Mahbub ul Haq Economist

Dr. Mahbub ul Haq (Urdu: محبوب الحق‎; 24 February 1934 – 16 July 1998; PhD, FPAS) was a Pakistani game theorist, economist and professor of microeconomics at the University of Karachi who served as the 13th Finance Minister of Pakistan from 10 April 1985 till 28 January 1988.He was involved in the human development theory (HDP), and the founder of the Human Development Report (HDR). According to Haq's 1996 book Reflections on Human Development his work also opened new avenues to policy proposals for human development paradigms, such as the 20:20 Global Compact and the setting up of the UN Economic Security Council that became the inspiration for the establishment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. He served as chief economist of the Planning Commission during the 1960s, and was thr director of the World Bank's Policy Planning Department in the 1970s. He is known as "the most articulate and persuasive spokesman for the developing world".

Personal facts

Birth date	February 22, 1934
Birth place	Jammu , British Raj , Kashmir and Jammu (princely state)
Nationality	Pakistan
Date of death	July 16, 1998
Place of death	United States , New York
Education	Yale University King's College Cambridge University of the Punjab

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Economist

institution	Ministry of Finance (Pakistan) World Bank University of Karachi United Nations Development Programme Planning Commission (Pakistan) Statistics Division of the Government of Pakistan
Field of work	Economics