Saleem Mandviwalla

Saleem Mandviwalla
Senate Of Pakistan
In office 5 March 2015 – 5 March 2021
Prime Minister	Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Preceded by	Abdul Hafeez Shaikh
Succeeded by	Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (Acting)
Personal details
Born	25 January 1959 Karachi, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Alma mater	Fort Worth School of Aviation
Religion	Islam

Senator Saleem H. Mandviwalla (born 25 January 1959) was the Chairman of the Board of Investment^[1] and Minister of State for Investment^[2] of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a position he held from October 2008 till May 2013. Prior to his appointment, he was the President of the Lasbela Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Lasbela, Balochistan. He was appointed Minister of Finance on 19 February 2013 till 7 June 2013.^[3] Saleem Mandviwalla was unanimously elected as chairperson for Senate’s Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization ^[4]

Education

Saleem Mandviwalla graduated from Fort Worth School of Aviation in Fort Worth, Texas in 1981.

Business career

Mr. Saleem H. Mandviwalla comes from a well known business family. The family has been engaged in the real estate business in Karachi and other cities of Pakistan since 1921. The family expanded their line of business in different trades locally and internationally and own businesses in manufacturing, media and automotive sectors.

References

1. "Saleem assures support to Korean companies". Pakistan Observer. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
2. "Pakistan biz delegation leaves for US tomorrow". Pakistan Observer. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
3. "Saleem Mandviwalla replaces Shaikh as Finance Minister". The News. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
4. "Saleem Mandviwala elected chairman Senate's body". Pakistan Times. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 11 Nov 2015.