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Born
in Karnal (present day Hariyana) on Eid ul Azha in 1893. His
parents belonged to the neighbouring villages of Umarpur and
Husainpur in Muzaffarnagar District (UP).
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Education
– He was taught the Quran in his ancestral village of
Umarpur. Early education was disrupted because of repeated relocation
of the family. Intermediate from Islamia College Lahore. BA
and MA Economics from Aligarh Muslim University.
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Government
of India – Joined the Indian Audit & Accounts
Service and was posted to Allahabad in 1918. Built his career
in the Railways. Rose to the rank of Finance Commissioner of
Indian Railways . Appointed to various high-ranking positions
in Army Audit, the Finance Department and the Chief Commissioner’s
Office, Delhi. He was one of the highest ranking Muslim officers
of the Government of India.
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Hyderabad
State – served as Finance Member of the Nizam’s
Cabinet.
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Aligarh
University – was appointed Vice Chancellor.
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High
Commissioner – Appointed Pakistan’s first
High Commissioner to India in 1947. Charged with the tasks of
repatriation of refugees and the transfer of assets to Pakistan.
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State
Bank of Pakistan – Given the responsibility of
setting up the State Bank of Pakistan . Appointed first Governor
of the State Bank.
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Planning
Board – As the first Chairman of the Planning
Board, Mr. Zahid Husain drafted Pakistan’s first Five-Year
Plan.
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Other
Institutions – He was appointed to various Government
and non-profit institutions in different capacities throughout
his professional career.
