- Abdul Hafiz Pirzada
Abdul Hafiz Pirzada, (Urdu: عبد الحفیظ پیرزادہ ) Senior Advocate Supreme Court, is one of the premier advocates of
Pakistan . He hails from a prominent family ofSindh , and is the son ofPirzada Abdus Sattar , a former Chief Minister ofSindh .Hafeez Pirzada began his political career in the
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, and became one of Bhutto's closest aides. Elected a Member of theNational Assembly of Pakistan in 1970, Pirzada remained a member of the PPP Government from 1971-1977. As Law Minister ofPakistan , he was the lead government member of the committee that drafted the 1973Constitution of Pakistan .Elected an MNA again in 1977, Pirzada was a key member of the three-member government team that negotiated, unsuccessfully, a deal with the PNA opposition grouping. During that time, he was the
Finance Minister of Pakistan for a little over three months, before the PPP-led government was overthrown by military coup by General Zia-ul-Haq.Following the ouster of the PPP Government and the imposition of Martial Law by General
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq , Pirzada developed differences with MrsNusrat Bhutto and MsBenazir Bhutto . For quite a few years he remained in exile in theUnited Kingdom , during which time he set up the Sindh Baluch Pakhtun Front.On his return to Pakistan in the late 1980s, Pirzada withdrew from active politics and fully concentrated on his legal career. Today, Pirzada is one of the most successful and highest-paid advocates of Pakistan.
On May 27, 2007
Geo TV broadcast of "Aik Din Geo Kay Saath" (A Day With GeoTV), Pirzada stated that he earns about Rs. 20-30 million annually, and is one of biggest tax payers in his profession.###@@@KEY@@@###succession box |title=
Finance Minister of Pakistan
years=30 March ,1977 -5 July ,1977
before=Rana Mohammad Hanif Khan| after=Ghulam Ishaq Khan
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