Dewan Muhammad Yousuf Farooqui is a Pakistani businessman and former
Sindh finance minister who is the owner of
Yousuf Dewan Companies
The Yousuf Dewan Companies (YDC) () is a conglomerate company based in Karachi, Pakistan. It is currently owned by the former Sindh Finance Minister Dewan Mohammad Yousuf Farooqui. It is previously known as Dewan Mushtaq Group.
History
The cong ...
. He has also served as the Provincial Minister for the Local Bodies. Industries, Labour, Transport, Mines and Minerals of Sindh from 1999 to 2004.
Political career
Farooqui was the Provincial Minister for the Local Bodies. Industries, Labour, Transport,
Mines & Minerals of Sindh from 1999 to 2003 during
Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of the ...
regime.
In March 2005, he was awarded the
Sitara-i-Imtiaz
The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...
by then
President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf
General Pervez Musharraf ( ur, , Parvez Muśharraf; born 11 August 1943) is a former Pakistani politician and four-star general of the Pakistan Army who became the tenth president of Pakistan after the successful military takeover of t ...
.
Farooqui was made the Provincial Finance Minister in the caretaker setup in Sindh in 2007.
References
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Living people
Pakistani company founders
Provincial ministers of Sindh
Pakistani industrialists
Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz
Year of birth missing (living people)