Minocher Bhandara

Minocher Bhandara (died June 15, 2008[1]), popularly known as Minoo, was a Pakistani businessman and former minority representative and member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (MNA).[2] He belonged to the small Gujarati-speaking Zoroastrian community.[3]

Family

Bhandara was the brother of Pakistani novelist, Bapsi Sidhwa. His father owned a liquor shop on the Mall in Lahore.

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

Business

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 control share in during the 1940s.[5]

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.[6]

Minoo also wrote articles in the country's English language newspapers.[7]

Death

He died in Islamabad 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.[8]

References
  1. MP Bhandara passes away, The News
  2. MP Bhandara passes away, The News
  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. Heildler, Scott, Pakistani Beer: Sounds Like an Oxymoron, But It’s True, 2009 Archived July 11, 2011, at Archive.today
  5. Heildler, Scott, Pakistani Beer: Sounds Like an Oxymoron, But It’s True, 2009 Archived July 11, 2011, at Archive.today
  6. National Assembly of Pakistan Archived August 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Father Francis Nadeem, Yeh Des Hamara Hai, Lahore, p. 77
  8. MP Bhandara passes away, The News


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