Nawab Haider Naqvi

Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi (born 11 July 1935) is a Pakistani economist and scholar.

Early life and career

Nawab Haider Naqvi was born in Meerut, British India in 1935.[1] He migrated to Karachi, Pakistan in 1950.[2]

He received his master's degree from Yale University in 1961 and his doctorate from Princeton University in 1966. He was a post-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University from 1969–1970.[2][3] Naqvi has served as the director of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics from 1979 to 1995. He also served as a senior economic advisor for the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) and a Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Distinguished National Professor and Director General at Federal Urdu University, Islamabad, Pakistan.[2]

Awards
  • Citation in Who's Who in the World, 5th Edition (1980–81).
  • Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 1991[2]
  • ECO Award for outstanding performance in the field of Economics (1992).
  • Lifetime Academic Achievement Award in 2009[2]
  • Lifetime Award for Kanati Institute of Russia (2001–2012)

Research experience
  • Senior Economic Adviser, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), (April 1998 to February 2000).
  • Economic Adviser, MCB Institute for Development Research (1995–1996).
  • Director, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (2 January 1979 - 10 July 1995)[2]
  • Chief, Economic Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan (1 October 1971 to 1 September 1972).
  • Officer-in-Charge and Senior Research Economist, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (March 1967 to 15 September 1971).

Areas of specialization
  • Development Economics
  • International Economics
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Comparative Economic Systems
  • Econometric Model-building

Membership and Association: 26 Associations, Boards, Committees etc., -- both national and international; some important ones are:

  • Member, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
  • Founder President, Pakistan Society of Development Economists, Islamabad, 1982-1995.
  • Chairman, the Committee on Economic and Social well-being for the Eighth Five Year Plan, appointed by the Government of Pakistan 1992.
  • Chairman, (1990–1992) and Member (1982–1993) Board of Management, Asian and Pacific Development Center, The United Nations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Chairman (1981–1983) and Member (1983–1987), Asian Sub-Link Project, ESCAP, Bangkok, Thailand.[2]
  • Chairman, Committee on Islamization, appointed by the Finance Minister, Government of Pakistan, 1980.[2]

Editorship of journals

Editor of 14 national and international Journals including:

  • Editor, The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad (1979–1995).
  • Member, Board of Editors, Managing International Development (M.I.D.) The United Nations, New York.
  • Member, South Asia Journal, The Sage Publishers, New Delhi (1997--).

Selected publications
  • Perspectives on Morality and Human Well-being, Leicester (UK): Islamic Foundation, 2003.[4]
  • Development Economics: Nature and Significance. Sage Publications, New Delhi, US, London, 2002.[4]
  • The Crisis of Development Planning in Pakistan: Which Way Now? Islamabad: Institute of Policy Studies. (March 2000).[5]
  • External Shocks and Domestic Adjustment: Pakistan 's Case 1970-1990, Oxford University Press, 1997.
  • Islam, Economics, and Society . London: Kegan Paul International 1994.[6][5][4]
  • Development Economics : A New Paradigm. New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1993.[5]
  • SAARC Link: An Econometric Approach. (Asian and Pacific Development Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) New Delhi: Oxford & IBH. 1992.
  • Macro-Economic Framework for the Eighth Five Year Plan; Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1992.
  • On Raising the Level of Economic and Social Well-Being of the People. Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1992.
  • Structure of Protection and Allocative Efficiency in Manufacturing. San Francisco International Center for Economic Growth, 1991 (with A.R.Kemal).
  • Structural Change in Pakistan's Agriculture. Islamabad Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. October, 1989 (with Mahmood Hasan Khan and Ghaffar Chaudhry).[4]
  • Land Reforms in Pakistan: A Historical Perspective. Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. November, 1987 (with Mahmood Hasan Khan and Ghaffar Chaudhry).
  • Preliminary Revised P.I.D.E. Macro-Econometric Model of Pakistan 's Economy . Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, 1986 (with Ashfaq H. Khan and Ather Maqsood Khan).[4]
  • Ethics and Economics: An Islamic Synthesis. Published by the Islamic foundation, UK, 1981.[5]

References
  1. Profile of Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi on Rekhta.org website Retrieved 9 September 2020
  2. Profile of Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi on SAGE Publishing website Retrieved 9 September 2020
  3. "Evolution of Development Policy: A Reinterpretation (Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi)". Oxford University Press.
  4. Books by Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi on Internet Archive Open Library website Retrieved 9 September 2020
  5. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi books on goodreads.com website Retrieved 9 September 2020
  6. Syed Nawab Haider Naqvi book review on Princeton University Library website Retrieved 9 September 2020
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