Reza Baqir
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PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan (2019-2022)
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif (2022)
Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif (2022)
Preceded byTariq Bajwa
Succeeded byMurtaza Syed
Reza Baqir | |
|---|---|
| 20th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan | |
| In office 4 May 2019 – 4 May 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan (2019-2022) Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif (2022) |
| Preceded by | Tariq Bajwa |
| Succeeded by | Murtaza Syed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Alma mater | Harvard University University of California at Berkeley |
| Occupation | Economist |
Reza Baqir is a Pakistani economist who served as the 20th Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, from 4 May 2019 to 4 May 2022.[1]
Reza Baqir was born to a Punjabi Arain family in Vehari. His father Chaudhary Sharif Baqir Arain was a very well known Barrister of Law and joined the PPP in 1988 and ran for the seat of National Assembly.[2] Baqir received his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore.[3]
He graduated from Harvard University magna cum laudeAB economics), and later obtained a PhD in economics at the University of California, Berkeley.[4][5]
