Minocher Bhandara

Minocher Bhandara
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
14 April 1972 – 7 March 1977
Personal details
Born1937
Died15 June 2008
Islamabad, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (Q)
ChildrenIsphanyar Bhandara
Parent
RelativesBapsi Sidhwa (brother)
OccupationBusinessman, politician
NicknameMinoo

Minocher Bhandara (1937–June 15, 2008), commonly known as M.P. Bhandara, was a Pakistani industrialist and politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1972 to 1977 and from 2002 to 2007.[1][2]

Family

He belonged to the small Gujarati-speaking Zoroastrian community.[3][2] Bhandara was the brother of Pakistani novelist, Bapsi Sidhwa. His father owned a liquor shop on the Mall in Lahore, Pakistan.

His son, Isphanyar Bhandara, is the current CEO of Murree Brewery.[4]

Career

He was the architect and owner of one of the most successful and durable business conglomerates in Pakistan. Amongst his companies was the Murree Brewery, which his father had bought a controlling share in during the British Empire in the 1940s.[4]

Politics

He leaves behind a legacy of enlightened political activism. Bhandara, was active as a minority representative and served as MNA from November 16, 2002 to November 15, 2007 affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League (Q). Before that, he had also served as a member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 14 April 1972 to 7 March 1977 during Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto regime.[5]

Minoo also wrote articles in the country's English language newspapers.[2][6]

Death

He died in Islamabad, Pakistan on Sunday June 15, 2008 at the age of 71, due to complications as a result of a serious car accident in China several weeks earlier on 23 April 2008.[2]

References

  1. ^ M.P. Bhandara passes away, Published 16 June 2008, Retrieved 5 November 2021
  2. ^ a b c d M P Bhandara passes away Business Recorder, Published 16 June 2008, Retrieved 5 November 2021
  3. ^ Deshmukh, Ajay Sahebrao (2014). Ethnic Angst: A Comparative Study of Bapsi Sidhwa & Rohinton Mistry. Partridge Publishing. p. 247. ISBN 9781482841534. Gujarati is the first language of Bapsi Sidhwa and most Parsis.
  4. ^ a b Heildler, Scott (January 26, 2009). "Pakistani Beer: Sounds Like an Oxymoron, But It's True". Fox News. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Members, National Assembly of Pakistan". National Assembly of Pakistan website. February 13, 2010. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Father Francis Nadeem, Yeh Des Hamara Hai, Lahore, p. 77


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