| Vasim Aon Jafarey | |
| Death Date: | 2011 |
| Order: | 9th Governor of the |
| Office: | State Bank of Pakistan |
| Term Start: | 10 July 1986 |
| Term End: | 16 August 1988 |
| Successor: | Imtiaz Alam Hanfi |
| Predecessor: | Aftab Ghulam Nabi Kazi |
| Occupation: | Civil servant |
Vasim Aon Jafarey was a Pakistani civil servant who served as the ninth Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan.[1] [2]
Jafarey was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.[3] He studied economics and English at Allahabad University.[4]
In 1947, Jafarey moved to Pakistan following his father's decision; his father was a colonel in the Indian Army's Medical Corps.
Jafarey was among the first batch of the Civil Service of Pakistan. During his career, he served as Secretary of Commerce, Planning, and Industries; Ambassador to Brussels; Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan; Chairman of the Banking Islamization Commission; Executive Assistant to President Ghulam Ishaq Khan; and Advisor on Finance with the rank of federal minister to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto during her two terms.[3]
After the 1988 general elections, Jafarey was appointed as an advisor to Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto by the establishment, along with President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Foreign Minister Sahibzada Yaqub Ali Khan. He was later appointed as Advisor on Finance when Bhutto was re-elected in 1993.[3]