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| birth_place = Sire Ghat, [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Pakistan]]
| birth_place =[[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
| spouse = [[Fahmida Mirza]]
| spouse = [[Fahmida Mirza]]
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| residence = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]
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| residence = Khayaban-e-Mujahid, Phase-V, D.H.A, Karachi
| occupation = [[Politician]]<br>[[Agriculturist]]<br>[[Physician|Doctor]]<br>[[Industrialist]]
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|party = [[Grand Democratic Alliance]]
|other party = [[Grand Democratic Alliance|GDA]] (2017-2024)
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'''Zulfiqar Mirza''' ([[Urdu]]: {{Nastaliq|ذوالفقار مرزا}}) is a [[Pakistani]] [[politician]] who is currently affiliated with the [[Grand Democratic Alliance]] (GDA).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-07-05 |title=GDA leader Zulfiqar Mirza calls on Governor |url=https://pakobserver.net/gda-leader-zulfiqar-mirza-calls-on-governor/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[Pakistan Observer]] |language=en-US}}</ref> He is from [[Badin District]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Mohammad Hussain |date=2018-07-16 |title=Zulfiqar Mirza changes political landscape of Badin |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1420372 |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref>
'''Zulfiqar Mirza''' is a [[Pakistani]] [[politician]] who is affiliated with the [[Grand Democratic Alliance]] (GDA). He is from [[Badin District]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. He acquired his secondary education at [[Cadet College Petaro]] in the late 1960s, and graduated from [[Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences]] at [[Jamshoro]]. Zulfiqar is married to [[Fahmida Mirza]] who was elected as the first female [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan|Speaker]] of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] on March 19, 2008.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7304499.stm Woman elected Pakistani speaker] ''BBC News'', March 19, 2008</ref> She is also the first female parliamentary speaker in the [[Muslim world]]. Zulfiqar Mirza was the Home Minister of Sindh till June 2011.


Early life and education
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Zulfiqar was assigned the portfolio of Jails and prisons, as well as the portfolio of Senior Minister for Works, Services and Forest in the [[Sindh]] cabinet. He remained a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]], and a member of the PPP Central Executive Committee, and Vice President of PPP (Sindh) till 28, August 2011.<ref>http://tribune.com.pk/story/241132/sindh-senior-minister-zulfikar-mirza-resigns/</ref> He is suspended from the committee in 2015.<ref>[https://www.dawn.com/news/1164425 Zulfiqar Mirza suspended from PPP central executive committee] ''Dawn.com'', 18 February 2015</ref>
He acquired his early education from [Cadet College Petaro],And then 1 year Muslim College Hyderabad Sindh and 2 Year Federal College Cantt Hyderabad, and completed his MBBS from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences in 1980. Who is Dr Zulfiqar Mirza?


He enlisted in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps as a captain. He received his training from the Pakistan Military Academy, and later joined Pakistan Navy.He was discharged from the armed forces in 1985 for refusing to vote in the 1984 Pakistani Islamisation programme referendum. Till 1989, he worked for the Pakistan International Airlines.
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He is also a member of the board of directors of Mirza Sugar Mills located in [[Badin District]], Sindh.<ref>[http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/board.asp?ticker=MZSM:PA MIRZA SUGAR MILLS LTD (MZSM:Karachi), Board of directors] Bloomburg Business Week, July 18, 2011</ref>
He is also the father of Member of National Assembly, [[Hasnain Mirza]].<ref>{{cite web|first1=Hasnain|last1=Mirza|url=http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/14-May-2015/zulfiqar-mirza-gets-interim-bail-till-may-30|title=Zulfiqar Mirza gets interim bail till May 30 – Samaa TV}}</ref>


