| Zahid Husain | |
| Birth Date: | 1893 |
| Death Date: | 1957 |
| Order: | 1st Governor of the |
| Office: | State Bank of Pakistan |
| Term Start: | June 10, 1948 |
| Term End: | July 19, 1953 |
| Successor: | Abdul Qadir |
| Occupation: | Banker |
Zahid Husain (1893 - 1957) was the founder and the first governor of State Bank of Pakistan from June 1948 to July 1953.[1] [2] He also served as Pakistan's first High Commissioner to India from August 1947 to April 1948.[1]
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.[3]
Zahid served as vice-chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, the founding Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan and the first chairman of the Planning Commission besides being the author of Pakistan's first five-year plan.[3]