Salman Taseer

Pakistani Politician

Salman Taseer was born in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India on May 31st, 1944 and is the Pakistani Politician. At the age of 66, Salman Taseer biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

  Report
Date of Birth
May 31, 1944
Nationality
Pakistan
Place of Birth
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
Death Date
Jan 4, 2011 (age 66)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Profession
Businessperson, Chartered Accountant, Entrepreneur, Politician, Writer
Salman Taseer Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 66 years old, Salman Taseer physical status not available right now. We will update Salman Taseer's height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, and measurements.

Height
Not Available
Weight
Not Available
Hair Color
Not Available
Eye Color
Not Available
Build
Not Available
Measurements
Not Available
Salman Taseer Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Not Available
Salman Taseer Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Yasmeen Sehgal, Amna Taseer (?-2011) (his death)
Children
7 including Shahbaz and Aatish Taseer
Dating / Affair
Not Available
Parents
M. D. Taseer (father), Bilquis Taseer (mother)
Siblings
Alys Faiz (maternal aunt), Salima Hashmi (maternal cousin), Muneeza Hashmi (maternal cousin)
Salman Taseer Career

Taseer started his political career in his student era as a member of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the late 1960s. He was a part of the movement for Bhutto's freedom and opposed his arrest and death sentence. He also wrote a political biography on Bhutto titled Bhutto: A political biography (1980). Taseer was also known to be one of the trusted aides of Bhutto's daughter and political heir, Benazir Bhutto.

In the 1988 general elections, Taseer became a member of the Punjab Assembly from Lahore. In the 1990, 1993 and 1997 general elections, he stood for election to be an MNA but lost. In 2007, he was appointed the interim Federal Minister for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives. On 15 May 2008, Taseer was designated for the office of Governor of Punjab by the PPP-led coalition government.

In December 2010, Taseer was alleged to have left the country for several days without handing over charge to the Punjab Assembly Speaker. This meant that the province was without a constitutional head, and it also rendered the assembly speaker ineligible to preside over sessions. Leaving the province without informing his successor was in violation of the constitution and this led to Punjab Assembly Speaker Rana Muhammad Iqbal sending a letter to Prime Minister Gilani calling for the removal of Salmaan Taseer by the President. Evidence provided by ICAO on the governor's travel abroad led to a case being filed in court for breach of the constitution.

Business career

Taseer set up several chartered accountancy and management consultancy firms early in his career. In 1995 he established the First Capital Securities Corporation (FCSC), a full-service brokerage house with equity participation by Smith Barney, Inc., USA, and HG Asia Hong Kong.

Taseer founded the Worldcall group with a payphone network in 1996. The group has grown over the years to become a major private-sector telecom operator with a national and regional footprint. A majority stake in Worldcall was acquired in 2008 by Omantel, the Sultanate of Oman's incumbent operator. Taseer also owned an English news channel in Pakistan, Business Plus; and the first children's channel, Wikkid Plus; and was the publisher of the English language Daily Times.

Source