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Sartaj Aziz

1929 - 2024

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Sartaj Aziz (Urdu: سرتاج عزيز; 7 February 1929 – 2 January 2024) was a Pakistani economist and strategist, who had previously served as the deputy chairman of the Planning Commission of Pakistan, member of the federal cabinet as the de facto Minister for Foreign Affairs, a Federal Senator as well as the National Security Advisor. Born in north-western British India, as a student Aziz was an activist in the Pakistan Movement. Aziz went on to study economics at Punjab University and later studied public administration at Harvard Kennedy School. He served as a civil servant from 1952 to 1971 within Pakistan's federal government, also serving as the joint secretary in the planning commission between 1967 and 1971. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Sartaj Aziz is the 18,288th most popular politician (down from 17,037th in 2024), the 151st most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 111th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Pakistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sartaj Aziz ranks 18,288 out of 19,576. Before him are Davit Kezerashvili, Adiato Djaló Nandigna, Ned Lamont, Vikas Swarup, Payne Stewart, and Ann Widdecombe. After him are Fernando de Araújo, Maria Luisa Berti, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, Roman Giertych, Illia Kyva, and Pavel Gubarev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Sartaj Aziz ranks 550. Before him are Noor Alam, Jacqueline Hill, Jack Kelsey, William Safire, Al Alvarez, and Joan Taylor. After him are Yash Johar, Edith Windsor, Pallonji Mistry, Joi Lansing, Jimmy Adamson, and Ila Arun. Among people deceased in 2024, Sartaj Aziz ranks 503. Before him are Rashid Khan, Gary Graham, Mislav Bezmalinović, Stan Bowles, Rohini Godbole, and Sheila Jackson Lee. After him are Jodi Rell, Butch Johnson, Trude Dybendahl, Prabha Atre, Luis Tejada, and Jean Carnahan.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Sartaj Aziz ranks 151 out of 217. Before him are Kuldip Nayar (1923), Noor Alam (1929), Ramesh Sippy (1947), Shamshad Begum (1919), Kulbhushan Kharbanda (1944), and Suresh Oberoi (1946). After him are Meera (1977), Ram Jethmalani (1923), Bina Rai (1931), Hamid Mir (1966), Fahmida Mirza (1956), and Imran Abbas (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Sartaj Aziz ranks 53. Before him are Rab Butler (1902), Balakh Sher Mazari (1928), Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958), Malik Meraj Khalid (1915), Chris Van Hollen (1959), and Kuldip Nayar (1923). After him are Ram Jethmalani (1923), Fahmida Mirza (1956), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Hina Jilani (1953), Ambika Soni (1942), and Masood Azhar (1968).

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