Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi | |
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Mr. Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi in Washington D.C., United States, circa 1960.
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Chairman of Pakistan Board of Investment | |
In office 19 October 1993 – 15 November 1994 |
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President | Farooq Leghari |
Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
12th Deputy chairman of the Planning Commission (Pakistan) | |
In office 7 October 1986 – 23 August 1993 |
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President | General Zia-ul-Haq Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
Prime Minister |
Muhammad Khan Junejo Benazir Bhutto Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi Nawaz Sharif |
Preceded by | V.A. Jafary |
Succeeded by | Saeed Ahmed Quresh |
8h Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan | |
In office 15 July 1978 – 9 July 1986 |
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President | General Zia-ul-Haq |
Chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (Pakistan) | |
In office 8 September 1970 – 20 August 1973 |
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President |
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
9th Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
In office 8 September 1970 – 20 August 1973 |
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President |
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
Personal details | |
Born |
Aftab Ahmad Ghulam Nabi Kazi 6 November 1919 Sindh, British Indian Empire |
Died | 9 August 2016 Islamabad, Pakistan |
(aged 96)
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Nationality | Sindhi |
Spouse(s) | Zakia Nabi Kazi |
Alma mater | University of Bombay |
Occupation | Teacher, civil servant |
Notable awards |
Star of Pakistan (1966) Star of Service (1969) |
Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi (Urdu: ﺁفتاب غلام نبى كاضى; November 6 1919 – August 9 2016) SPk, SK, also known as AGN Kazi, was a Pakistani civil servant and a bureaucrat during the Cold War and during the post cold war. Kazi was born in Sindh, Bombay Presidency, in 1919 to an academic family. He started his career in the Indian Civil Service in 1944 and served as the Deputy Commissioner of Bihar and Orissa. After the partition of India, Kazi migrated to Pakistan and joined the Provincial Government of Sindh, and held positions such as Secretary of Finance and Secretary to the Governor.
During the early 1960s, Kazi was Economic Minister in the Pakistan Embassy to the USA. After a brief stint as Additional Chief Secretary of West Pakistan, he was appointed Chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority. In that role, he was responsible for the completion of the Mangla Dam Project. In March 1969, he was appointed Secretary for Industries and Natural Resources and then a year later he became Finance Secretary, a post he held for over three years until his elevation as Secretary General.
After the power struggle triggered by General Yahya Khan's general election, Zulfikar Bhutto became the new leader of Pakistan. In 1973, Kazi became Secretary General Finance and Economic Coordination. When Ghulam Ishaq Khan became Finance Minister, Kazi was appointed Economic Advisor to the President in July 1977. In 1978, Kazi was appointed as Governor of State Bank of Pakistan until 1986. The Pakistan State Bank, under Kazi, was characterised by excellent financial discipline in the banking sector coupled with good relations with the Federal Government.