S. Osman Ali | |
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7th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan | |
In office 1 December 1975 –1 July 1978 | |
Preceded by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
Succeeded by | Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi |
Personal details | |
Occupation | Banker |
Syed Osman Ali was a Pakistani banker who served as the seventh Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. [1] [2]
Previously,he held served as the Federal Secretary in the Ministries of Industries,Commerce of Economic Affairs between 1959 and 1966,Executive Director of the World Bank in Washington between 1968 and 1972,and Pakistan Ambassador to Belgium and Luxembourg from 1966 to 1968. [3]
Osman Ali graduated in Economics and entered the Indian Civil Services in 1934.
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