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{{short description|Pakistani economist and politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
| native_name = {{nq|عبدالحفیظ شیخ}}
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| office = [[Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Minister of Pakistan|Minister of Finance and Revenue]]
| term_start = 11 December 2020
| term_end = 29 March 2021
| primeminister = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor = [[Imran Khan]]
| successor = [[Hammad Azhar]]
| deputy =
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| office2 = [[Finance Minister of Pakistan|Advisor to the Prime Minister for Finance and Revenue]]
| term_start2 = 18 April 2019
| term_end2 = 11 December 2020
| primeminister2 = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor2 = [[Asad Umar]] (Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs)
| successor2 = (himself) as Minister of Finance and Revenue
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| birth_place = [[Jacobabad]], [[Sindh Province]], [[Pakistan]]
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| birthname = Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
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| nationality = [[People of Pakistan|Pakistani]]
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| alma_mater = [[Boston University]]
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| profession = [[Economist]]
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| blank1 = Academic field
| data1 = [[Development Economics]]
| office1 =
| termstart1 = 18 March 2010
| termend1 = 19 February 2013
| primeminister1 = [[Yusuf Raza Gillani]]<br>[[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]]
| predecessor1 = Shaukat Tarin
| successor1 = [[Saleem Mandviwalla]]
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| deputy2 = [[Hammad Azhar]] (State Minister for Revenue) till 08 July 2019
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'''Abdul Hafeez Shaikh '''({{Langx|ur|{{nq|عبدالحفیظ شیخ}}}}) is a [[Pakistani]] [[economist]] with international experience in policy making and economic management. He has twice served as the Minister of Finance (in 2010-2013 and 2019-2021). He has also at various times held the portfolios of Minister of Economic Affairs, Revenue, Planning and Development, Statistics, Privatization and Investment.

His work experience includes Harvard University, The World Bank, and Private Equity. He was thrice elected to the Senate of Pakistan.

Under his leadership, Pakistan completed its successful privatization program (2003-2006), covering telecommunications, electricity, banking, oil refining, manufacturing and other sectors for over 5 billion USD.

Shaikh was also Minister for Finance and Development in the Sindh province of Pakistan (2000- 2003), reforming the finances of the province and led the province to become one of the first sub-national governments to develop a program with the World Bank.

==Early life and education==
Shaikh was born in [[Jacobabad]], [[Sindh]]. He holds a PhD in Economics from [[Boston University]].

==Academic career==
Shaikh has many publications, including a book on Argentina's [[privatisation]] program.<ref>Shaikh, Hafeez, with Manual Angel Abdala ''et al.'', [http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/24499589 ''Argentina privatization program : a review of five cases''] (Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1996). At [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] library (not open to the public) via [[National Library of Australia]] "Trove" catalog.</ref>

==Political career==

Shaikh is primarily an economist and a technocrat, however he has held high offices in the management of the economy which are of a political nature.

In 2000, he was appointed the [[Government of Sindh|Provincial Minister of Sindh for Finance and Planning]] in the military government.<ref name="thenews.com.pk">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/459857-dr-hafeez-shaikh-worked-on-key-economy-positions|title=Dr Hafeez Shaikh worked on key economy positions|date=19 April 2019|website=[[The News International]]}}</ref>

He was elected to the [[Senate of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] from Sindh in March 2003. He was a member of the Senate between 2003 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.gov.pk//en/profile.php?uid=195|title=Senate of Pakistan|website=www.senate.gov.pk}}</ref>

Shaikh was next elected to the [[Senate of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) from Sindh in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.gov.pk//en/profile.php?uid=32|title=Senate of Pakistan|website=www.senate.gov.pk}}</ref> In March 2010, he was made the [[Minister of Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Planning and Development]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/509903/resigned-or-ousted-finance-minister-hafeez-shaikh-resigns/|title=Resigned or ousted?: Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh resigns|last=Tribune.com.pk|date=20 February 2013|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref>

He was again elected to the [[Senate of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PPP from Sindh in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=762|title=Senate of Pakistan|website=www.senate.gov.pk}}</ref> In February 2013, he resigned as the Finance Minister of Pakistan <ref name="auto1"/> as he was a candidate for Interim Prime Minister.

In April 2019, he was appointed an Advisor to the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] for [[Ministry of Finance (Pakistan)|Finance]] by Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]]<ref name="auto">author, [https://www.dawn.com/news/1476954 "Major reshuffle: Fawad Chaudhry's ministry changed, Hafeez Sheikh appointed advisor on finance"], ''Dawn News'', 18 April 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2019.</ref> and on December 11, 2020, he was appointed Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.suchtv.pk/pakistan/general/item/102808-abdul-hafeez-shaikh-takes-oath-as-federal-minister.html|title = Abdul Hafeez Shaikh takes oath as federal minister - SUCH TV}}</ref>

==Other activities==
* [[Islamic Development Bank]], Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)<ref>[https://www.isdb.org/assembly/governor Board of Governors] [[Islamic Development Bank]].</ref>
* [[World Bank]], Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)<ref>[http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/627731541108831255/BankGovernors.pdf Board of Governors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220021404/http://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/627731541108831255/BankGovernors.pdf |date=20 December 2020 }} [[World Bank]].</ref>

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