Was Zahid Hussain the first Governor of State Bank of Pakistan?
Yes Zahid Hussain was the founder and first Governor of the
State Bank of Pakistan. He was a close aide of the founder of
Pakistan, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah, and was instrumental in
setting up a separate financial system for the fledgling state of
Pakistan. He also served as the first high commissioner
(ambassador) from Pakistan to India. He also was the first chairman
of the Planning Commission and wrote Pakistan's first 5 year plan.
He died in 1957. I am his eldest daughter's son.