Sartaj Aziz
Pakistani economist and strategist (1929–2024)
Sartaj Aziz (Urdu: سرتاج عزيز; 7 February 1929 – 2 January 2024) was a Pakistani economist and politician. Aziz was born in Mardan, then-British India.
Sartaj Aziz | |
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سرتاج عزیز | |
.jpg) Aziz in 2014 | |
| Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
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| Succeeded by | |
| In office 7 August 1998 – 12 October 1999 | |
| President | Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Gohar Ayub-Khan |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Sattar |
| 6th National Security Advisor | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 23 October 2015 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Ali Durrani |
| Succeeded by | Naseer Khan Janjua |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 25 February 1997 – 6 August 1998 | |
| President | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Naveed Qamar |
| Succeeded by | Ishaq Dar |
| In office 26 May 1993 – 18 July 1993 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Succeeded by | Syed Babar Ali |
| In office 7 August 1990 – 18 April 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security | |
| In office 1984–1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Member of Senate from Islamabad Capital Territory | |
| In office March 1988 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1929 Mardan, British India (present day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 2 January 2024 (aged 94) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relations | Ashar Aziz (nephew) |
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| Awards | Tamgha-e-Pakistan (1959) |
Aziz was the Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1993 and 1997 to 1998. He was the National Security Advisor from 2013 to 2015.[1][2][3] He also was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2013 to 2017. He worked in the government of Nawaz Sharif. Aziz was also a member of the Senate from 1988 to 1999.
Aziz died on 2 January 2024 in Islamabad, Pakistan at the age of 94.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Islamabad, Pakistan". mofa.gov.pk. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ↑ "NCC". Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.
- ↑ "Dailytimes | Sartaj unveils FATA reforms package". dailytimes.com.pk. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
- ↑ PML-N leader and former finance minister Sartaj Aziz passes away at 95
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