Tariq Banuri is an economist and scholar who served as the fourth chairperson of Pakistan's Higher Education Commission.[1][2][3][4] He is an associate fellow at the Tellus Institute, where he co-developed and coordinated the Great Transition Initiative.[5][6] His work has focused on climate change and sustainable development. He is also the founding executive director of the Sustainable Development Policy Institute in Islamabad, Pakistan.[5] He previously served as director of the United Nations Division for Sustainable Development,[7] and as chair of the steering committee for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP).[8]
Background
Banuri graduated with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Peshawar, and holds a master's degree in development economics from Williams College. He completed his PhD in economics at Harvard University. He subsequently worked as a professor of economics at the University of Utah.[3]
In May 2018, Banuri was announced as the fourth chairperson of the Higher Education Commission.[3] He served in this role until 2022.[5]
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- ^ "Tariq Banuri, Director, Division for Sustainable Development/CSD Secretariat" (PDF). United Nations. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "CEESP Contacts" (PDF). International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Issue no. 6. Policy Matters. December 1999. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.