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'{{otheruses|Zulfiqar (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox Politician | order = Home Minister of Sindh | term_start = 2009 | term_end = June 2011 | term_label = In Minister Role | name = Zulfiqar Mirza | image = | imagesize = | caption = Zulfiqar Mirza | parents = [[Zafar Hussain Mirza]] (father) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|01|12}} | birth_place = Sire Ghat, [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Pakistan]] | party = [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] | spouse = [[Fahmida Mirza]] | children = [[Hasnain Mirza]] (son) | residence = Khayaban-e-Mujahid, Phase-V, D.H.A, Karachi | occupation = [[Politician]]<br> [[Agriculturist]]<br> [[Physician|Doctor]]<br> [[Industrialist]] | religion = [[Shia Islam]] | alma_mater = Liaquat Medical College,<br>Jamshoro | website = http://www.zulfiqarmirza.com/ | relations = [[Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid]] (uncle and father-in-law)<br>[[Qazi Abdul Qayyum]] (grandfather) }} '''Zulfiqar Mirza''' is a Pakistani politician who is affiliated with the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP). 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]]. He 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. He 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 amember 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 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> ==Allegations against MQM== 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]].<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== 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>http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=10073&Cat=13</ref> ==See also== *[[List of Pakistanis]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.zulfiqarmirza.com Zulfiqar Mirza's Web Site] {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> | NAME =Mirza, Zulfiqar | ALTERNATIVE NAMES =Zulfiqar | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Pakistani politician | DATE OF BIRTH = 12 January 1954 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]], [[Pakistan]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirza, Zulfiqar}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Pakistan Peoples Party politicians]] [[Category:Pakistani medical doctors]] [[Category:Pakistani politicians]] [[Category:Pakistani Shia Muslims]] [[Category:Sindhi people]] [[Category:Cadet College Petaro alumni]] [[Category:1954 births]] ==External links == *[http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/356 Hasnain Ali Mirza] * [http://www.awamipolitics.com/do-you-know-barrister-hasnain-mirza-1138.html Do You Know Barrister Hasnain Mirza? - Pakistan Political News] * [http://www.awamipolitics.com/barrister-hasnain-ali-mirzas-profile-20402.html Barrister Hasnain Ali Mirza's Profile] * [http://www.geo.tv/article-37037-Hasnain-Mirza-wins-Badin-by-election Hasnain Mirza wins Badin by-election] * [http://www.awamiweb.com/zulfiqar-mirza-son-barrister-hasnain-mirza-likely-to-join-politics-30179.html Zulfiqar Mirza's Son Barrister Hasnain Mirza likely to join Politics] * [http://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2012/03/my-father-zulfiqar-mirza-took-all-decisions-as-sindh-home-minister-hasnain-mirza/ My father Zulfiqar Mirza took all decisions as Sindh home minister: Hasnain Mirza] ; Family tree {{Family tree/start}} {{Family tree}} {{Family tree|MANBM |MANBM=Mirza Ali Nawaz Baig}} {{Family tree| |!| | | | |,|-|-|-|.|}} {{Family tree|ZHM| | |QAMA| |QAAM |ZHM=[[Zafar Hussain Mirza]]<br>'''(1927-2015)'''|QAMA=[[Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid]]<br>'''(1905-96)'''|QAAM=Qazi Akbar<br>'''(brother of Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid)'''|}} {{Family tree| |`|v|-|-|-|+|-|-|-|.|`|-|-|.}} {{Family tree| |ZM|y|FM| |SM| |AAM |ZM=[[Zulfiqar Mirza]]<br>'''(born 1951)'''|FM=[[Fahmida Mirza]]<br>'''(born 1952)'''|SM=Shaheen W/o Abrar Mirza|AAM=Ameena Ashraf}} {{Family tree| | | | |`|v|-|-|-|.| | | |!|}} {{Family tree| | | | |HM| |MMM| |PMUHM |HM=Hasnain Mirza<br>'''(born 1983)'''|MMM=2 More...|PMUHM=[[-]]|}} {{Family tree| | | | | |!| | | | | | | |!|}} {{Family tree| | | | |MMMM| | | | | |MMMH |MMMM=3 Children|MMMH=[[-]]|}} {{Family tree}} {{Family tree/end}} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> | NAME = Mirza, Hasnain | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Barrister Hasnain Ali Mirza | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Barrister | DATE OF BIRTH = 29 May 1983 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Karachi]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]] --> | NAME = Mirza, Hasnain | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Barrister Hasnain Ali Mirza | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Barrister | DATE OF BIRTH = 29 May 1983 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Karachi]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirza, Hasnain Ali}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1983 births]] [[Category:Muhajir people]] [[Category:Pakistani barristers]] [[Category:Lawyers from Karachi]] [[Category:Members of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]'