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Dr. Reza Baqir Appointed SBP Governor

Dr. Reza Baqir has been appointed as the new Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. He has 18 years of experience working for the IMF and 2 years with the World Bank, holding several senior positions. Dr. Baqir received his PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and is published in top economics journals.

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Dr. Reza Baqir Appointed SBP Governor

Dr. Reza Baqir has been appointed as the new Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan. He has 18 years of experience working for the IMF and 2 years with the World Bank, holding several senior positions. Dr. Baqir received his PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and is published in top economics journals.

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External Relations Department

ERD/M&PRD/PR/01/2019-42 May 05, 2019

Dr. Reza Baqir Appointed as Governor SBP

Dr. Reza Baqir has assumed the charge of Governor State Bank of Pakistan after President of
Pakistan appointed him as Governor State Bank of Pakistan for a period of three years in
pursuance of Section 10(3) of the State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956.

Dr. Reza Baqir has eighteen years of experience with the IMF and two years with the world
Bank. He was the Head of the IMF's Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative since
August 2017. He has also held positions as IMF Mission Chief for Romania and Bulgaria,
Division Chief of the IMF's Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club,
Deputy Division Chief of the IMF's Emerging Markets Division, IMF Resident Representative
to the Philippines, and numerous other positions.

Dr. Baqir's research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including
the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Baqir holds a
Ph.D in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an A.B. (Magna cum
Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.

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