| Tariq Banuri | |
| Education: | Economics |
| Alma Mater: | Harvard University University of Peshawar Williams College |
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Tariq Banuri is an economist and scholar who served as the fourth chairperson of Pakistan's Higher Education Commission.[1] [2] [3] [4] He is an associate fellow at the Tellus Institute, where he co-developed and coordinated the Great Transition Initiative.[5] [6] His work has focused on climate change and sustainable development. He is also the founding executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad, Pakistan.[7] He previously served as director of the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development.[8]
Banuri graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Peshawar, and holds a master's degree in development economics from Williams College. He completed his PhD in economics at Harvard University. He subsequently worked as a professor of economics at the University of Utah.
In May 2018, Banuri was announced as the fourth chairperson of the Higher Education Commission. He served in this role until 2022.