MR. ZAHID HUSSAIN (June 10th, 1948 - July 19th, 1953)

 

Zahid Hussain took over as first Governor of State Bank of Pakistan. Mr. Zahid also served as Financial Advisor to the Chief Commissioner Delhi, Financial Advisor in the supply Deptt. & the Financial Commissioner of the Railways. As Finance Minister in H.E.H. the Nizam's Government of Hyderabad Deccan from 1945 to 1947, first High Commissioner for Pakistan in India from August 1947 to April 1948.

Born in 1895, he studied at Lahore & Aligarh. He was awarded the Iqbal Gold Medal & the Morison Medal. He reorganized the Anglo-Arabic College and Schools in Delhi on a Democratic bans in 1938 and was the first Treasure of the Delhi University.

 
 
 

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