Pakistan has nominated Mariam Kayani, a BS-20 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS), for appointment as senior adviser to the executive director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington, DC, for a period of three years. The nomination was made by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and remains subject to endorsement by the IMF. Kayani is currently serving as joint secretary in Pakistan’s Finance Division and will move to the IMF executive director’s office on a deputation basis if the appointment receives the Fund’s approval.
The Establishment Division issued a notification on October 7, 2026, confirming Kayani’s transfer and nomination for the senior adviser position. According to the notification, she has been transferred and nominated or appointed as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, United States of America, on deputation for three years. The deputation period will begin from the date she joins the position, meaning the formal three-year tenure will be calculated from her actual joining date rather than the date of the Establishment Division notification.
The notification also outlines what will happen when the deputation period ends. Under paragraph 1(b) of the Establishment Division’s instructions issued on November 20, 1986, Kayani will automatically be relieved of her duties on the final day of the specified three-year period. This provision establishes the end of the deputation arrangement and provides a defined tenure for her assignment at the IMF. Her placement in Washington will therefore remain tied to the three-year period approved under the government’s deputation framework.
Kayani was selected by the prime minister from a panel comprising three BS-20 officers. The other candidates included Nadeem Ahsan, a BS-20 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service, and Moazzam Raza, a BS-20 officer belonging to the Customs Group. The selection process placed Kayani ahead of the other two candidates for the assignment, leading to her nomination for the senior adviser role at the IMF executive director’s office.
The appointment will also mark a change in Pakistan’s representation within the office of the IMF executive director. Kayani is set to replace Saifullah Dogar, who completed his tenure in the position a few months ago. Her proposed appointment comes as Pakistan continues to engage with the IMF on economic policy, financial management and the implementation of commitments under its programmes. The senior adviser role places the selected government official within the executive director’s office and provides a link between Pakistan’s government institutions and the constituency represented at the Fund.
Subject to the IMF’s endorsement, Kayani will join the office of the executive director representing a constituency of eight countries, including Pakistan. The constituency structure means that the executive director’s office represents the interests of multiple member countries rather than Pakistan alone. Kayani’s assignment would therefore involve working within an office responsible for a broader group of countries while maintaining Pakistan’s representation in the Fund’s decision-making structure.
Her move from the Finance Division to Washington will also bring a senior Pakistani civil servant with experience in the government’s finance machinery into the IMF executive director’s office. The Establishment Division notification provides the formal basis for the deputation, while the IMF’s endorsement remains the outstanding condition before the appointment can take effect. Once endorsed and after Kayani joins the position, she will serve as senior adviser for the specified three-year period.
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