Zahid Husain (banker)

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]

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

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

• Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan