Abdul Qadir (banker)

Abdul Qadir
2nd Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
In office
20 July 1953 – 19 July 1960
Preceded byZahid Hussain
Succeeded byShujaat Ali Hasnie
Personal details
Born1903
Jalandhar, Punjab, British India
OccupationCivil servant

Abdul Qadir was a Pakistani civil servant who served as a Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan[1][2] and Finance Secretary of Pakistan.[3]

Early life and education

Abdul Qadir was born in 1903 in Jallandhar, British India. He studied at Forman Christian College in Lahore.[3]

Career

Before the partition of India in 1947, Qadir served on administrative and advisory positions within the Government of India.[3] He was part of the Indian Audit and Accounts Services, working in the Accounts Offices of New Delhi, Nagpur, and Calcutta.[3] In 1936, he transferred to the Ministry of Finance and was assigned to the Finance and Commerce Cadre.[3] Later, he served as the Income-Tax Commissioner for Punjab, Delhi, and the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP).[3]

Following the creation of Pakistan, Qadir was appointed as Joint Secretary in Ministry of Finance and later became the chairman of the Central Board of Revenue.[3] In 1950, he was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, becoming the first Pakistani to hold this position after succeeding Victor Turner.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ismail Dilawar (17 September 2014). "Country paying the price for fleeting SBP governors". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ "State Bank of Pakistan -Past Governors". State Bank of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile of Abdul Qadir (term from July 20th, 1953 to July 19th, 1960)". State Bank of Pakistan Museum website. State Bank of Pakistan Museum & Art Gallery. 2 December 2020. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.


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