Ishrat Husain

Ishrat Husain was born 1941 in Agra, British India. Husain's family relocated from Agra to Karachi in 1947 due to the partition of British India. He completed his early education in Karachi and later studied at the Government College Hyderabad. He earned a degree in zoology and chemistry before pursuing further studies in chemistry at the University of Sindh, where he also participated in political demonstrations, including protests against Ayub Khan's One Unit Scheme. Husain developed an interest in development economics and sought further education through a government-sponsored program at Williams College in the United States. He received his M.A. in development economics in 1972 from the Williams College and his PhD from the Boston University in 1978. ==Career==

After passing the civil service examination, Husain joined the Civil Services Academy in Lahore, graduating in 1964. In 2008, he was appointed the Dean of IBA Karachi, in 2015 he was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz by President Mamnoon. He resigned as the dean of IBA in 2016, however remains the Professor Emeritus of the institute. During his tenure, IBA expanded from a solely business school to an interdisciplinary university. In 2016, Hussain joined the Woodrow Wilson Center as a resident policy fellow. == Books ==

• Jinnah Award (2005) for services to people as Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. ==References==