He was Chairman, National Commission for Government Reforms (NCGR) and also served as Governor, Central Bank of Pakistan (1999-2005).ĭuring 1979-99 he was Senior Executive of the World Bank. He had earlier served as Dean and Director IBA – the oldest graduate business school in Pakistan (established in 1955) between 20.

He is HEC National Distinguished Professor, Professor Emeritus and Chairman Centre for Excellence in Islamic Finance at the Institute of Business Administration, (IBA) Karachi. During this tenure he produced his latest book “Governing the ungovernable’” which was published by Oxford University Press. Ishrat Husain, an advisor to the Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity with the status of Federal Minister.ĭuring 2016-17 he was Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC. The 7th session of the program will be held with Dr. GUEST SPEAKER PROFILE FOR THE 7TH SESSION These sessions are targeted to help young decision makers and problem solvers on the path of optimum result orientation, enabling them to carve out right options with the help of the knowledge acquired from the experienced individuals. The idea behind pursuing such accomplished personalities for these sessions is to create a window for them to share their life-time experiences and knowledge. Aimed at acquiring tacit knowledge from experienced practitioners of civil services and imparting it to the audience as a food for their thought, IPS LEAD – the learning, excellence and development program of Institute of Policy Studies (IPS), Islamabad is organizing a series of sessions with eminent individuals of national stature titled ‘The Living Scripts’.

Pakistan by Ishrat Husain