Subject: PAKISTAN: 4/15 Breakfast in Washington, D.C. with H.E. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, Minister of Finance
From: "Meghan Hagberg" <[email-masked]>
To: "Meghan Hagberg" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2011 11:40:21 -0400

The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) is pleased to announce a breakfast briefing in Washington, D.C. with

His Excellency Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics & Planning and Development
Government of Pakistan

Friday, April 15, 2011
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Washington, D.C.

Hosting Opportunities are available. For more information on hosting, please contact Meghan Hagberg at 212-490-0460.

Biographical Information

Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has served as Pakistan's Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics & Planning and Development since June 2010. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on May 21, 2010 and was appointed Adviser to the Prime Minister on March 19, 2010.

Minister Shaikh has over 30 years of experience in economic policy-making, management and implementation. He has held positions in government, academia, and the private sector. He was Minister for Privatization & Investment for three years. He also served as Minister for Finance, Planning & Development in Sindh Province. In the 1990s he served at the World Bank, where he was country head for Saudi Arabia and a senior official advising 21 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America. While serving in Pakistan's senate, he was Chairman of the Committee on the World Trade Organization. Minister Shaikh's international experience includes assignments in Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Romania, Czech Republic, Iran, Kuwait, Argentina, Bangladesh, Jordan, Qatar, Malta, Botswana, Tanzania, Ghana and Libya. He has taught at Harvard University. He also has private sector experience; he was General Partner of an international investment company headquartered in New York which set up a $1.38 billion fund for investments in Asia.

Minister Shaikh holds a bachelor's degree, post-graduate degree, and doctorate in Economics from Boston University. He was named Pakistan's "Man of the Year" in 2004 by the business community in recognition of his contributions to the country.

Meghan Hagberg
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