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Dr.   Aisha Ghaus Pasha

Dr Aisha Ghaus Pasha wife of Dr Hafiz Ahmed Pasha was born on March 3, 1962 in Lahore. She obtained the degrees of BA (Hons), M.A (Economics) and Masters of Applied Science in Economics from University of Karachi, Karachi. She did her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Leeds, UK in 1991. An economist/ academic, who has served as Professor, as Managing Director/Consultant, as Chairperson, as Member, as Technical Advisor and as Senior Fellow in various National and Provincial organizations. She is also associated with a number of Government Departments as Technical Expert. She has been the Head of two important think tanks in Pakistan including Social Policy and Development Centre Karachi, and the Institute of Public Policy, BNU Lahore. She has been a Member, Board of Directors in Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. She served as a consultant in various international and bilateral organizations like United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. She has published over 75 books, reports/articles in national and international journals. She was elected as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in general elections 2013 against one of the seats reserved for women and is functioning as Minister for Finance. Her husband, a former Federal Minister, is also a distinguished economist of Pakistan.