Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Biography

Name: Abdul Hafeez Shaikh

Nationality: Pakistani

Born City:  Jacobabad

Father Name : Abdul Nabi Shaikh

Religion: Islam

Profession : Politician,, Economist ( 35 years of experience in economic policy-making )

Party:  PTI

Education :

• Boston University (  MS in Economics followed by a PhD ,1984 )

Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Biography :

• Abdul Hafeez Sheikh is a Pakistani economist and politician.
• He has held various positions in the government, including Finance Minister of Pakistan, Provincial Minister for Finance and Planning in Sindh, and advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue.
• Sheikh has served multiple terms as a member of the Senate of Pakistan.
• He has degrees in Economics from prestigious universities such as Boston University, Stanford University, Harvard University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
• Sheikh’s academic career includes teaching at Harvard University and advising several countries on economic policies.
• He authored a book on Argentina’s privatization program.
• Sheikh’s political career began in 2000 when he became the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Finance and Planning.
• He has been affiliated with various political parties, including Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).
• Sheikh served as the Federal Minister for Privatization in the Musharraf government.
• He resigned as Finance Minister of Pakistan in 2013.
• Sheikh was appointed as an advisor to the Prime Minister for Finance in April 2019 and later became the Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue in December 2020.
• He faced criticism and was removed from his position as Minister of Finance due to public pressure related to rising inflation.
• Sheikh tested positive for COVID-19 in March 2021.
• He contested the 2021 Pakistani Senate election but lost to his rival, Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani.