Shaukat Aziz is a Pakistani economist and politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2004 to 2007. Prior to his political career, he had a long and successful tenure as a senior executive at Citibank, working in various countries across the globe. He was appointed as Pakistan's Finance Minister in 1999, where he is credited with implementing significant economic reforms that led to a period of high growth. After leaving office, Aziz has been involved in various international advisory roles and has spoken at numerous global forums on finance and economics.