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Minocher Bhandara

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Minocher Bhandara
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
14 April 1972 – 7 March 1977
Personal details
Born1937
Died06-15-2008
Islamabad, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (Q)
ChildrenIsphanyar Bhandara
Parent
RelativesBapsi Sidhwa (brother)
OccupationBusinessman, politician

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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