Dr. Miftah Ismail earned a BS degree in Economics and
Mathematics from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA, and Masters and
Doctorate degrees from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in Public
Finance and Political Economy in 1990. He has worked as an Economist at the IMF
in Washington.
He is a successful entrepreneur who, before joining
politics, used to run Pakistan’s largest confectionery company. He has worked
as the Head of Punjab Board of Investment and Trade, the Chairman of Federal
Board of Investment, and briefly as Chairman of the Privatization Commission.
He has also served as a director of PIA and as chairman of Sui Southern Gas
Company.