Mirza arrived in Badin in the early 1980s for business purposes. He set up his Sugarcane mill sugar mill in 1989 there with the help of his childhood friend Asif Ali Zardari, who was the husband of the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, after which he decided to settle in the area.
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==Allegations against MQM==
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In November 2011, Mirza left for London carrying documents he claimed contained evidence against [[Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Altaf Hussain]] and the [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement]] (MQM) with regards the murder of [[Imran Farooq]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://tribune.com.pk/story/292729/zulfiqar-mirza-to-provide-evidence-against-altaf-hussain-in-house-of-lords/ |title=Zulfiqar Mirza to provide evidence against Altaf Hussain in House of Lords |work=tribune.com.pk |year=2012 |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref> Mirza presented the evidence to the [[Scotland Yard]] on 17 November 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C11%5C18%5Cstory_18-11-2011_pg1_3 |title= Mirza holds meeting with Scotland Yard |work=dailytimes.com.pk |accessdate=3 May 2012}}</ref>


==Fight against corruption==
== Career ==
He contested the [[1993 Pakistani general election]] and became a Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] after defeating [[Murtaza Bhutto]] from the [[NA-230 (Badin-II)|NA-172 Badin-II (now NA-230 Badin-II)]] constituency.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NA-173 Badin Detail Election Result 1993 Full Information |url=https://electionpakistani.com/ge1993/NA-173.htm |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=electionpakistani.com}}</ref> His influence helped [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] to win several elections from Badin over the next several years. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary Commerce, and was a member of the Kashmir Committee, Overseas Pakistan Foundation, the accountability committee, and the International Medical Parliamentarians Association. He also served as the director of the [[Pakistan Medical and Dental Council]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Peshimam |first=Gibran |date=2011-10-20 |title=Who is Dr Zulfiqar Mirza? |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/278742/the-fallen-archangel |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref>
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Zulfiqar Mirza has said that the political gathering of the [[Imran Khan]] led [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] was an indicator of change in Pakistan and thousands of [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] workers, loyal to [[Benazir Bhutto]] and [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], along with [[Shah Mehmood Qureshi]] would come out on the streets for a change too. Mirza said that he was still a PPP worker and vowed to fight against corrupt ministers and cliques in the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID%3D10073%26Cat%3D13 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=December 9, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918183723/http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=10073&Cat=13 |archivedate=September 18, 2013 }}</ref> However, Mirza himself has been declared a loan defaulter by State Bank of Pakistan.<ref>https://thefrontierpost.com/dr-mirza-wife-declared-loan-defaulter-by-state-bank/</ref>

Due to several cases against him, he spent 12 years away from the public eye during which his wife, [[Fahmida Mirza]], took over his political career in Badin, winning National Assembly seats in [[1997 Pakistani general election|1997]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=NA-173 Badin Detail Election Result 1997 Full Information |url=https://www.electionpakistani.com/ge1997/NA-173.htm |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.electionpakistani.com}}</ref> [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=NA 225 Badin Tando Muhammad Khan II Detail Election Result 2002 |url=https://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2002/NA-225.htm |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.electionpakistani.com}}</ref> and [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NA-225 Badin-Cum-Tando Muhammad Khan II Detail Election Result 2008 |url=http://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2008/NA-225.htm |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=www.electionpakistani.com}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

Mirza was the Home Minister of Sindh as part of the Pakistan Peoples Party provincial government till June 2011, when he resigned .

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Mirza was assigned the portfolio of Jails and Prisons, as well as the portfolio of Senior Minister for Works, Services and Forest in the [[Sindh]] cabinet. He remained a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]], and a member of the PPP Central Executive Committee, and Vice President of PPP (Sindh) till 28 August 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Salman |date=2011-08-28 |title=Diatribe of a lifetime: Hurricane Mirza shakes up political landscape |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/241132/sindh-senior-minister-zulfikar-mirza-resigns |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> He was suspended from the committee in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-02-18 |title=Zulfiqar Mirza suspended from PPP central executive committee |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1164425 |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref>

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He is also a member of the board of directors of Mirza Sugar Mills located in [[Badin District]], Sindh.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120716184136/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/board.asp?ticker=MZSM:PA MIRZA SUGAR MILLS LTD (MZSM:Karachi), Board of directors] Bloomburg Business Week, July 18, 2011</ref>

