Khalid Ikram has held a number of senior positions in the Government of Pakistan and as a Director at the World Bank. In the World Bank, he was responsible for the analytical work on and policy-based lending to several Middle East, African, and East Asian countries (among them Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Nigeria, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia). Ikram is currently an international consultant, and has advised governments and think tanks in several Asian and African countries, as well as international and national organizations, among them the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, UNDP, UNCTAD, USAID, DFID, GTZ, and many private sector consultancies, such as J E Austin, Adam Smith International, Oxford Policy Management Group, the Competitiveness Commission, the International Growth Centre, and others. Ikram holds an MA in economics from the University of Cambridge and a PhD in economics from Harvard University. He is the author of a number of books, monographs, and articles on development strategies and policies in Egypt, Pakistan, and East Asian countries. He was honored with the Korean President’s medal for services to Korean development.
