and Accounts Services,working in the Accounts Offices of New Delhi,Nagpur,and Calcutta. [3] In 1936,he transferred to the Ministry of Finance and was assigned to the Finance and Commerce Cadre. [3] Later,he served as the Income-Tax Commissioner for Punjab,Delhi,and the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP). [3]
Following the creation of Pakistan,Qadir was appointed as Joint Secretary in Ministry of Finance and later became the chairman of the Central Board of Revenue. [3] In 1950,he was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Finance,becoming the first Pakistani to hold this position after succeeding Victor Turner. [3]