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Tariq Banuri

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Tariq Banuri
EducationEconomics
Alma materHarvard University
University of Peshawar
Williams College

Tariq Banuri is an economist and scholar who served as the fourth chairperson of Pakistan's Higher Education Commission.[1][2][3][4] He is an associate fellow at the Tellus Institute, where he co-developed and coordinated the Great Transition Initiative.[5][6] His work has focused on climate change and sustainable development. He is also the founding executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad, Pakistan.[5] He previously served as director of the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development,[7] and as chair of the steering committee for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP).[8]

Background

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Banuri graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Peshawar, and holds a master's degree in development economics from Williams College. He completed his PhD in economics at Harvard University. He subsequently worked as a professor of economics at the University of Utah.[3]

In May 2018, Banuri was announced as the fourth chairperson of the Higher Education Commission.[3] He served in this role until 2022.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Harvard-educated Dr Tariq Banuri to head HEC". Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Tariq Banuri takes charge as fourth HEC chairperson - The Express Tribune". 1 June 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Wazir, Hamid Khan (28 May 2015). "Dr Tariq Banuri appointed as HEC chairman". Pakistan Today. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Dr. Tariq Banuri Appointed as New Chairperson of HEC". propakistani.pk. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Tariq Banuri". Great Transition Initiative. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  6. ^ "About". Great Transition Initiative. Archived from the original on 20 December 2003.
  7. ^ "Tariq Banuri, Director, Division for Sustainable Development/CSD Secretariat" (PDF). United Nations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  8. ^ "CEESP Contacts" (PDF). International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Issue no. 6. Policy Matters. December 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.