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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mohammad Zubair Umar
| image =
| caption =
| office = 32nd [[Governor of Sindh]]
| honorific-prefix =
| predecessor = [[Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui]]<br/> [[Agha Siraj Durrani]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| president = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| successor = [[Imran Ismail]]<br />[[Agha Siraj Durrani]] {{small|(Acting)}}
| term_start = 2 February 2017
| term_end = 3 August 2018
| office1 = [[Ministry of Privatisation (Pakistan)|Chairman Privatization Commission of Pakistan]] (Minister of State)
| term_start1 = 18 December 2013
| term_end1 = 2 February 2017
| office2 = [[Pakistan Board of Investment| Chairman Board of Investment]]
| term_start2 = 12 July 2013
| term_end2 = 17 December 2013
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| alma_mater = [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|Institute of Business Administration]]
| relatives = [[Asad Umar]] (brother)
| education = MBA
}}

'''Mohammad Zubair Umar''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد زبیر عمر}}}}) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who served as 32nd [[Governor of Sindh]] from February 2017 to August 2018. A member of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]], he served as the Chairman of Privatisation Commission of Pakistan with the status of State Minister from 2013 to 2017.

==Early life and education==
Umar was born to General Ghulam Umar.<ref name="tribune/31jan2017">{{cite news|title=Muhammad Zubair named Sindh governor - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1312093/muhammad-zubair-named-sindh-governor/|access-date=31 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=31 January 2017}}</ref> Umar has lived in Karachi since 1971 and belongs to punjabi speaking community.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mohammad Zubair to take oath as Sindh governor tomorrow|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/02/01/mohammad-zubair-to-take-oath-as-sindh-governor-tomorrow/|access-date=1 February 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He is the elder brother of [[Asad Umar]].<ref name="tribune/31jan2017" />

He received his master's degree in business administration from [[Institute of Business Administration, Karachi|Institute of Business Administration]] (IBA)<ref name="dawn/30jan2017" /> in 1981.<ref name="governorsindh/profile">{{cite web|title=Official Website - Sindh Governor House Pakistan|url=http://www.governorsindh.gov.pk/the-governor/|website=www.governorsindh.gov.pk|access-date=12 December 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212081245/http://www.governorsindh.gov.pk/the-governor/|archive-date=12 December 2017}}</ref> At IBA, he became the member of the Board of Directors in 1980 and taught Financial Management from 1981 to 1986.<ref name="dawn/30jan2017" /> After completing his MBA, he joined [[IBM]] from 1981 until his resignation in 2007.<ref name="governorsindh/profile" /><ref name="tribune/30jan2017">{{cite news|title=Mohammad Zubair named new Sindh governor - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1311653/muhammad-zubair-named-new-sindh-governor/|access-date=30 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=30 January 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Prior to joining politics, Umar hosted TV shows.<ref name="dawn/31jan2017" />

After joining PML-N in 2012, he became part of the PML-N's Economic, Tax Reforms Media Committees.<ref name="governorsindh/profile" /><ref name="dawn/31jan2017">{{cite news|title=Zubair brings experience of academia and corporate boardroom to Sindh Governor House|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1311755|access-date=1 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=31 January 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Umar was chairman of the [[Pakistan Board of Investment]] from 12 July 2013 to 17 December 2013.<ref name="dawn/30jan2017" />

He served as Chairman of Privatisation Commission of Pakistan with the status of minister of state from December 2013 until February 2017.<ref name="PrivatisationCommission/profile">{{cite web|title=Chairman's Profile|url=http://privatisation.gov.pk/?page_id=54|publisher=Privatisation Commission|access-date=30 January 2017|date=30 January 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130151140/http://privatisation.gov.pk/?page_id=54|archive-date=30 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="dawn/30jan2017" /><ref name="tribune/30jan2017" />

In January 2017, he was appointed as the 32nd [[Governor of Sindh]].<ref name="thenews/30jan2017">{{cite news|title=Zubair to be made Sindh Governor; Karachi tops his agenda|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/182808-Zubair-to-be-made-Sindh-Governor-Karachi-tops-his-agenda|access-date=30 January 2017|publisher=The News|date=30 January 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref name="dawn/30jan2017">{{cite news|title=PML-N's Muhammad Zubair to take charge as governor of Sindh|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1311662|access-date=30 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=30 January 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Zubair Umar appointed Sindh Governor Confirms decision on his appointment|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/182989-Zubair-Umar-appointed-Sindh-Governor-Confirms-decision-on-his-appointment|access-date=1 February 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=1 February 2017|language=en}}</ref> He took the oath of office in February 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N's Muhammad Zubair takes oath as 32nd governor of Sindh in Karachi|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1312280/pml-ns-muhammad-zubair-takes-oath-as-32nd-governor-of-sindh-in-karachi|access-date=2 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=2 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Following the [[2018 Pakistani general election]], he resigned from the office of Sindh Governor on 28 July 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zubair Umar to resign as Governor Sindh |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/347513-zubair-umar |access-date=28 July 2018 |work=The News |date=28 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> His resignation was accepted on 3 August 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=President accepts resignation of Sindh governor |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/03/president-accepts-resignation-of-sindh-governor/ |access-date=3 August 2018 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>

==Controversy==
On September 26, 2021 sexually explicit videos were posted online by anonymous sources that allegedly show Umar with at least one unidentified woman. Umar claimed the videos were doctored and fake. <ref>{{cite news |title=Objectionable videos of PMLN’s Zubair Umar leaked online|url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/objectionable-videos-of-pmlns-zubair-umar-leaked-online/|access-date=27 September 2021|work=www.globalvillagespace.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=PML-N's Mohammad Zubair denounces 'fake and doctored' video |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1648753 |access-date=27 September 2021 |work=DAWN.COM |date=27 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Governors of Sindh}}

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