Haseeb Drabu

Haseeb A. Drabu has been the Chairman and Chief Executive of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd., since June 9, 2005. Dr. Drabu has been Economic Advisor (Minister of State Status) with Government of Jammu & Kashmir since January 2003 and has formulated its first ever zero deficit budget and conceptualized wide ranging tax reforms, methods of expenditure compression and an innovative scheme to reduce the debt stock of the State Government.

Dr. Drabu was a National Editor of Business Standard. Dr. Drabu can be credited with setting up of a research bureau in the Newspaper and did a first ever Credit Rating cum Investment attractiveness of Indian States. He served as a Consultant to Asian Development Bank. Dr. Drabu started his career with Government of India way back in 1990, first with the perspective Planning Division of the Planning Commission of India, then as a Consultant to the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) of the Prime Minister and finally with the Tenth Finance Commission (TFC). Dr. Drabu has been Non-Executive Director of Jammu And Kashmir Bank Ltd., since July 11, 2003. Dr. Drabu bears excellent credentials to his credit, he has a commendable academic record and has done his M & D. Phil (Doctorate) in Economics from J. N. U, Delhi. [www.genealogy.com/users/d/r/a/Haseeb-A-Drabu/ftitree.html]

Haseeb has two brothers, Ajaz and Iffi, both older to him.