Hafeez Ahmed Pasha (; also written as Hafiz A. Pasha) is a Pakistani economist, academic and former government minister. He has served as Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Federal Minister for Commerce, Federal Minister for Education, and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan with the status of a federal minister. Earlier in his career he was Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi and Dean and Director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi. From 2001 to 2007 he served as a United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), directing its Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific — the first Pakistani to hold that rank.

He is Professor Emeritus at Beaconhouse National University (BNU), Lahore, and a founding member of the BNU Center for Policy Research.

Early life and education Pasha completed a Master of Arts in Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge, University of Cambridge, in 1969, and earned a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in 1984.Curriculum Vitae of Hafiz A. Pasha (provided by subject).

Academic career Pasha began his career as an Economic Assistant at the Prices and Income Board in London (1969–1970) before joining United Bank Limited as Assistant Vice President in its research department (1973–1976).

He subsequently held a series of academic and research posts in Pakistan: Research Professor, Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), University of Karachi, 1976–1994; Director, AERC, 1990–1994 Dean and Director, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, 1994–1996 Vice Chancellor / President, University of Karachi, 1996–1997 Visiting Assistant Professor, Stanford University, 1986–1987 Visiting Scholar, New York University, 2004–2007 Dean, School of Social Sciences, and Professor, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, 2008–2013Existing English Wikipedia article, "Hafeez Pasha (economist)". Professor Emeritus, Lahore School of Economics, 2014–2016 Professor Emeritus, Beaconhouse National University, 2013–present

Public service

Ministerial and government positions Federal Minister for Commerce and Tourism, 1993 Federal Minister for Education, 1996–1997 Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of Pakistan (with the status of Federal Minister), 1996–1998 Advisor to the Prime Minister and Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, 1998

Advisory and policy bodies Chairman, Advisory Panel of Economists, Planning Commission, 2008–2009 Chairman, Economic Advisory Council, Federal Ministry of Finance, 2008–2012 Chairman, Revenue Advisory Council, Federal Board of Revenue, 2009–2011 Member, Economic Advisory Board, Government of Pakistan, 1999–2000 Member, Tax Reforms Committee, 1996 Founder Chairman, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund, 1997

International appointments United Nations Assistant Secretary-General; Assistant Administrator, UNDP; Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, UNDP, New York, 2001–2007 — the first Pakistani to hold this rank Member, Board of Governors, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1998

Corporate and institutional roles Managing Director, Institute of Policy Reforms (IPR), Lahore, 2013–2015 Vice Chairman, Institute of Public Policy (IPP), Lahore, 2008–2013 Founding Managing Director, Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), Karachi, 1998–2000 Member, Board of Trustees, Aga Khan University, 2004–2007 Chancellor, Textile University, Karachi, 1999–2001 Director, Central Board of Directors, State Bank of Pakistan, 1994–1996 Director, Board of Directors, Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) Pakistan, 1994–1996

Personal life Pasha is married to Aisha Ghaus Pasha, an economist who has served as Minister of Finance of Punjab.

Awards and honours Mahbub ul Haq Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Sciences, 2011 Named one of the top 100 educationists in the world by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK, 2011 Development Leadership Award, Ministry of Planning and Development, Government of Pakistan, 2023

Selected works

Books Case Studies in Applied Microeconomics Resource Mobilization and Expenditure Planning in the Provinces Growth and Inequality in Pakistan Labor and Employment in Pakistan Charter of the Economy: Agenda of Reforms Leading Issues in the Economy of Pakistan Human Security in Pakistan

Selected journal articles and reports Pasha, Hafiz A. "The Growth-Inequality-Poverty Nexus in Pakistan." Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics 33, no. 2 (2023): 231–239. Pasha, Hafiz A. "The 'True' Level of Income Inequality in Pakistan." Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics 32, no. 1 (2022): 1–14. Pasha, Hafiz A., and T. Palanivel. "Pro-Poor Growth and Policies: The Asian Experience." Pakistan Development Review (2003): 313–348. Pasha, Hafiz A. "General Equilibrium Effects of Local Taxes." Journal of Urban Economics 38, no. 3 (1995): 253–271. Pasha, Hafiz A. "Comparative Statics Analysis of Density Controls." Journal of Urban Economics 32, no. 3 (1992): 284–298. Pasha, Hafiz A., A. Ghaus, and S. Malik. "The Economic Cost of Power Outages in the Industrial Sector of Pakistan." Energy Economics 11, no. 4 (1989): 301–318. Human Security in Pakistan. Pakistan Human Development Report, for UNDP, 2011.

References

External links Hafiz Pasha's Google Scholar profile