Shamshad Akhtar
| Shamshad Akhtar | |
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| Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | |
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Assumed office 10 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Noeleen Heyzer |
| Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs | |
| Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan | |
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In office December 2, 2006 – January 1, 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Vice President of World Bank for Middle East and North Africa | |
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In office July 6, 2009 – January 1, 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University University of the West of Scotland University of Sussex Quaid-i-Azam University |
Dr. Shamshad Akhtar Detho (Urdu: ڈاکٹر شمشاد اختر) is a Pakistani Development economist, diplomat and intellectual who serves as the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, an office equivalent to the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations. Prior to that, she served as the 14th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan being the first woman to assume this position.[1][2]
She initially worked at the World Bank’s Resident Mission in Pakistan for a decade before moving to the Asian Development Bank where she served as the Director General Southeast Asia Department. She was also appointed as the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs and Senior Adviser on Economic Development and Finance to the UN Secretary General. Prior to that, in 2009-2011, she was Vice President at the World Bank overseeing Middle East and North African region. In addition, she serves as the United Nations Sherpa for the G20.[3][4]
Early Life and Education
She was born in the city of Hyderabad, Sindh.[5] She is a Sindhi and hails from the village of Haji Nathar Detho in Naushahro Feroze District.[6] Akhtar had had her earlier education at Karachi and Islamabad. She graduated from the University of the Punjab with a B. A. Economics degree in 1974. She did her M.Sc. in economics from the Quaid-i-Azam University, an M.A. in Development Economics from the University of Sussex in 1977 and a Ph.D. in economics from the UK.’s Paisley College of Technology in 1980. She is the recipient of a Post Doctoral Fellowship from Harvard University on Fulbright Program.[7]
References
- ↑ "Secretary-General Appoints Shamshad Akhtar of Pakistan Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific". Press release. United Nations. 10 December 2013.
- ↑ Ban Ki-moon okayed Dr Shamshad Akhtar for UN post
- ↑ Biography of Executive Secretary Shamshad Akhtar
- ↑ Shamshad Akhtar-Vice President, Middle East and North Africa Region
- ↑ http://www.profilepk.com/Shamshad-Akhtar_282.html
- ↑ "Shamshad visits native village for first time". The News. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
- ↑ Office of the Vice President
External links
- Official website of State Bank of Pakistan
- Dr. Shamshad awarded “Best Central Bank Governor in Asia” prize
- Akhtar Named Pakistan's First Female Central Banker (Bloomberg)
| Preceded by Ishrat Husain |
Governor of State Bank of Pakistan | Succeeded by Syed Salim Raza |