Mohammad Zubair Umar | |
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32nd Governor of Sindh | |
Assumed office 2 February 2017 |
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President | Mamnoon Hussain |
Prime Minister |
Nawaz Sharif (2013 - 2016) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
Preceded by |
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Agha Siraj Durrani (Acting) |
Chairman of Privatisation Commission of Pakistan | |
In office 18 December 2013 – 2 February 2017 |
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Personal details | |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Relatives | Asad Umar (brother) |
Education | MBA |
Alma mater | Institute of Business Administration |
Mohammad Zubair Umar (Urdu: محمد زبیر عمر) is a Pakistani politician currently serving as 32nd Governor of Sindh. A member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), he served as the Chairman of Privatisation Commission of Pakistan with the status of junior minister from 2013 to 2017.
Umar was born to General (retired) Ghulam Umar. Umar stated that he is from Karachi where he is living 1971 and belongs to Urdu-speaking community. He is the elder brother of Asad Umar.
He received his master's degree in business administration from Institute of Business Administration. At IBA, he became the member of the Board of Directors in 1980 and taught Financial Management from 1981 to 1986. He served in IBM from 1981 to 2007.
Prior to joining politics, Umar was hosting TV shows.
After joining PML-N, he became part of the PML-N's Economic, Tax Reforms Media Committees in 2012.
Umar was chairman of the Pakistan Board of Investment from 12 July 2013 to 17 December 2013.
He served as Chairman of Privatisation Commission of Pakistan with the status of minister of state from December 2013 until February 2017.
In January 2017, he was appointed as the 32nd Governor of Sindh. He took oath in February 2017.