Zulfi Bukhari
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Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari (born 3 December 1980), also known as Zulfi Bukhari, is a British Pakistani businessman and politician. He currently serves as Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan in the capacity of a Minister of State in Cabinet.
Sayed Zulfikar Abbas Bukhari Zulfi Bukhari | |
|---|---|
| Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development (Minister of State) | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2018 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Pir Sadaruddin Shah |
| Chairman of National Tourism Coordination Board | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Chairman of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 December 1980 (age 39) |
| Nationality | Pakistani, British |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Biography
Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari is a British Pakistani politician and businessman and a very close friend of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He is the producer of Pakistani film Cake which had been selected as Pakistan's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards but was not nominated.
Business career
Zulfi Bukhari is a business tycoon and owns a number of properties in UK. He owns a number of companies across UK and Pakistan.
Politics
He is an active member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and a close aid to the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. After the 2018 elections victory, Imran Khan announced his cabinet and Zulfi was appointed as a Minister of State. He holds the following offices:
COVID-19
Sayed Zulfikar Bukhari led the major operations to manage the inflows of Overseas Pakistanis. There are allegations against him that he spread COVID-19 in Pakistan through allowing Shia Zaireen from Iran without being Quarantined. However, these are unreliable accusations by people trying to further instigate the Shia-Sunni sectarian divide.[1]
- Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (Minister of State)
References
- http://www.na.gov.pk/en/assistants_list.php
- https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/03/13/pm-imran-approves-national-tourism-coordination-board/amp/
- https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/03/17/govt-appoints-zulfi-as-acting-chairman-of-tourism-board/amp/
- https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/03/17/govt-appoints-zulfi-as-acting-chairman-of-tourism-board/amp/
- https://www.pakpedia.pk/zulfi-bukhari
- http://moib.gov.pk/News_Highlights.aspx?Id=7402
- http://www.tourism.gov.pk/
- https://www.dawn.com/news/1433818
- https://www.tribune.com.pk/story/1860386/1-bukhari-admits-uk-citizen-birth/
- https://www.dawn.com/news/1482263