Mahbub ul Haq
Mahbub ul Haq was a prominent Pakistani economist and politician, best known for his role as the architect of the Human Development Index (HDI), a significant metric that measures a country's social and economic development through health, education, and living standards. Serving as Pakistan's finance minister in the mid-1980s, he advocated for the importance of human development over purely economic growth, highlighting the need for inclusive policies that benefit the broader population. His work with the United Nations Development Programme further solidified his legacy in international development.
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He was Pakistan’s finance minister in 1985-86 and then again in 1988.
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