On 24th March 2008, the nation lost one of its leading economists, Dr. Abdul Razzaq Kemal. Not only was he an authority on the Pakistani economy and on economic policy making, he had an unassuming, sensitive personality, and was humble and modest to the core. Born on April 14, 1946 in Amritsar, India, Dr. Kemal had a PhD in economics from Manchester University, UK and a Masters degree in economics from Stanford University, USA. He was the co-author and coeditor of 12 books and had 186 research articles published in both national and international journals and books.