Zulfiqar Mirza
| Zulfiqar Mirza | |
|---|---|
| Home Minister of Sindh | |
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In Minister Role 2009 – June 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 January 1954 Sire Ghat, Hyderabad, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Spouse(s) | Fahmida Mirza |
| Relations |
Qazi Abdul Majeed Abid (uncle and father-in-law) Qazi Abdul Qayyum (grandfather) |
| Children | Hasnain Mirza (son) |
| Parents | Zafar Hussain Mirza (father) |
| Residence | Khayaban-e-Mujahid, Phase-V, D.H.A, Karachi |
| Alma mater | Liaquat Medical College, Jamshoro |
| Occupation |
Politician Agriculturist Doctor Industrialist |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Website | http://www.zulfiqarmirza.com/ |
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 on March 19, 2008. 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.
He is also a member of the board of directors of Mirza Sugar Mills located in Badin District, Sindh. He is also the father of Member of National Assembly, Hasnain Mirza.
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. Mirza presented the evidence to the Scotland Yard on 17 November 2011.
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