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Shaukat Aziz | |
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شوکت عزیز | |
 Aziz in 2007 | |
| 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 28 August 2004 – 15 November 2007 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro (caretaker) |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 6 November 1999 – 15 November 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Zafarullah Khan Jamali Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Himself |
| Preceded by | Ishaq Dar |
| Succeeded by | Salman Shah (caretaker) |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 20 August 2004 – 15 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Eman Waseem |
| Succeeded by | Saleem Haider |
| Constituency | NA-59 (Attock-III) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shaukat Abdul Aziz 6 March 1949 Karachi, Federal Capital Territory, Pakistan |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002–2007) |
| Spouse | Rukhsana Aziz |
| Residence(s) | London, United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Gordon College IBA |
Shaukat Aziz[a] (born 6 March 1949) is a British-Pakistani former banker who served as the 15th prime minister of Pakistan from 28 August 2004 to 15 November 2007. Previously, he served as the finance minister of Pakistan from 6 November 1999 to 27 August 2004.
Aziz was born in Karachi. He graduated from the Institute of Business Administration and later joined the corporate staff of the CitiBank Pakistan in 1969. He initially served as CitiBank financier, and became executive vice-president of Citibank in 1999.
In 1999, Aziz entered politics on the personal request of Pervez Musharraf and moved to Pakistan from the United States to assume charge of the Finance Ministry as the finance minister. In 2004, Aziz was nominated by the Musharraf as his prime minister after taking resignation from Zafarullah Khan Jamali on 6 June 2004.
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