Waqar Masood Khan

Waqar Masood Khan is a retired Pakistani civil servant who served in BPS-22 grade as Pakistan's longest running Secretary of Finance.[1]

Waqar Masood Khan
Finance Secretary of Pakistan
In office April 2013 – January 2017
Appointed by	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Abdul Wajid Rana
Succeeded by	Tariq Bajwa
Finance Secretary of Pakistan
In office December 2010 – February 2012
Preceded by	Salman Siddiq
Finance Secretary of Pakistan
In office September 2008 – February 2009
Preceded by	Farrukh Qayyum
Finance Secretary of Pakistan
In office January 2008 – May 2008
Preceded by	Ahmad Waqar
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	Boston University
Occupation	Banker, former civil servant

Khan has held several positions across the Federal Government including Special Secretary to the Prime Minister, Secretary Finance Division, Secretary Economic Affairs Division, Secretary Petroleum & Natural Resources and Secretary Textile Industry.[2] He taught macroeconomics at the graduate level at Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).[3]

Khan has also served as a board member of State Bank of Pakistan,[4] Islamic Development Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and Pak-Oman Investment Company. More recently, Khan has been appointed Chairman of the Board of SadaPay, a fintech company in the private sector that is operating under the Electronic Money Institution regulatory framework by the State Bank of Pakistan.[5]