Muhammad Shoaib Explained

Muhammad Shoaib
Office:4th & 6th Minister of Finance
Termstart:15 December 1962
Termend:25 August 1966
Termstart1:15 November 1958
Termend1:8 June 1962
President:Ayub Khan
President1:Ayub Khan
Predecessor1:Syed Amjad Ali
Successor1:Abdul Qadir Sanjrani
Predecessor:Abdul Qadir Sanjrani
Successor:N M Uqaili
Birth Place:Amilo, Azamgarh, United Provinces, British India
Birth Date:1907
Death Date:13 May 1976 (aged 70)
Children:Nafis Sadik (daughter)
Alma Mater:Allahabad University

Muhammad Shoaib (Urdu: محمد شعیب) (1907 – 13 May 1976[1]) was the Finance Minister of Pakistan for eight years (15 November 1958 – 8 June 1962 and 15 December 1962 – 23 March 1965) during General Ayub Khan's regime.[2]

Early life and career

He was born in 1907 at Amilo, Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He was married to Iffat Ara. He has a daughter named Nafis Sadik, who has a long distinguished career track record with the United Nations in the area of 'Family Planning and World Population control'.[3]

Muhammad Shoaib is widely criticized for disapproving the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission's agreement with General Electric of Canada to build a 137 MW Nuclear power plant in Pakistan. Munir Ahmad Khan (then IAEA scientist) urged him for support but his diplomatic decisions created serious delay in Nuclear technology development of the country.[4]

He resigned his position on 23 March 1965 as Finance Minister to join the World Bank as an advisor. He was associated with the World Bank for 20 years and had retired in 1975.[2] [1]

Death

Muhammad Shoaib died at his home near Washington, D. C. on 13 May 1976 at age 70.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mohamed Shoaib, 70, Dies; Ex-Pakistan Finance Chief. 1976-05-14. The New York Times. 2019-10-06. en-US. 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: From the past pages of Dawn: 1966: Fifty years ago: New Finance Minister. 13 July 2016. Dawn. 5 July 2018.
  3. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-04-mn-34914-story.html Fighting Population With Women's Rights: Meeting: Nafis Sadik has spent years promoting family planning. The head of this week's U.N. conference sees equality as key to controlling world's numbers
  4. Web site: Pakistan Nuclear Program - History, Names to Remember (1947 - 1998) [Muhammad Shoaib was averse to Pakistan Nuclear Program]]. Asim Farooq. Today In Pakistan (newspaper). 24 December 2016. 15 July 2018.