Governor of Punjab Choudhry Mohammad Sarwar's Speech At the opening ceremony of Azad bin Haider's Book.
- 11 years ago
Mohammad Sarwar was born in an Arain family of Pirmahal, Toba Tek Singh District, Pakistan. He was educated at the University of Faisalabad. In 1976 he married Perveen Sarwar, with whom he had three sons and one daughter.[1]
Sarwar has estimated assets of £16 million,[3] mainly from the family wholesale cash and carry business, United Wholesale Grocers, which Sarwar and his brother founded in 1982. The brothers split the business in 2002, with Sarwar forming United Wholesale (Scotland) while his brother retained the previous name.[4]
Mohammad Sarwar (born 18 August 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Governor of Punjab. Sarwar was a British Labour Member of Parliament (MP) in Glasgow from 1997 to 2010, first for Glasgow Govan and then from 2005 for Glasgow Central. He was the first ever British Muslim MP.[1] He renounced his British citizenship in August 2013 following his nomination as Governor of Punjab by the government of Nawaz Sharif His son, Athif Sarwar, was accused of an £850,000 missing trader fraud in United Wholesale (Scotland) Limited while he was managing director in 2003. In 2011 the Court of Criminal Appeal overturned Athif's earlier conviction in 2007 for the fraud.[3][5][6] Mohammad Sarwar was a remunerated director of the company,[7][8] but never accused of involvement in the alleged fraud..
Sarwar has estimated assets of £16 million,[3] mainly from the family wholesale cash and carry business, United Wholesale Grocers, which Sarwar and his brother founded in 1982. The brothers split the business in 2002, with Sarwar forming United Wholesale (Scotland) while his brother retained the previous name.[4]
Mohammad Sarwar (born 18 August 1952) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Governor of Punjab. Sarwar was a British Labour Member of Parliament (MP) in Glasgow from 1997 to 2010, first for Glasgow Govan and then from 2005 for Glasgow Central. He was the first ever British Muslim MP.[1] He renounced his British citizenship in August 2013 following his nomination as Governor of Punjab by the government of Nawaz Sharif His son, Athif Sarwar, was accused of an £850,000 missing trader fraud in United Wholesale (Scotland) Limited while he was managing director in 2003. In 2011 the Court of Criminal Appeal overturned Athif's earlier conviction in 2007 for the fraud.[3][5][6] Mohammad Sarwar was a remunerated director of the company,[7][8] but never accused of involvement in the alleged fraud..