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=== Allegations against MQM ===
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In November 2011, Mirza left for London carrying documents he claimed contained evidence against [[Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Altaf Hussain]] and the [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan|Muttahida Qaumi Movement]] (MQM) with regards the murder of [[Imran Farooq]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-16 |title=Zulfiqar Mirza to provide evidence against Altaf Hussain in House of Lords |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/292729/zulfiqar-mirza-to-provide-evidence-against-altaf-hussain-in-house-of-lords |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |language=en}}</ref> Mirza presented the evidence to the [[Scotland Yard]] on 17 November 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Murtaza Ali |date=2011-11-17 |title=Mirza meets Scotland Yard officials |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/34088-mirza-meets-scotland-yard-officials |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[Geo News]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2011-11-17 |title=Evidence against MQM handed over to Scotland Yard: Mirza |url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/11/17/evidence-against-mqm-handed-over-to-scotland-yard-mirza/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Fight against corruption ===
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Zulfiqar Mirza has said that the political gathering of the [[Imran Khan]] led [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] was an indicator of change in Pakistan and thousands of [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] workers, loyal to [[Benazir Bhutto]] and [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], along with [[Shah Mahmood Qureshi]] would come out on the streets for a change too. Mirza said that he was still a PPP worker and vowed to fight against corrupt ministers and cliques in the party.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hussain |first=Imtiaz |date=2011-11-04 |title=Mirza says PTI's rally an indicator of change |url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID%3D10073%26Cat%3D13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130918183723/http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=10073&Cat=13 |archive-date=2013-09-18 |access-date=2012-12-09 |website=[[The News International]]}}</ref> However, Mirza's wife, [[Fahmida Mirza]] has also been declared a loan defaulter by the [[State Bank of Pakistan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-26 |title=Dr Mirza, wife declared loan defaulter by State Bank |url=https://thefrontierpost.com/dr-mirza-wife-declared-loan-defaulter-by-state-bank/ |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[The Frontier Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Zulfiqar married [[Fahmida Mirza]] in 1982, who was elected as the first female [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan|Speaker]] of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] on 19 March 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-03-19 |title=Woman elected Pakistani speaker |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7304499.stm |access-date=2022-05-08}}</ref> She is also the first female parliamentary speaker in the [[Muslim world]]. He has two sons and two daughters. He is the father of Member of National Assembly, [[Hasnain Mirza]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-05-19 |title=Court extends interim bail of Mirza till May 30 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/4499-court-extends-interim-bail-of-mirza-till-may-30 |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[The News International]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbas |first=Mazhar |author-link=Mazhar Abbas |date=2021-07-30 |title=PTI's mission in Sindh: Is Arbab Rahim the right choice? |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/362536-ptis-mission-in-sindh-is-arbab-rahim-the-right-choice |access-date=2022-05-08 |website=[[Geo News]] |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 15 November 2024

For other uses, see Zulfiqar (disambiguation).

Zulfiqar Mirza
ذوالفقار مرزا
Home Minister of Sindh
In Minister Role
2009 – June 2011
Personal details
Born (1954-01-12) 12 January 1954 (age 70)
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
SpouseFahmida Mirza
ParentZafar Hussain Mirza (father)
Residence(s)Washington, D.C., United States
Alma materLiaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
OccupationPolitician
Agriculturist
Doctor
Industrialist
Websitezulfiqarmirza

Zulfiqar Mirza (Urdu: ذوالفقار مرزا) is a Pakistani politician who is currently affiliated with the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).[1] He is from Badin District, Sindh, Pakistan.[2]

Early life and education He acquired his early education from [Cadet College Petaro],And then 1 year Muslim College Hyderabad Sindh and 2 Year Federal College Cantt Hyderabad, and completed his MBBS from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences in 1980. Who is Dr Zulfiqar Mirza?

He enlisted in the Pakistan Army Medical Corps as a captain. He received his training from the Pakistan Military Academy, and later joined Pakistan Navy.He was discharged from the armed forces in 1985 for refusing to vote in the 1984 Pakistani Islamisation programme referendum. Till 1989, he worked for the Pakistan International Airlines.

Mirza arrived in Badin in the early 1980s for business purposes. He set up his Sugarcane mill sugar mill in 1989 there with the help of his childhood friend Asif Ali Zardari, who was the husband of the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, after which he decided to settle in the area.

