Muhammad Zubair Umar


Mohammad Zubair Umar is a Pakistani politician who served as 32nd Governor of Sindh from February 2017 to August 2018. A member of the Pakistan Muslim League, he served as the Chairman of Privatisation Commission of Pakistan with the status of State Minister from 2013 to 2017.

Early life and education

Umar was born to General Ghulam Umar. Umar stated that he is from Karachi where he is living since 1971 and belongs to Urdu-speaking community. He is the elder brother of Asad Umar.
He received his master's degree in business administration from Institute of Business Administration in 1981. At IBA, he became the member of the Board of Directors in 1980 and taught Financial Management from 1981 to 1986. After completing his MBA, he joined IBM from 1981 until his resignation in 2007.

Career

Prior to joining politics, Umar was hosting TV shows.
After joining PML-N in 2012, he became part of the PML-N's Economic, Tax Reforms Media Committees.
Umar was chairman of the Pakistan Board of Investment from 12 July 2013 to 17 December 2013.
He served as Chairman of Privatisation Commission of Pakistan with the status of minister of state from December 2013 until February 2017.
In January 2017, he was appointed as the 32nd Governor of Sindh. He took oath in February 2017.
Following 2018 Pakistani general election, he announced to resign from the office of Sindh Governor on 28 July 2018. His resignation was accepted on 3 August 2018.