Islamabad, Dec. 27 (TNS): In absence of Ishaq Dar, the federal government appointed Miftah Ismail as the Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs with immediate effect, a notification issued by the Cabinet Division said.
He has been granted the status of federal minister to serve as finance adviser in the remaining few months of the incumbent government’s term.
With his appointment, Ismail will no longer hold the office of the special assistant to the prime minister on economic affairs.
Ismail’s designation was confirmed after President Mamnoon Hussain appointed him on the advice of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Ismail, who is a political economist and a member of the ruling PML-N, holds a PhD from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
