Shaukat Aziz
| Shaukat Aziz | |
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Aziz in 2013.
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| 16th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 20 August 2004 – 15 November 2007 |
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| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro |
| Minister of Finance | |
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In office 12 October 1999 – 15 November 2007 |
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| Prime Minister |
Zafarullah Khan Jamali Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
| Preceded by | Ishaq Dar |
| Succeeded by | Salman Shah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Shaukat Abdul Aziz 6 March 1949 Karachi, Sind, Pakistan (now in Sindh, Pakistan) |
| Nationality |
 Pakistan,  United States
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| Spouse(s) | Rukhsana Aziz |
| Residence | RH6 7AF - Surrey - London - United Kingdom |
| Alma mater |
Gordon College Institute of Business Administration, Karachi |
Shaukat Aziz (Urdu: شوکت عزیز) (born 6 March 1949 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) is a Pakistani economist and financier who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 20 August 2004 to 15 November 2007, as well as the Finance Minister of Pakistan from 6 November 1999 to 15 November 2007. During his childhood he studied from St Patrick's High School, Karachi. Aziz graduated from the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi, and joined the corporate staff of the CitiBank Pakistan in 1969. He served in various countries' governments as CitiBank financier, and elevated as executive vice-president of Citibank in 1999. After accepting a personal request by General Pervez Musharraf, Aziz returned to Pakistan from the United States to assume the charge of the Finance Ministry as its Finance minister while taking control of the country's economy. In 2004, Aziz was nominated by the Musharaf loyalist government led by Pakistan Muslim League (Q), for the position of Prime Minister after the resignation of Zafarullah Khan Jamali on 6 June 2004.
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