Kamran Tessori

Kamran Tessori
30th Governor of Sindh
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2022
President	Arif Alvi Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Shehbaz Sharif Anwaar ul Haq Kakar Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Imran Ismail Agha Siraj Durrani (Acting)
Personal details
Political party	MQM-P (2022-present) MQM-P (2017-2018)[1] PML(F) (2013-2017)[2]

Muhammad Kamran Khan Tessori (Urdu: کامران ٹیسوری) is a Pakistani politician and businessman, and the Governor of Sindh[3] since 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^[when?] 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, it was reported that a National Accountability Bureau inquiry against Tessori into a Rs172.3 million default case was still pending in court.[11]

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.[12]

In 2018, Hanif Merchant, a gold trader based in Dubai, approached the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to request action against Tessori regarding his purported involvement in a gold fraud case.[13]

External links

• Official Website – Governor of Sindh

Political offices
Preceded by Agha Siraj Durrani	Governor of Sindh Incumbent	Succeeded by Incumbent

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. "23 NAB inquiries still pending in courts". The Express Tribune. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
12. "'Not-for-sale' MQM-P reopens its doors to Kamran Tessori".
13. "Gold Fraud: Dubai Trader Seeks Action Against Tessori – Abb Takk News". Abb Takk News. Retrieved 23 April 2024.