10 Facts About Miftah Ismail

Miftah Ismail is a Pakistani political economist who served as the Federal Minister of Finance from April 2022 to September 2022.

Miftah Ismail had previously served in the same office, from April 2018 to May 2018 in Khaqan Abbasi's cabinet.

Miftah Ismail is the current Secretary of the Awaam Pakistan party, a political party he co-founded alongside former Pakistani prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

Miftah Ismail was born on 23 July 1965 in Karachi, Sindh.

Miftah Ismail worked with the International Monetary Fund as an economist based in Washington, DC in the early 1990s.

Miftah Ismail joined the Pakistan Muslim League in 2011 and served as the head and vice-chairman of Punjab Board of Investment and Trade from 2012 to 2013.

In October 2013, Miftah Ismail became a member of the Board of Directors of Pakistan International Airlines.

Miftah Ismail has served as adjunct faculty at the Institute of Business Administration and as chairman of board at Karachi American School.

In December 2017, Miftah Ismail was appointed as a finance adviser to then-Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.

In 2022, Miftah Ismail was reappointed to as finance minister but resigned in September of the same year, paving the way for the return of Ishaq Dar Rehan Sheikh.