The federal government on Friday appointed Jameel Ahmad as the new governor of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Federal Government appoints Mr. Jameel Ahmad as Deputy Governor SBPDetails:https://t.co/IN57dHOpwh pic.twitter.com/CIcoMPgr5E — SBP (@StateBank_Pak) April 11, 2017The post fell vacant in May after former SBP governor Reza Baqir’s term expired and the coalition government decided against extending his tenure further. Following Baqir’s exit, Murtaza Syed, being the senior-most deputy governor, assumed the position of the State Bank of Pakistan’s acting governor. Jameel Ahmad — a brief profileAhmad was reappointed as deputy governor of the SBP by the federal government on October 25, 2018, for a period of three years. He also served as deputy governor (Banking & FMRM) from April 11, 2017, to October 15, 2018.
