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Mahmood Ali Ayub | |
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Born | Alamsher, Pakistan | August 12, 1948
Citizenship | Pakistani-American |
Education | B.A.(Hons) in Economics from Manchester University, England, 1972 PhD. In Economics from Yale University, United States, 1977 |
Occupation(s) | Economist, Author |
Mahmood Ali Ayub (born August 12, 1948) is a Pakistani-American author and economist. He worked for the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in several parts of the world, including Latin America, Middle East and Africa. He was also a senior associate at Centennial Group International in Washington DC..
Early life and education
[edit]Ayub was born on August 12, 1948, in Alamsher, Pakistan. In 1972, he completed his B.A.(Hons) in economics from Manchester University, England, and later received a PhD. in economics from Yale University, United States, in 1977.
Career
[edit]Ayub has served in different capacities at the World Bank and the United Development Program (UNDP) for over 35 years. He worked in development in Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa and Sub Saharan Africa.
He also served as the Resident Representative and Director of the World Bank in Bolivia and Egypt, and Resident Representative of UNDP in Turkey, for a total of ten years.
Ayub also taught economics at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan, He was also the Senior Associate at Centennial Group International, based in Washington DC.
Awards and Honors
[edit]- Malik Chiragh Khan Debating Cup (1966)
- Gold medal for topping Peshawar University (1968)
- William Blair Memorial Prize for the Best Economics Student from the St. Andrews University, Scotland (1969)
- T.S. Ashton Award for Best Student in Econometrics from Manchester University (1971)
Publications
[edit]- Made in Jamaica: The Development of the Manufacturing Sector in 1981
- The Economics of Tin Mining in Bolivia 1985
- Public Industrial Enterprises: Determinants of Performance (Industry and Finance Series, 17) in 1986
- Candles in the Dark: Successful Organizations in Pakistan’s Weak Institutional Environment 2016.
- Tragedy and Defiance: The Lives and Poetry of Sylvia Plath, Forugh Farrokhzad and Parveen Shakir (2024)