Hakim Ali Zardari
Hakim Ali Zardari | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1972–1977 | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| In office 1993–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1930 Azra Peechoho
(daughter) Fauzia Abbasi (daughter) |
| Profession | Businessman Agriculturist Film distributor Film producer |
Hakim Ali Zardari (9 December 1930 – 24 May 2011),
He was also a landlord, a businessman and a personality associated with the film industry, both in Sindhi and in Urdu, having been a film distributor as well a film producer.
Early life and education
He was born on 9 December 1930 in the village of Fatohal Zardari to Mohammad Hussain Zardari.
Political career
Zardari started his political career in 1965 when he was elected member of the Nawabshah District Council and later was elected as the Mayor of District Nawabshah.[2] He supported Fatima Jinnah in the 1965 presidential elections against Ayub Khan.[2]
In 1970, he joined the
He was elected to the
He was imprisoned during the tenures of
Business career and wealth
He built cinema houses in Hyderabad and Karachi and worked as a film distributor. He also produced a Sindhi film, Soorat.[2]
He had a house in Normandy, France which he was accused of buying for 2.5 million dollars by the National Accountability Bureau,[4] which filed a reference against him for having assets beyond source of income and was sentenced for five years of rigorous imprisonment, a fine of 18.5 million rupees and disqualified him from holding any elected office for 10 years.[4] On health ground his house was declared as sub-jail.[4]
On 24 January 2007, Sindh High Court overturned his conviction made by the accountability bureau.[4]
He was also convicted in similar case in Lahore for making shady transactions with various organisations for establishing a tourist village at Rawalpindi National Park through Zardari Group. He was sentenced to 18 months in jail and asked to pay a fine of 20 million rupees but this was also overturned by Lahore High Court in 2002.[4]
Personal life
He married twice—Bilquis Sultana (died November 2002) and Zareen Ara (died 22 June 2022)
He had no children from his second marriage with Zareen Ara Bukhari, who was the first Pakistani woman to earn a PhD in English literature from Cambridge University. She was also known in literary circles, being the daughter of Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari, a writer, music composer and the first director-general of Radio Pakistan, and the niece of Patras Bokhari, one of the best-known writers of the country. Zardari proposed to her while he was producing the movie Dhoop Aur Saye (1968).[5]
Death
Hakim Ali Zardari was admitted to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in March following multiple organ failure. He died in the hospital on 24 May 2011 at age 80.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "President grieved: Hakim Ali Zardari passes away". The Express Tribune. 25 May 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Hakim Zardari is dead". Dawn. 24 May 2011.
- ^ Washington Post.
- ^ a b c d e "Hakim Ali Zardari: an icon of success". Dawn. 24 May 2011.
- ^ Bukhari, Mubasher (3 July 2022). "A literary spirit". The News International. Retrieved 9 July 2023.