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Mahbub ul Haq

Pakistani economist (1934-1998) · India · Academics · Died at 64

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Mahbub ul-Haq was a Pakistani economist, international development theorist, and politician who served as the minister of Finance from 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986, and again from June to December 1988 as a caretaker.

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Awards

Royal Medal
Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences

About this person

Mahbub ul-Haq was a Pakistani economist, international development theorist, and politician who served as the minister of Finance from 10 April 1985 to 28 January 1986, and again from June to December 1988 as a caretaker. Regarded as one of the greatest economists of his time, Haq devised the Human Development Index, widely used to gauge the development of nations.

Country
India
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 1998 · aged 64

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