Haroon Akhtar Khan
Haroon Akhtar Khan | |
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| Federal Minister for Revenue | |
| In office June 2015 – May 2018 | |
| Minister-in-Charge for Industries and Production | |
| Assumed office March 2025 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pakistan |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Humayun Akhtar Khan (brother) |
Haroon Akhtar Khan (born 1963) is a Pakistani actuary, industrialist and politician who is currently serving as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) and Minister-in-Charge for Industries and Production.[1] He also previously served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Revenue with the status of Federal Minister from 2015 to 2018. He was previously a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 2006 to 2012 and again for a second term in 2018.
Early life and education
[edit]Khan was born in 1963 in Karachi to General Akhtar Abdur Rahman, the director general of the ISI under military dictator General Zia-ul-Haq.
He earned his Master of Science in Actuarial Science and Business Administration from the University of Manitoba, Canada and later became a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) in the United States and also a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries (CIA), at the time of his qualification being the youngest actuary in the history of the profession.[2]
Political career
[edit]Khan was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in 1993 and then again in 2002.[3]
Khan has also been elected twice to the Senate of Pakistan, serving from 2006 to 2012 and then getting elected to a second term in 2018. In his time in the Senate, Khan was an influential voice and a senior member of the Committees on Finance, Economic Affairs and Revenue as well as Industries and Production.[4]
During his term as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) for Revenue, which began in 2015, Khan helped the Federal Board of Revenue collect record taxes. The tax-to-GDP ratio, a key indicator of revenue collection, reached a peak of 11.4 percent in 2017-18 under Khan's leadership.[5]
In 2025, Haroon was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) and Minister-in-Charge for Industries and Production, a move that was hailed by economic experts and industrialists given his extensive experience in economic and tax policy.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Government of Pakistan, Cabinet Division Notification" (PDF). March 7, 2025.
- ^ "Mr. Haroon Akhtar Khan". Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Provincial Assembly Twelfth Legislator (Post)". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ "Haroon Akhtar Khan | Institute for Policy Reforms". Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Pasha, Dr Hafiz A. (2023-06-27). "Trend in key fiscal ratios". Brecorder. Retrieved 2024-01-23.
- ^ Report, Recorder (2025-03-07). "Appointment of Haroon Akhtar Khan as SAPM hailed". Brecorder. Retrieved 2025-03-08.