Saleem Mandviwalla

Saleem Mandviwalla
Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
12 March 2018 – 12 March 2021
ChairmanSadiq Sanjrani
Preceded byAbdul Ghafoor Haideri
Succeeded byMirza Muhammad Afridi
Minister of Finance, Revenue & Economic Affairs
In office
19 February 2013 – 7 June 2013
Prime MinisterRaja Pervaiz Ashraf
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
Preceded byAbdul Hafeez Shaikh
Succeeded byIshaq Dar
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
8 November 2012
ConstituencySindh
Personal details
Born (1959-01-25) 25 January 1959 (age 65)
Karachi, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party (2012-present)
RelationsMehmood Mandviwalla (cousin)[1]
Alma materFort Worth School of Aviation

Senator Saleem H. Mandviwalla (born 25 January 1959) is a Pakistani politician who served as deputy chairman of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2018 to March 2021. He was previously the president of the Board of Investment[2] and Minister of State for Investment[3] of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a position he held from October 2008 till May 2013. Prior to his appointment, he was the president of the Lasbela Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Lasbela, Balochistan. He was appointed Minister of Finance on 19 February 2013 till 7 June 2013.[4] Saleem Mandviwalla was unanimously elected as chairperson for Senate's Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization.[5] Saleem Mandviwalla elected Vice Chairman of Senate of Pakistan on March 12, 2018, with 54 votes out of total 103 votes cast and defeated Usman Khan Kakar who secured only 44 votes.[6][7][8][9] To be elected for the seat of Vice Chairman Senate, candidate had to secure at least 53 votes from the house of 104. On 1 August 2019, a no-confidence motion was presented by the government in the senate to remove him from the post of the Deputy Chairman of the Senate, but the motion failed. The government couldn't get enough required votes to remove him from the post.

  1. ^ "Violation of law?: Minister's cousin appointed to SBP board of directors - The Express Tribune". 2 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Saleem assures support to Korean companies". Pakistan Observer. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Pakistan biz delegation leaves for US tomorrow". Pakistan Observer. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Saleem Mandviwalla replaces Shaikh as Finance Minister". The News. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Saleem Mandviwala elected chairman Senate's body". Pakistan Times. 15 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 11 Nov 2015.
  6. ^ "Opposition-backed Sanjrani, Mandviwalla take top Senate posts". ARY News. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "PML-N defeated: Opposition candidates Sanjrani, Mandviwalla take Senate's top slots". Dawn News. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Zardari-Imran combination wins: Sadiq, Saleem 'steal' Senate from Sharif". The News International. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "PML-N loses Senate race as Sanjrani, Mandviwalla take top posts". Geo News. March 12, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.