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 partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement (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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