Syed Zafar Islam

Syed Zafar Islam
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
4 September 2020 – 4 July 2022
Preceded byAmar Singh
Succeeded bySangeeta Yadav
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
National Spokesperson of Bharatiya Janata Party
Assumed office
2014
Personal details
BornHazaribagh, Jharkhand, India [1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShiba Kamal
Children2
Residence(s)Mumbai, New Delhi
Alma materDelhi University (PhD),
IIM Ahmedabad (MBA),
Aligarh Muslim University,
Ranchi University[2]
OccupationInvestment Banker, politician

Syed Zafar Islam is an Indian Politician and former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from the state of Uttar Pradesh.[3] He is currently one of the national spokespersons of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[4] Islam is a former investment banker and the former Managing director of the Indian subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.[5] He is regarded as one of the prominent Muslim leaders of the party.[6]

He also served as a non-official independent director for Air India from 2017 to 2020.

  1. ^ "[1]".
  2. ^ "Shri Syed Zafar Islam| National Portal of India".
  3. ^ "BJP's Syed Zafar Alam elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh". Indian Express.
  4. ^ "BJP Spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam Party's Rajya Sabha Poll Candidate from UP". News18.
  5. ^ "SYED ZAFAR ISLAM Profile". Indian Express.
  6. ^ "Zafar Islam, who helped bring Scindia to BJP, given RS ticket".