Abdul Razzaq Kemal (known as A. R. Kemal) (14 April 1946 – 24 March 2008) was a Pakistani economist, considered "an authority on the Pakistani economy and on economic policy making".
[1][2] Kemal served as the chief economist of the Pakistani government Planning Commission and economic advisor to the Ministry of Finance.
[1][2][3] During his directorship, he started MPhil and PhD programmes in economics, and was instrumental in the institute's application for degree-awarding status being approved in 2003, although the degree-awarding charter was not finalised until after his retirement.
[1] He advised organisations including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNICEF, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), International Labour Organization (ILO), Asian Development Bank and the World Bank.
[1][2] He served as president of the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE).