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	\| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]] (PhD), <br /> [[IIM Ahmedabad]] (MBA), <br /> [[Aligarh Muslim University]], <br /> [[Ranchi University]]<ref>https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-syed-zafar-islam</ref>		\| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]] (PhD), <br /> [[IIM Ahmedabad]] (MBA), <br /> [[Aligarh Muslim University]], <br /> [[Ranchi University]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-syed-zafar-islam\|title=Shri Syed Zafar Islam\| National Portal of India}}</ref>
	\| occupation = [[Investment Banker]], politician		\| occupation = [[Investment Banker]], politician
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{{distinguish|Syed Zafar Mahmood}}
{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Syed Zafar Islam
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start1 = 4 September 2020
| term_end1 =
| predecessor1 = [[Amar Singh (politician)|Amar Singh]]
| successor1 =
| constituency1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| office2 = National Spokesperson of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| term_start2 = 2014
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| birth_place = [[Hazaribagh]], [[Jharkhand]], India <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-rajya-sabha-by-election-2020-syed-zafar-islam-belongs-from-hazaribagh-business-family-bjp-has-made-him-rajya-sabha-ccandidate-20682870.html|title=[1]}}</ref>
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater = [[Delhi University]] (PhD), <br /> [[IIM Ahmedabad]] (MBA), <br /> [[Aligarh Muslim University]], <br /> [[Ranchi University]]<ref>https://www.india.gov.in/my-government/indian-parliament/shri-syed-zafar-islam</ref>
| occupation = [[Investment Banker]], politician
| spouse = Shiba Kamal
| children = 2
| residence = [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]]
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'''Syed Zafar Islam''' is an Indian politician and a [[Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/04/bjps-syed-zafar-alam-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttar-pradesh-2192489.html |title= BJP's Syed Zafar Alam elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh |website=Indian Express}}</ref> He is the national spokesperson of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/bjp-spokesperson-syed-zafar-islam-partys-rajya-sabha-poll-candidate-from-up-2822419.html|title= BJP Spokesperson Syed Zafar Islam Party's Rajya Sabha Poll Candidate from UP|website=News18}}</ref> Islam is a former investment banker and the former Managing director at [[Deutsche Bank]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/profile/author/syed-zafar-islam/|title= SYED ZAFAR ISLAM Profile|website= Indian Express}}</ref> He is regarded as one of the prominent [[Islam in India|Muslim leaders]] of the party.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/zafar-islam-who-helped-bring-scindia-to-bjp-given-rs-ticket/articleshow/77774457.cms|title= Zafar Islam, who helped bring Scindia to BJP, given RS ticket}}</ref>

He was appointed as a non-official independent director of [[Air India]] in 2017 for three years.

==Political career==
===Entry into politics===
Syed Zafar Islam was influenced by Narendra Modi's politics and joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) on 5 April 2014 after resigning as director of [[Deutsche Bank]], India .<ref>{{Cite web|last=न्यूज़|first=एबीपी|date=2020-08-27|title=जानिए कौन हैं सैयद जफर इस्लाम, जिन्हें यूपी से BJP ने दिया राज्यसभा का टिकट|url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/bjp-syed-zafar-islam-as-candidate-for-rajya-sabha-seat-from-up-know-all-detail-1540625|access-date=2020-10-18|website=www.abplive.com|language=hi}}</ref> He was made the National Spokesperson of the party. In 2017, he was appointed as a non-official independent director of [[Air India]] by the [[Appointments Committee of the Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/bjp-leader-syed-zafar-islam-appointed-non-official-director-of-air-india/articleshow/58794385.cms|title=BJP leader Syed Zafar Islam appointed non-official director of Air India}}</ref> A close friend of [[Jyotiraditya Scindia]], Zafar is believed to have help Scindia shift to the BJP from the congress in 2020 and topple the elected Madhya Pradesh Congress government of [[Kamal Nath]].<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-08-26|title=Syed Zafar Islam is BJP nominee for RS from Uttar Pradesh|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bjp-nominates-spokesperson-for-uttar-pradesh-rajya-sabha-seat/article32450316.ece|access-date=2020-10-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also writes opinion pieces on politics and economic affairs in several national newspapers.

===Member of Parliament===
In the [[2020 Indian Rajya Sabha elections|2020 by-polls]], he was elected unopposed to the vacant [[Rajya Sabha]] seat from [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/sep/04/bjps-syed-zafar-alam-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-uttar-pradesh-2192489.html |title= BJP's Syed Zafar Alam elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh |website=Indian Express}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
*[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]
*[[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]
*[[Nighat Abbass]]
*[[Tahir Aslam Gora]]
*[[Tarek Fatah]]

==References==
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{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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[[Category:Investment bankers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Hazaribagh district]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]

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