Zulfiqar Mirza
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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]
Zulfiqar Mirza | |
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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 |
Political party | Grand Democratic Alliance (2017-present) |
Spouse | Fahmida Mirza |
Parent | Zafar Hussain Mirza (father) |
Residence | Karachi |
Alma mater | Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences |
Occupation | Politician Agriculturist Doctor Industrialist |
Website | zulfiqarmirza |
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.