List of governors of the State Bank of Pakistan

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Here is a list of the governors of the State Bank of Pakistan. [1]

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List of governors

NoGovernorTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Zahid Hussain 10 June 194819 July 19535 years, 40 days
2 Abdul Qadir 20 July 195319 July 19607 years
3 Shujaat Ali Hasnie 20 July 196019 July 19677 years
4 Mahbubur Raschid 20 July 19671 July 19713 years, 347 days
5 Shahkurullah Durrani 1 July 197122 December 1971174 days
6 Ghulam Ishaq Khan 22 December 197130 November 19753 years, 344 days
7 S. Osman Ali 1 December 19751 July 19782 years, 213 days
8 Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi 15 July 19789 July 19867 years, 359 days
9 Vasim Aon Jafarey 10 July 198616 August 19882 years, 38 days
10 Imtiaz Alam Hanfi 17 August 19882 September 1989381 days (first term)
11 Kassim Parekh 5 September 198930 August 1990359 days
- Imtiaz Alam Hanfi 1 September 199030 June 19932 years, 303 days (second term)
12 Muhammad Yaqub 25 July 199325 November 19996 years, 124 days
13 Ishrat Husain 2 December 19991 December 20056 years
14 Shamshad Akhtar 2 December 20061 January 20092 years, 31 days
15 Salim Raza 1 February 20092 June 20101 year, 121 days
16 Shahid Hafeez Kardar 8 September 201013 July 2011309 days
17 Yaseen Anwar 19 October 201131 January 20142 years, 104 days
18 Ashraf Mahmood Wathra 29 April 201428 April 20173 years
19 Tariq Bajwa [2] 7 July 20173 May 20191 year 10 month
21 Reza Baqir [3] 4 May 20194 May 20223 years
22 Murtaza Syed 6 May 202218 Aug 2022104 days
23 Jameel Ahmed 19 Aug 2022--

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References

  1. ↑ "Country paying the price for fleeting SBP governors".
  2. ↑ Hassan, Syed Raza (7 July 2017). "Pakistan names new central bank governor amid autonomy concerns". Reuters.
  3. ↑ "IMF economist appointed SBP governor". Dawn. 5 May 2019.
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