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Sir Victor Turner | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Sir_Victor_Alfred_Charles_Turner.jpg) Sir Victor Alfred Charles Turner in 1912 | |
| 1st Finance Secretary of Pakistan | |
| In office 14 August 1947 – 1 February 1950 | |
| Governors‑General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Governor | Zahid Hussain |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Qadir |
| Chairman of the Central Board of Revenue | |
| In office 14 August 1947 – 1 February 1950 | |
| Governors‑General | Muhammad Ali Jinnah Khawaja Nazimuddin |
| Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Governor | Zahid Hussain |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Qadir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Charles Turner 12 March 1892 London, England |
| Died | 16 October 1974 (aged 82) Surrey, England |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | civil servant |
| Profession | economist |
| Cabinet | Liaquat Ali Khan government |
Sir Victor Alfred Charles Turner, CSI, CIE, MBE, SI (12 March 1892 – 16 October 1974[1]) was an English-Pakistani[2] civil service officer, statistician and economist, and one of the founding fathers of the Civil Service of Pakistan,[2] serving as the first Finance Secretary of Pakistan in the government of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, as well as Chairman of the Central Board of Revenue from 14 August 1947 until 1 February 1950.[3]
Alfred Charles Turner – in 1947, when he was knighted, he added the name 'Victor'[1] – was born at 36, Campden Street, Kensington, England on 12 March 1892 to Walter Charles Turner, a butler, and his wife Annie formerly Searle.[4] His older brothers were Walter Edward Neal Turner, born 1886, and Robert Henry Turner, born 1889.[5] Alfred's early education was at St Mary Abbots Higher Grade School, Kensington 1896–1904[6] and then he attended Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith 1905–1911.[7] In the autumn of 1911 he went up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge on an Open Scholarship to read Mathematics.[6] He gained a 'First' in Part 1 of the Maths Tripos in 1912 and in Part 2 was Wrangler in 1914.[6] He was awarded his BA in 1914 and his MA in 1918.[6]
- ^ a b Obituary, The Times, issue 59220, 17 October 1974 p. 18.
- ^ a b Aminullah Chaudry (2011). The founding fathers. Karachi, Sindh Province: Oxford University Press, Karachi. ISBN 978-0-19-906171-6.
- ^ Munir, Shahzad. "Federal Bureau of Revenue (FBR)". Shahzad Munir. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ General Register Office certificate of birth.
- ^ David and Anne Johnson's Home Page, The Family of Sir Victor Alfred Charles Turner.
- ^ a b c d Personal communication, the archivist of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, 2 November 2004.
- ^ Number 101, Admissions register, Latymer Upper School, Hammersmith, London.