Zahid Husain (banker)

Zahid Husain
1st Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
In office
June 10, 1948 – July 19, 1953
Succeeded byAbdul Qadir
Personal details
Born1893 (1893)
Died1957 (aged 63–64)
OccupationBanker
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Zahid Husain (1893–1957) was the founder and the first governor of State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953. He also served as Pakistan's first High Commissioner to India from August 1947 to April 1948.

He was close aide of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and also the father of Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice (R) Nasir Aslam Zahid.

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