Zahid Husain (banker)

Zahid Husain
1st Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
In office
June 10, 1948 – July 19, 1953
Succeeded byAbdul Qadir
Personal details
Born1893
Died1957
OccupationBanker

Zahid Husain (1893–1957) was the founder and the first governor of State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953.[1][2] He also served as Pakistan's first High Commissioner to India from August 1947 to April 1948.[1]

He was close aide of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and also the father of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice (R) Nasir Aslam Zahid.[3]

Career

Zahid served as vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, the founding Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and the first chairman of the Planning Commission besides being the author of Pakistan's first five-year plan.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Profile of Zahid Hussain State Bank of Pakistan Museum website, Retrieved 8 September 2021
  2. ^ Sirajuddin Aziz (27 December 2020). "A prototype of a true leader". Dawn. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "State Bank of Pakistan to set up Zahid Husain chair: Higher studies". Dawn. 9 November 2001.


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