Kamran Tessori
31st Governor of Sindh
Assumed office
10 October 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Anwaar ul Haq Kakar
Preceded byImran Ismail
Agha Siraj Durrani (Acting)
Personal details
Political party MQM-P (2022-present)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (P) (2017-18)[1]
Pakistan Muslim League (F) (2013-17)[2]

Kamran Tessori (Urdu: کامران ٹیسوری) is a Pakistani politician and businessman, currently serving as the Governor of Sindh[3] since 9 October 2022.[4] Tessori is a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan party.[5]

Personal life

Tessori is an ethnic Muhajir,[6] and belongs to the Tessori family, who runs an international gold business called "Tessori Gold". He is the only politician in his family.[7]

Political career

He established contacts with Arbab Ghulam Rahim who was the Chief Minister of Sindh at the time in order to enter politics. He was later considered a close aide to him.[8]

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has put forward Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori's name as a potential candidate for the interim Prime Minister role. In a recent meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, the MQM delegation, led by Khalid Maqbool Siddique, had a warm reception. The delegation included Tessori, Dr Farooq Sattar, and Syed Aminul Haq.[9]

Arrest

He was arrested in 2008 for being involved in a real estate land scam. The land which was 80 acres and a historical graveyard, was allegedly allotted to him by Arbab Ghulam Rahim who was the 27th Chief Minister of Sindh at the time to build a new housing society called Gold City. He escaped police custody during a shootout while he was being shifted from Karachi to Badin, which led to another case being filed against him.[10]

Controversies

In 2017, a member of MQM-P Faisal Subzwari said that the party (MQM-P) was not for sale, implying that Tessori who is a wealthy businessman involved in gold & commercial real estate businesses, tried using his money to influence party decisions in order to receive a ticket in the Senate.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Kamran Tessori sworn in as Sindh governor". 11 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Approaching polls: Businessman joins PML-F". 12 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "MQM's Kamran Tessori appointed Sindh governor". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Kamran Tessori appointed Sindh Governor after President's approval today". Times of Pakistan. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "MQM's Kamran Tessori appointed Sindh governor". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Proud to be Muhajir, says governor". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "MQM-P's Kamran Tessori appointed Sindh governor". 9 October 2022.
  8. ↑ "MQM-P's Kamran Tessori appointed Sindh governor". 9 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "MQM proposes Kamran Tessori's name for caretaker PM". Dunya News. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "KARACHI: Tessori remanded in police custody". 7 November 2008.
  11. ↑ "'Not-for-sale' MQM-P reopens its doors to Kamran Tessori".
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