Syed Babar Ali is a Pakistani businessman, philanthropist and former Finance Minister of Pakistan [1] . Ali served as the finance minister of the country in the caretaker government of Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi from July 23, 1993 to October 19, 1993. He is Chairman of Sanofi-Aventis Pakistan Limited, Siemens Pakistan Engineering Company Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Pakistan Limited and Director of Unilever Pakistan Limited and Mitchell’s Fruit Farms Limited [2].He is also one of the founders of the Lahore University of Management Sciences [3]. He is a member of the board of Aitchison College, F.C. College, Kinnaird College, and Lahore School of Economics and a founding member of the Initiative on Social Enterprise of Harvard University[4].He served as the president of the World Wildlife Fund from 1996 to 1999 [5]. He also acts as the honorary Consul General of Sweden in Lahore.
Syed Babar Ali is the son of Syed Maratib Ali, a prominent industrialist of Lahore. On his mother's side he hails from the Fakir Khana family of Lahore. He is the brother of industrialist Syed Wajid Ali who later became the ambassador of Pakistan in Washington DC [6]. Ali is known for his interest in academics and his vision of providing quality education to people of all origins within the country, without any differences of color, creed or race.
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| Preceded by Sartaj Aziz |
Finance Minister of Pakistan 1993 |
Succeeded by Benazir Bhutto |