Career

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He contested the 1993 Pakistani general election and became a Member of the National Assembly after defeating Murtaza Bhutto from the NA-172 Badin-II (now NA-230 Badin-II) constituency.[3] His influence helped Pakistan Peoples Party to win several elections from Badin over the next several years. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary Commerce, and was a member of the Kashmir Committee, Overseas Pakistan Foundation, the accountability committee, and the International Medical Parliamentarians Association. He also served as the director of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.[4]

Due to several cases against him, he spent 12 years away from the public eye during which his wife, Fahmida Mirza, took over his political career in Badin, winning National Assembly seats in 1997,[5] 2002,[6] and 2008.[7][4]

Mirza was the Home Minister of Sindh as part of the Pakistan Peoples Party provincial government till June 2011, when he resigned .

Mirza was assigned the portfolio of Jails and Prisons, as well as the portfolio of Senior Minister for Works, Services and Forest in the Sindh cabinet. He remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, and a member of the PPP Central Executive Committee, and Vice President of PPP (Sindh) till 28 August 2011.[8] He was suspended from the committee in 2015.[9]

He is also a member of the board of directors of Mirza Sugar Mills located in Badin District, Sindh.[10]

Allegations against MQM

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In November 2011, Mirza left for London carrying documents he claimed contained evidence against Altaf Hussain and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) with regards the murder of Imran Farooq.[11] Mirza presented the evidence to the Scotland Yard on 17 November 2011.[12][13]

Fight against corruption

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Zulfiqar Mirza has said that the political gathering of the Imran Khan led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was an indicator of change in Pakistan and thousands of PPP workers, loyal to Benazir Bhutto and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, along with Shah Mahmood Qureshi would come out on the streets for a change too. Mirza said that he was still a PPP worker and vowed to fight against corrupt ministers and cliques in the party.[14] However, Mirza's wife, Fahmida Mirza has also been declared a loan defaulter by the State Bank of Pakistan.[15]

Personal life

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Zulfiqar married Fahmida Mirza in 1982, who was elected as the first female Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on 19 March 2008.[16] She is also the first female parliamentary speaker in the Muslim world. He has two sons and two daughters. He is the father of Member of National Assembly, Hasnain Mirza.[17][18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GDA leader Zulfiqar Mirza calls on Governor". Pakistan Observer. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  2. ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (2018-07-16). "Zulfiqar Mirza changes political landscape of Badin". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  3. ^ "NA-173 Badin Detail Election Result 1993 Full Information". electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  4. ^ a b Peshimam, Gibran (2011-10-20). "Who is Dr Zulfiqar Mirza?". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  5. ^ "NA-173 Badin Detail Election Result 1997 Full Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  6. ^ "NA 225 Badin Tando Muhammad Khan II Detail Election Result 2002". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  7. ^ "NA-225 Badin-Cum-Tando Muhammad Khan II Detail Election Result 2008". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  8. ^ Siddiqui, Salman (2011-08-28). "Diatribe of a lifetime: Hurricane Mirza shakes up political landscape". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  9. ^ "Zulfiqar Mirza suspended from PPP central executive committee". Dawn. 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  10. ^ MIRZA SUGAR MILLS LTD (MZSM:Karachi), Board of directors Bloomburg Business Week, July 18, 2011
  11. ^ "Zulfiqar Mirza to provide evidence against Altaf Hussain in House of Lords". The Express Tribune. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  12. ^ Shah, Murtaza Ali (2011-11-17). "Mirza meets Scotland Yard officials". Geo News. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  13. ^ "Evidence against MQM handed over to Scotland Yard: Mirza". Dawn. 2011-11-17. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  14. ^ Hussain, Imtiaz (2011-11-04). "Mirza says PTI's rally an indicator of change". The News International. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2012-12-09.
  15. ^ "Dr Mirza, wife declared loan defaulter by State Bank". The Frontier Post. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  16. ^ "Woman elected Pakistani speaker". BBC News. 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  17. ^ "Court extends interim bail of Mirza till May 30". The News International. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  18. ^ Abbas, Mazhar (2021-07-30). "PTI's mission in Sindh: Is Arbab Rahim the right choice?". Geo News. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
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