Dr.A.S.Firoz was born on 19th September, 1959 and is an Indian by birth. He is married since 1992 and has a son born in 1993. He has brilliant academic achievements to record. He has a first class graduation (honours) in Chemistry to be followed by first class degrees in   M.A. and  M.Phil. in Economics from the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at New Delhi in India. He then went on to complete his Doctorate in Economics and was awarded the coveted Ph.D. by the same University. During his days as a student, he participated in various student welfare, social and cultural activities and was elected as Vice President of the JNU Students' Union. He was also the Convenor of the JNU Discussion Forum for several years. He had taken keen interest in sports and had played soccer, badminton and cricket. He has gardening and music as hobbies.

He has several research works of value to his credit. The dissertation entitled, 'Enterprise Autonomy and Incentives in a Socialist Economy : Some Developments in the USSR and Hungary' from the Centre for Soviet and East European Studies, School of International Studies, JNU, that fetched him his M.Phil. degree was a highly praised research work on the subject. His Ph.D. thesis on a complex subject entitled, 'A Study of Certain Analytical Aspects of the Problem of Shortage in Socialist Economies with Special Reference to the USSR, Hungary and Poland' from  the Centre for Soviet and East European Studies, School of International Studies, JNU, is a major academic work on the subject.
 
He is at present employed as Chief Economist at the Economic Research Unit( ERU)  of the Joint Plant Committee ( a committee set up by the Government of India ) of the Ministry of Steel. He has been on this position since 1991.

The Chief Economist is also the Member Convenor of  Steel Exporters' Forum of India.

He has held many important positions in high level committees and organisations set up by the Government of India.
1. Member Secretary, Core Group in the Ministry of Steel to facilitate investment in steel.
2. Member Secretary of the high level committee set up by government to study the impact of removal of freight equalisation and other related  policy changes on the economy and recommend to the government  necessary policy change.
3. Convenor of the high level Expert Group on Export of Iron and Steel set up      by the Government of India to recommend to the industry and the government a set of policies to promote steel exports from India.
4.  Member, Working Group on Iron and Steel for IX th Five year Plan.
5. Member Convenor and in Charge of  the Secretariat of Steel Exporters' Forum.
6. Member ( Founder Convenor ), National Campaign to Promote  Steel.
7. Member, Core Group to study impact of input prices on the costs of production of steel and to recommend suitable measures to make Indian steel industry globally competitive.
8. Member, Contact ( Working ) Group on Steel,  EU-India Joint Commission of Trade.
 
He has been a member of many high level delegations of the government of India to hold discussions with governments of foreign countries on crucial business issues. He has visited USA,Germany, Belgium,Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, UAE and Singapore as member of official  delegations on various missions.

He is a prolific writer and is well known globally for his expertise on the steel industry. He is invited to address international conferences regularly. He presented papers in seminars and conferences held in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Port of Spain, Bangkok, Phuket, Calcutta, New Delhi and Mumbai.

He writes regularly for major economic dailies like The Observer of Business and Politics, The Economic Times, The Financial Express, The Business Line ; academic journals  like the Economic and Political Weekly and web sites like Indiainfoline.com in India. He has to his credit so far over a hundred published works.