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Shabbar Zaidi appointed chairman FBR
May 06, 2019
ISLAMABAD, May 06 (INP): Renowned chartered accountant and tax affairs expert Syed Shabbar Zaidi has been appointed chairman of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
This was announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan while talking to senior journalists here on Monday.
Zaidi is a senior partner at A.F. Ferguson and Co, a leading accountancy and advisory company in Pakistan and a Price Waterhouse Coopers member firm. He has previously served as provincial finance minister in the Sindh caretaker cabinet in 2013.
The newly appointed chairperson FBR has also served as president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and as chairman of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA) in the past, and has also authored several books, including Panama Leaks – A Blessing in Disguise – Offshore Assets of Pakistani Citizens, A Journey for Clarity and Pakistan: Not a Failed State.
However, the government is yet to issue an official notification for Zaidi’s appointment as FBR chairperson.
The appointment comes days after the removal of Jahanzeb Khan as head of the tax collection body.
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