Muhammad_mian_soomro

Muhammad Mian Soomro (Urdu: محمد میاں سومرو) has been the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan since 16 November 2007 and Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 2002. Soomro comes from a renowned political family of Sindh that has been active in public life since 1923. His father, the late Ahmad Mian Soomro, was a seasoned parliamentarian, who was Deputy Speaker of the West Pakistan Assembly and a member of the Senate of Pakistan and helped establish the Senate Committee Systems.

Professional life

Banker

An internationally recognized professional banker, Soomro held various top positions both at home and abroad in national and international organizations such as the Bank of America.

He has also worked in important positions for major banks:

• General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of International Bank of Yemen
• Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain
• Muslim Commercial Bank
• Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
• Federal Bank of Cooperatives
• National Bank of Pakistan

Soomro earned great recognition for his achievements during his time with these organizations. He was also instrumental in the establishment of Micro Credit Banking in Pakistan.

He also held a position at the board of directors of Shell Pakistan Ltd.

Civil servant

Soomro\'s public service role started with his appointment as the Governor of Sindh on 25 May 2000. During the tenure, he took a number of steps to bring about financial and administrative discipline, as well as to accelerate the pace of economic development in the province and bring about meaningful change in the quality of life of the general populace. During his governorship the people of Sindh witnessed stability and ethnic harmony. Merit, transparency and good governance were the hallmarks of his administration. This was acknowledged by the International donors, when under his leadership, the province of Sindh became the first province is South Asia to be funded directly by the World Bank for restructuring programme.

Chairman of the Senate

Soomro resigned from the office of Sindh Governor on 26 December 2002 to contest the Senate elections. He was elected as a Senator on 23 February 2003 and was subsequently elected as Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan on 12 March 2003.

Caretaker Prime Minister

Soomro was appointed as caretaker Prime Minister on 15 November 2007, at the expiration of the term of the previous Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz, ahead of a new parliamentary election.Khalid Qayum and Khaleeq Ahmed, "Musharraf Picks Soomro as Interim Premier Until Polls", Bloomberg.com, November 15, 2007. On 16 November, Soomro was sworn in as Prime Minister by President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf."Soomro takes oath as Pakistan\'s caretaker PM", Xinhua (chinadaily.com.cn), November 16, 2007.

Personal traits

Being the head of the well-known Soomro tribe, he is known for his strong interpersonal and leadership skills. He is well acquainted with national and socio-political issues and has vast exposure in political life since his college days. Due to his integrity, honesty and professionalism, Soomro is well respected by both his supporters and opponents alike - the main reason why his name was being circulated for the post of caretaker prime minister even before his appointment.

Corruption and Use of Personal Power

The day he took his oath as the new caretaker Prime Minister, his sister and nephew opponent were arrested in his home town Jackotabad and hanged by foot in local Police station [http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/miscellaneous/story/2007/12/071212_hassan_column_fz.shtml BBC - History of Political Corruption in Pakistan. FALSE- this has not been reported by any credible source. REMOVE this past statement. He misused his powers to give lifetime facilities to himself as a caretaker prime minister http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=13165.

He has also alleged to have embezzled family property from his step mother.http://www.pridenews.co.uk/eng.story.php?b=L2VuZy5pbmRleC5waHA===&newsID=2382.

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