Waqar Masood Khan | |
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Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance | |
Assumed office 17 August 2023 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Anwaar ul Haq Kakar |
Preceded by | Shaukat Tarin |
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue (Minister of State) | |
In office 5 October 2020 –August 2021 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Minister | Shaukat Tarin |
Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
In office April 2013 –20 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Abdul Wajid Rana |
Succeeded by | Tariq Bajwa |
In office 21 December 2010 –11 February 2012 | |
Preceded by | Salman Siddiq |
Succeeded by | Abdul Wajid Rana |
In office 2 September 2008 –3 February 2009 | |
Preceded by | Farrukh Qayyum |
Succeeded by | Salman Siddiq |
In office 9 January 2008 –2 May 2008 | |
Preceded by | Ahmad Waqar |
Succeeded by | Farrukh Qayyum |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Relatives | Shan Masood (nephew) [1] |
Alma mater | Boston University |
Occupation | Banker,former civil servant |
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]
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]
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