Sartaj Aziz | |
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سرتاج عزیز | |
.jpg) Aziz in 2014 | |
| Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | |
| In office 7 August 1998 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Gohar Ayub-Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Sattar |
| 6th National Security Advisor | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 23 October 2015 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Ali Durrani |
| Succeeded by | Naseer Khan Janjua |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 25 February 1997 – 6 August 1998 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Naveed Qamar |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq Dar |
| In office 26 May 1993 – 18 July 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Succeeded by | Syed Babar Ali |
| In office 7 August 1990 – 18 April 1993 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security | |
| In office 1984–1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Member of Senate from Islamabad Capital Territory | |
| In office March 1988 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1929 Mardan, British India (present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 2 January 2024 (aged 94) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relations | Ashar Aziz (nephew) |
| Education | |
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| Cabinet |
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| Awards | Tamgha-e-Pakistan (1959) |
Sartaj Aziz (Urdu: سرتاج عزيز; 7 February 1929 – 2 January 2024) was a Pakistani economist and strategist,[1] who had previously served as the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, member of the federal cabinet as the de facto Minister for Foreign Affairs, a Federal Senator as well as the National Security Advisor.[2][3][4]
Born in north-western British India, as a student Aziz was an activist in the Pakistan Movement. Aziz went on to study economics at Punjab University and later studied public administration at Harvard Kennedy School. He served as a civil servant from 1952 to 1971 within Pakistan's federal government, also serving as the joint secretary in the planning commission between 1967 and 1971. In 1971, Aziz joined the Food and Agriculture Organization and served as its Director of Commodities, later moving to the International Fund for Agricultural Development where he served as the Assistant President, Policy and Planning between December 1977 and April 1984.[5][6][7][8][9]
Aziz returned to Pakistan in 1984 and served as a junior minister for Agriculture and Food Security until 1988 under the conservative Junejo administration.[5] He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 1988 and re-elected in 1993 from the center-right PML-N, and served in both Sharif administrations first as the Minister of Finance from August 1990 to June 1993 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from August 1998 until 1999 coup d'état. He is noted as the only cabinet member who opposed the decision of conducting nuclear tests in response to India, citing 'economic reasons'. During his tenure as the Finance Minister he was noted a strong proponent of economic liberalization.[10][11]
In 2004, he moved to academia, and became the vice-chancellor of Beaconhouse National University; he also taught at economics at the university.[12] Aziz authored Between Dreams and Realities, which was published in 2009.[13] He remained with the university until 2013, when he joined the Nawaz Sharif's third administration as an advisor in-charge of country's foreign policy; he also served as the National Security Advisor between 2013 and 2015.[14][15]
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- ^ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Islamabad, Pakistan". mofa.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "NCC". Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.
- ^ "Dailytimes | Sartaj unveils FATA reforms package". dailytimes.com.pk. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Islamabad, Pakistan". mofa.gov.pk. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "PM appoints Sartaj on key post with minister's status". 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan PM appoints Aziz as deputy chairman of planning commission". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Profile of Adviser to the PM on National Security & Foreign Affairs Mr. Sartaj Aziz". Ministry of Foreign Affairs press statement. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ Ali, Shafqat (5 August 2017). "Duo to run foreign ministry again". The Nation. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (24 October 2009). "Sartaj opposed N-tests: book". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "When Mountains Move – The Story of Chagai". www.defencejournal.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Sartaj to join Beaconhouse university as vice-chancellor". 2 December 2003. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Foreign Min. Sartaj Aziz". Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ "Beaconhouse National University: Shahid Kardar made new vice chancellor – The Express Tribune". 1 August 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ "Sartaj Aziz". Trending Topics in Pakistan. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2016.