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books, including ''Panama Leaks – A Blessing in Disguise – Offshore Assets of Pakistani Citizens'', ''A Journey for Clarity'' and ''Pakistan: Not a Failed State''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/31-Mar-2013/industrialists-dominate-18-member-sindh-cabinet|title=Industrialists dominate 18-member Sindh cabinet|date=31 March 2013|newspaper=The Nation newspaper|access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref> |
books, including ''Panama Leaks – A Blessing in Disguise – Offshore Assets of Pakistani Citizens'', ''A Journey for Clarity'' and ''Pakistan: Not a Failed State''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/31-Mar-2013/industrialists-dominate-18-member-sindh-cabinet|title=Industrialists dominate 18-member Sindh cabinet|date=31 March 2013|newspaper=The Nation newspaper|access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref> |
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As a Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue,<ref name=Dawn/> he introduced the '''Asset Declaration Scheme''', whose deadline was July 3, 2019, by any measure this scheme considered as most successful asset declaration program in the history of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1492824|title=Did PTI amnesty scheme work?|first=Khaleeq|last=Kiani|date=8 July |
As a Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue,<ref name=Dawn/> he introduced the '''Asset Declaration Scheme''', whose deadline was July 3, 2019, by any measure this scheme considered as most successful asset declaration program in the history of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1492824|title=Did PTI amnesty scheme work?|first=Khaleeq|last=Kiani|date=8 July 2019|newspaper=Dawn newspaper|access-date=13 January 2024}}</ref> |
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He was removed from his post on 6 April 2020 and Nausheen Javed Amjad succeeded him as chairman FBR, Pakistan. |
He was removed from his post on 6 April 2020 and Nausheen Javed Amjad succeeded him as chairman FBR, Pakistan. |
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Revision as of 02:25, 2 February 2024
Syed Mohammad Shabbar Zaidi | |
|---|---|
| 26th Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue | |
| In office 9 May 2019 – 6 April 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Occupation | Accountant, former government minister, economic analyst and TV commentator |
Syed Mohammad Shabbar Zaidi is a Pakistani chartered accountant who served as the 26th Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue of Pakistan from May 2019 till April 2020.[1][2]
Career
Previously, he served as a provincial Minister in the Government of Sindh during the 2013 caretaker setup.[1] He was the territory partner of PwC Pakistan.[3]
He is a fellow member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and also served as president of the Institute for 2005–2006.
He had been working with A. F. Ferguson & Co., a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International since 1969 and currently working as Senior Partner there. Among his non-profit work, he is a trustee of Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUT) and member of Boards of Governors of Liaquat National Hospital and Karachi School of Business and Leadership (KSBL).[4]
In the past, he has also been the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and Chairman of the South Asian Federation of Accountants. Syed Shabbar Zaidi has also authored a lot of books, including Panama Leaks – A Blessing in Disguise – Offshore Assets of Pakistani Citizens, A Journey for Clarity and Pakistan: Not a Failed State.[5]
As a Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue,[1] he introduced the Asset Declaration Scheme, whose deadline was July 3, 2019, by any measure this scheme considered as most successful asset declaration program in the history of Pakistan.[6]
He was removed from his post on 6 April 2020 and Nausheen Javed Amjad succeeded him as chairman FBR, Pakistan.
In 2018, he is on the board of directors of Lucky Core Industries Limited. Lately, he has been making TV appearances as an economic analyst on Dunya Kamran Khan Kay Sath TV show in Pakistan.[1]
Books
- Rich People, Poor Country - a book critical of a tax amnesty scheme in Pakistan.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Syed Shabbar Zaidi: Auditor-in-chief". Herald Magazine (Dawn Group of Newspapers). 17 June 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Shabbar Zaidi officially notified as FBR chairman on 'pro bono basis'". Dawn newspaper. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Sindh caretaker cabinet sworn in". Dawn newspaper. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Karachi School of Business and Leadership | KSBL". Karachi School of Business & Leadership website.
- ^ "Industrialists dominate 18-member Sindh cabinet". The Nation newspaper. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ Kiani, Khaleeq (8 July 2019). "Did PTI amnesty scheme work?". Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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