May 6, 2019 (MLN): Mr. Shabbar Zaidi, a partner at A.F. Ferguson & Co (PwC Pakistan) has been appointed as the Chairman of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), as per Prime Minister Imran Khan’s latest announcement at a press conference.

He is mainly known for his extensive contribution towards development of taxation and fiscal laws of the country and has also played an active role in developing the tax amnesty scheme for Pakistan.

Syed Shabbar Zaidi is a Pakistani chartered accountant and former caretaker Provincial Minister of Sindh, Pakistan who served in 2013 caretaker ministry.

Among his non-profit work, he is a trustee of Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation (SIUT) and member of Boards of Governors of Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi. In the past, he has also been the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan and Chairman of the South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA).

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