Sharmila Farooqi

Sharmila Farooqi (Urdu: شرمیلا فاروقی ‎) (born January 25, 1978) is a Pakistani politician from Karachi, who served as an advisor to the Chief Minister of Sindh from September 2008 till January 31, 2011. She is the maternal granddaughter of N M Uqaili, former Pakistan Minister of Finance and daughter of Usman Farooqi, who was a bureaucrat and a former Chairman of Pakistan Steel Mill. Farooqi is the niece of Salman Farooqi, a well-known confidante of former President Asif Ali Zardari.[1] Farooqi earned her Master of Business Administration from the Adamson Institute of Business Administration and Technology, Karachi and a Master of Laws degree.[1] Sharmila Farooqi is engaged to Hasham Riaz Sheikh, a former Wall Street investment banker and presently an advisor to the former President Asif Ali Zardari.[2][3] Sharmila married Hasham Riaz Sheikh on March 5, 2015.[4] She regularly appears on TV political news/talk/public affairs News channels to defend her party and government from corruption allegations.[5][6]

Sharmila Farooqi
Born (1978-01-25) 25 January 1978
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistani
Alma materAdamson Institute of Business Administration and Technology, Karachi
OccupationTalk Shows, Former Economic Adviser to the CM of Sindh

Prior joining politics as a Pakistan Peoples Party Leader, Sharmila has also worked as an actor. She appeared in a Drama serial "Panchwa Mausam" along with Aijaz Aslam, Talat Hussain, Abdullah Kadwani and Gulab Chandio.[7][8] She is member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh since February 2020.

Corruption

In 2001, Faruqi along with her father Usman Farooqi, a former chairman of Pakistan Steel Mills, embezzled Rs 195 billion ($1.95 billion) from Pakistan Steel Mills and Government of Pakistan through political corruption and fraud.[9] Anisa Farooqi, mother of Sharmila, entered into a plea bargain with the National Accountability Bureau on 28 April 2001 after being arrested with First Information Report (FIR) No. 19/96, and given into the custody of the Ehtesab Cell by the Special Judge, Central II, handling cases of top corrupt public servants like Usman Farooqi.[10][11][12] Sharmila Farooqi and her family was extensively investigated by officers of the National Accountability Bureau, Federal Investigation Agency and officials Karachi Electric Supply Corporation due to the non-payment of electricity bills worth Rs 1 million.[1]

Controversy over passing entry test for the admission in PhD Law

Sharmila Farooqi has been alleged of passing the mandatory entry test for the admission in PhD (Law) at University of Karachi without appearing in the exam held on 13 May 2018 at University of Karachi. According to media reports, Sharmila was one of 12 candidates who passed the exam, the results for which were announced by Karachi University on its official website on 17 May 2018.

See also

References
  1. "Sharmila Farooqi". Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  2. ‘Sharmila Farooqi interlocked with Hasham Riaz’
  3. Sharmila Farooqi Wedding Ceremony Pictures
  4. Jiyali to gharwali: Sharmila's fantasy wedding comes to life
  5. "Sindh cabinet". Government of Sindh. Archived from the original on 2009-06-15. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  6. Tunio, Hafeez (2010-10-14). "Sharmila Farooqi: Miss Information". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
  7. Basharat, The Daily. "شرمیلا فاروقی میدان سیاست میں داخل ہونے سے پہلے کیا کام کرتی تھیں؟" (in Urdu). Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  8. "Top Pakistani Politicians Having Showbiz Background - Web.PK". Web.PK. Retrieved 2017-04-26.
  9. Usman Farooqui acquitted in corruption reference
  10. Sharmeela Farooqi Scandal
  11. Sharmeela Farooqi Corruption
  12. Sharmila Farooqi in Prison – Corruption of Usman Farooqi in Steel Mill of Pakistan
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