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Nov 06, 1919 Sindh, Pakistan Died on 09 Aug 2016 (aged 96)
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About Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi
- Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi (Urdu: ????? ???? ??? ?????; 6 November 1919 – 9 August 2016) SPk, SK, also known as AGN Kazi, was a Pakistani civil servant and a bureaucrat during the Cold War and during the post cold war.
- Kazi was born in Sindh, Bombay Presidency, in 1919 to an academic family.
- He started his career in the Indian Civil Service in 1944 and served as the Deputy Commissioner of Bihar and Orissa.
- After the partition of India, Kazi migrated to Pakistan and joined the Provincial Government of Sindh, and held positions such as Secretary of Finance and Secretary to the Governor. During the early 1960s, Kazi was Economic Minister in the Pakistan Embassy to the USA.
- After a brief stint as Additional Chief Secretary of West Pakistan, he was appointed Chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority.
- In that role, he was responsible for the completion of the Mangla Dam Project.
- In March 1969, he was appointed Secretary for Industries and Natural Resources and then a year later he became Finance Secretary, a post he held for over three years until his elevation as Secretary General. After the power struggle triggered by General Yahya Khan's general election, Zulfikar Bhutto became the new leader of Pakistan.
- In 1973, Kazi became Secretary General Finance and Economic Coordination.
- When Ghulam Ishaq Khan became Finance Minister, Kazi was appointed Economic Advisor to the President in July 1977.
- In 1978, Kazi was appointed as Governor of State Bank of Pakistan until 1986.
- The Pakistan State Bank, under Kazi, was characterised by excellent financial discipline in the banking sector coupled with good relations with the Federal Government. Kazi was the longest-serving civil servant in the history of Pakistan.
- As a leading civil servant, Kazi passed through several major events in the history of Pakistan, including the removal of Bhutto and the mysterious death of General Zia-ul-Haq.
- In 1993, he was appointed as the chairman Privatization Commission and was again given the status of a Federal Minister as Chief Executive of the Pakistan Investment Board.
- In 1994, Kazi retired from office, at the age of 75, and led a quiet retired life in Islamabad.
- He died on 9 August 2016 after a prolonged illness.
- At his death, he was among the last living members of the old Indian Civil Service.
