Dr. Parvez Hasan

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Dr. Parvez Hasan 10/30/1931-10/19/2025
Dr. Parvez Hasan, 93, an influential development economist, passed away on October 19, 2025, leaving a legacy of intellectual rigor and unwavering commitment to public service and to his family.
Born in pre-partition India, he witnessed the birth of Pakistan and was deeply grateful for his country and the opportunities it provided. Equity and opportunities for growth for others remained lifelong guiding principles. After graduating from Government College Lahore and Punjab University with a first-class master's degree in economics, he joined the State Bank of Pakistan's Planning Department. He went on to complete his PhD in Economics from Yale University and then returned to Pakistan, where he served as a Chief Economist and Secretary of Planning at the State Bank. The government of Pakistan awarded him the Sitara-i-Khidmat in 1969 for his instrumental contributions to Pakistan's growth and development.
Dr. Hasan went on to join the World Bank, where he worked for 25 years in senior positions, including Chief Economist East Asia, Director Operations Policy, and Chief of Bank Mission in Central Asia. He worked on crucial development efforts for East Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia, for which he received a civil service award from the Korean government in 1996. Before and after retirement from the World Bank in 1996, he frequently advised the Pakistani government; including as chair of a high-level Debt committee in 1998 that directed macroeconomic policies and led to the establishment of a Debt Policy Coordination Office.
He was a prolific writer whose ideas shaped both Pakistani and global development strategies. In addition to his many professional books and papers on the evolution of Pakistani and global economies, his memoir, My Life, My Country: Memoirs of a Pakistani Economist, reflects the country's triumphs and trials, and his enduring hope for its future. Throughout his life, he remained deeply committed to development and opportunities for growth; this commitment extended to his family, friends, and community. He was enormously generous with his time, expertise, advice, and financial support in the service of improving the lives of others.
Deeply mourned by many, Dr. Hasan is survived by his beloved wife, Parveen Hasan, daughter Samia Hasan (Bruce Lamb), daughter Samira Hasan, and cherished grandchildren, Raza Hasan Lamb (Sarah Claypoole), and Noura Hasan Lamb.
He is also survived by his siblings, Nausherwan Hasan (Sonia Hasan), Shaheen Ahsan (Brig. Ahsan Yusuf Khan (retd.)), Mahajabeen Baqai, Major Owais Hasan (retd.) (Lubna Hasan), sisters-in-law, Tehmina Hasan and Ghazli Behram, and many treasured cousins, nephews, nieces, and other family members. He was preceded in death by his father, Sheikh Muhammed Hasan, his mother, Rashida Begum, his sisters, Parveen Hasan and Yasmin Parvaiz, his brothers, Jamshed Hasan and Behram Hasan, and brothers-in law, Parvez Ahmed Shaikh and Allaudin Baqai.