Shabbar Zaidi
Syed Mohammad Shabbar Zaidi | |
|---|---|
| 26th Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue | |
| In office 9 May 2019 – 6 April 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Occupation | Accountant, former government minister, economic analyst and TV commentator |
Syed Mohammad Shabbar Zaidi is a Pakistani chartered accountant who served as the 26th Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan from May 2019 till April 2020.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Previously, he served as a provincial Minister in the Government of Sindh during the 2013 caretaker setup.[1] He was the territory partner of PwC Pakistan.[3]
He is a fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and also served as president of the Institute for 2005–2006.
He had been working with A. F. Ferguson & Co., a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International since 1969 and currently working as Senior Partner there. Among his non-profit work, he is a trustee of Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUT) and member of Boards of Governors of Liaquat National Hospital and Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL).[4]
In the past, he has also been the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and Chairman of the South Asian Federation of Accountants. Syed Shabbar Zaidi has also authored a lot of books, including Panama Leaks – A Blessing in Disguise – Offshore Assets of Pakistani Citizens, A Journey for Clarity and Pakistan: Not a Failed State.[5]
As a Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue,[1] he introduced the Asset Declaration Scheme, whose deadline was 3 July 2019, by any measure this scheme considered as most successful asset declaration program in the history of Pakistan.[6]
He was removed from his post on 6 April 2020 and Nausheen Javed Amjad succeeded him as chairman FBR, Pakistan.
In 2018, he is on the board of directors of Lucky Core Industries Limited. Lately, he has been making TV appearances as an economic analyst on Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath TV show in Pakistan.[1]
Books
[edit]- Rich People, Poor Country - a book critical of a tax amnesty scheme in Pakistan.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Syed Shabbar Zaidi: Auditor-in-chief". Herald Magazine (Dawn Group of Newspapers). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Shabbar Zaidi officially notified as FBR chairman on 'pro bono basis'". Dawn newspaper. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Sindh caretaker cabinet sworn in". Dawn newspaper. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Karachi School of Business and Leadership | KSBL". Karachi School of Business & Leadership website.
- ^ "Industrialists dominate 18-member Sindh cabinet". The Nation newspaper. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Kiani, Khaleeq (8 July 2019). "Did PTI amnesty scheme work?". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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