Mohammad Uzair (also written as Muhammad Uzair) (Urdu: محمد عذیر), was a Pakistani economist, senior bureaucrat, and professor emeritus. He has held various public offices, and have contributed tremendously in the economic progression of

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. He has written articles, books and titles on

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, Finance, Business administration,

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, Travelogue and many others.

Biography

During his stay at

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he was class-fellow of famous

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Ibn-e-Safi Ibn-e-Safi (26 July 1928 – 26 July 1980) (also spelled as Ibne Safi) ( ur, ) was the pen name of Asrar Ahmad ( ur, ), a fiction writer, novelist and poet of Urdu from Pakistan. The word Ibn-e-Safi is an Persian expression which literal ...

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and 1 year senior to

Mustafa Zaidi Mustafa Zaidi (born Syed Mustafa Hasnain Zaidi; 10 October 1930 – 2 October 1970) was a Pakistani Urdu poet and a civil servant. Early life In 1954, he passed the competitive examination and was sent to England for training before being ...

. He started his career as a Lecturer in 1951 at Dhaka University.Later he moved to

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. He attained his MBA

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, in 1956 and

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in 1960 from

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. He remained Dean &

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for sometimes then left teaching and joined governmental organizations. He held key-appointments in many

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of the country. He served as Additional Secretary , Ministry of Finance from 1972 to 1976, he later worked at Muslim Commercial Bank and he last served in NDFC ( National Development Financial Corporation). He retired in 1992 and re-entered the academic world and remained associated with

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and many other private educational institution as Dean and

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. He also remained the first

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& Project Director of Karachi University Business School. He appeared many times on

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and

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. He is the lifetime member of

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. In January 2015, his

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was published with the name of Yaddasht''

He was one of the pioneers of interest free banking and his book " Interest Free Banking"is still considered a milestone on this topic, in 1985, Faridi, Fazlur Rahman, published an article in Journal of King Abdul Aziz University: Islamic Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1985 ( please see reference ) on this book. He is also author of " Some thoughts on Economy,finance and management " which was published on January 1, 1974. On 23 March 2016, he was awarded with the 3rd highest civil award of

Sitara-e-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

(a distinction of excellence) in acknowledgement of his services in the field of education. Sitara-e-Imtiaz 2016br>
He died on 19 Mar 2019 at Karachi at the age of 90.

References

External links

*http://www.pid.gov.pk/?p=16716 *https://www.express.pk/story/399109 *https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/03/president-to-confer-pakistan-civil-awards/ *http://educationist.com.pk/pakistan-civil-awards-2016-14-scientists-25-engineers-10-educationists-5-journalists-decorated/ *Faridi, Fazlur Rahman, Mohammad Uzair, Interest Free Banking (1985). Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Islamic Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1985. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3127992 {{DEFAULTSORT:Uzair, Mohammad 1928 births 2019 deaths Pakistani economists Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz