Dr. Hafiz Pasha

former Federal Minister for Finance , Pakistan Economist

Short vita

Dr. Pasha is currently serving as Director of Beaconhouse National University Center for Policy Research (BCPR) in Lahore. He has published over 150 books and articles in the fields of governance, public finance, urban and regional economics, poverty and social development, industry, energy, economics etc.

Dr. Pasha has held a number of important public appointments including the Federal Commerce Minister, Federal Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Deputy Chairman/Federal Minister of the Planning Commission, and Education Minister in three governments. He has also been the Vice Chancellor of the University of Karachi, Dean and Director of the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi, and Research Professor and Director of the Applied Economics Research Centre, Karachi. Dr. Pasha has a M.A. from Cambridge University, U.K and PhD from Stanford University, U.S.A.