*ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has approved the appointment of eminenteconomist Haroon Sharif as the chairman of the Board of Investment.*
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet onThursday which approved Sharif’s appointment. He replaces investment bankerNaeem Y Zamindar who was appointed in November 2017.
Haroon Sharif has worked with the World Bank as an Adviser on RegionalEconomic Cooperation responsible for facilitating and influencing policydialogue to promote economic cooperation among countries in South andCentral Asia.
He also worked as a core member of the South Asia regional integration teamand focusing on the political and economic drivers and constraints tocross-border and regional cooperation.
Sharif will assist Pakistan to better integrate with neighbouring countriesand facilitate the private sector-led cooperation, which includes trade,supply chain integration and foreign direct investment.
Haroon has been working for the UK’s Department for InternationalDevelopment (DFID). As head of the Economic Growth Group for Pakistan, hemanaged a multi-million dollar portfolio focused on growth, financialsector development and job creation.
Haroon Sharif has also been closely associated with the Securities andExchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) in the past and has a vastexperience in banking, leasing, corporate finance and investment.