Waqar Masood Khan
Waqar Masood Khan | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Civil servant, Finance advisor, Academic |
| Years active | –present |
| Known for | Advisor to Prime Minister on Finance Ministry; Special Assistant on Finance and Revenue; Pakistan's longest-serving Finance Secretary |
Waqar Masood Khan is a former Pakistani civil servant who has been appointed as the Advisor to Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar on the Finance Ministry since August 2023. Earlier, he served as Special Assistant on Finance and Revenue to Prime Minister Imran Khan, holding the rank of Minister of State from October 2020 until August 2021. Prior to his retirement, he was recognized as Pakistan's longest-tenured Finance Secretary at the BPS-22 level.
Throughout his career, Khan occupied several prominent federal government positions such as Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, Secretary of the Finance Division, Secretary of the Economic Affairs Division, Secretary of Petroleum & Natural Resources, and Secretary of the Textile Industry. In addition, he contributed academically by teaching macroeconomics at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).
Khan’s experience extends to board memberships with institutions including the State Bank of Pakistan, Islamic Development Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), and Pak-Oman Investment Company. More recently, he was named Chairman of SadaPay, a fintech organization operating under the Electronic Money Institution regulations set by the State Bank of Pakistan.
Writings
Article
- "Towards an Interest-Free Islamic Economic System", published in Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, Volume 1, 1989, pages 3-38.
Book
- Transition to a Riba Free Economy, released by the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Islamic Research Institute in 2002, comprising 144 pages.