Zahid Hussain (banker)

Zahid Husain
1st Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
In office
June 10, 1948 – July 19, 1953
Succeeded by Abdul Qadir
Personal details
Born 1893
Died 1957
Occupation Banker

Zahid Husain (1893–1957) was the first governor of State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953.[1] 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.

Career

Zahid remained vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, the first chairman of the Planning Commission and the author of Pakistan's first five-year plan.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zahid Hussain State Bank of Pakistan. Retrieved 22 June 2013.

http://zahidhusaintrust.com/Zahid%20Husain.htm


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