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	'''Zafar Sareshwala''' is an [[India]]n businessman, owner of Parsoli Corporation,<ref name="batsformodi"/><ref name="thenandnow">{{cite news\|last1=Ghazali Khan\|first1=M\|title=Zafar Sareshwala, then and now\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/11679-zafar-sareshwala-then-and-now-bjp-muslims-gujarat\|access-date=4 November 2016\|work=The Milli Gazette\|date=3 February 2015}}</ref> and chancellor of [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]].<ref name="modisman">{{cite news\|title=Modi's man Zafar Sareshwala says UCC will harm Hindus more than Muslims\|url=http://www.siasat.com/news/modis-man-zafar-sareshwala-says-ucc-will-harm-hindus-more-muslims-1041772/\|access-date=4 November 2016\|work=The Siasat Daily\|date=15 October 2016}}</ref> A member of the strict [[Tablighi Jamaat]] branch of Islam,<ref name="batsformodi"/><ref name="drifted">{{cite news \|last1=Fareed \|first1=Mohd Faisal \|title=Muslims have drifted from faith: Modi aide Sareshwala \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/muslims-have-drifted-from-faith-modi-aide-sareshwala/ \|access-date=11 February 2019 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Sareshwala has gained considerable public attention for being a strident supporter and a close confidant of [[Narendra Modi]], the current Prime Minister of India.<ref name="batsformodi">{{cite news\|last1=Wajihuddin\|first1=Mohammed\|title=Zafar Sareshwala: The Muslim who bats for Modi\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Zafar-Sareshwala-The-Muslim-who-bats-for-Modi/articleshow/26290224.cms\|access-date=4 November 2016\|work=The Times of India\|date=24 November 2013}}</ref>		'''Zafar Sareshwala''' is an [[India]]n businessman, owner of Parsoli Corporation,<ref name="batsformodi"/><ref name="thenandnow">{{cite news\|last1=Ghazali Khan\|first1=M\|title=Zafar Sareshwala, then and now\|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/11679-zafar-sareshwala-then-and-now-bjp-muslims-gujarat\|access-date=4 November 2016\|work=The Milli Gazette\|date=3 February 2015}}</ref> and former chancellor of [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]].<ref name="modisman">{{cite news\|title=Modi's man Zafar Sareshwala says UCC will harm Hindus more than Muslims\|url=http://www.siasat.com/news/modis-man-zafar-sareshwala-says-ucc-will-harm-hindus-more-muslims-1041772/\|access-date=4 November 2016\|work=The Siasat Daily\|date=15 October 2016}}</ref> A member of the strict [[Tablighi Jamaat]] branch of Islam,<ref name="batsformodi"/><ref name="drifted">{{cite news \|last1=Fareed \|first1=Mohd Faisal \|title=Muslims have drifted from faith: Modi aide Sareshwala \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/muslims-have-drifted-from-faith-modi-aide-sareshwala/ \|access-date=11 February 2019 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Sareshwala has gained considerable public attention for being a strident supporter and a close confidant of [[Narendra Modi]], the current Prime Minister of India.<ref name="batsformodi">{{cite news\|last1=Wajihuddin\|first1=Mohammed\|title=Zafar Sareshwala: The Muslim who bats for Modi\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Zafar-Sareshwala-The-Muslim-who-bats-for-Modi/articleshow/26290224.cms\|access-date=4 November 2016\|work=The Times of India\|date=24 November 2013}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==
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	In 2010 Sareshwala, along with Parsoli and its other directors, was barred from the capital market by the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI) for share fraud, for a seven-year period. SEBI took this action against Parsoli and its directors after establishing that the company's directors had defrauded shareholders and transferred shares to themselves.<ref name="sharma"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sebi.gov.in/adjorder/uvesadjorder.pdf\|title=Before the adjudicating officer securities and exchange board of India [adjudication order no.-SRP/RK/AO: 176/2011]}}</ref> In July 2013 Parsoli's broker registration was cancelled in connection with further violations.<ref name="sharma"/>		In 2010 Sareshwala, along with Parsoli and its other directors, was barred from the capital market by the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI) for share fraud, for a seven-year period. SEBI took this action against Parsoli and its directors after establishing that the company's directors had defrauded shareholders and transferred shares to themselves.<ref name="sharma"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sebi.gov.in/adjorder/uvesadjorder.pdf\|title=Before the adjudicating officer securities and exchange board of India [adjudication order no.-SRP/RK/AO: 176/2011]}}</ref> In July 2013 Parsoli's broker registration was cancelled in connection with further violations.<ref name="sharma"/>

	Sareshwala's appointment in 2015 as Chancellor of the [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] was strongly criticised by Muslim groups and other groups affiliated with the university, who alleged that the appointment was a reward for Sareshwala's support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the [[BJP]].<ref name="sharma">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiasamvad.co.in/investigation/bmw-man-charged-of-share-fraud-appointed-chancellor-muslim-board-agitated-over-ms-irani’s-choice-5402\|title=BMW charged of share fraud appointed Chancellor, Muslim Board agitated over Ms Irani's choice\|last=Sharma\|first=Deepak\|date=24 April 2015\|website=India Samvad\|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref>		Sareshwala's appointment in 2015 as Chancellor of the [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] was strongly criticised by Muslim groups and other groups affiliated with the university, who alleged that the appointment was a reward for Sareshwala's support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the [[BJP]].<ref name="sharma">{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiasamvad.co.in/investigation/bmw-man-charged-of-share-fraud-appointed-chancellor-muslim-board-agitated-over-ms-irani’s-choice-5402\|title=BMW charged of share fraud appointed Chancellor, Muslim Board agitated over Ms Irani's choice\|last=Sharma\|first=Deepak\|date=24 April 2015\|website=India Samvad\|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref> Sareshwala's term as chancellor of the university ended in May 2018.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2018-05-17\|title=MANUU gets new Chancellor\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/manuu-gets-new-chancellor/article23918995.ece\|access-date=14 June 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	Zafar Sareshwala has three children.<ref name="batsformodi"/>		Zafar Sareshwala has three children.<ref name="batsformodi"/>
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[[File:Zafar Sareshwala.jpg|thumb|Zafar Sareshwala]]

'''Zafar Sareshwala''' is an [[India]]n businessman, owner of Parsoli Corporation,<ref name="batsformodi"/><ref name="thenandnow">{{cite news|last1=Ghazali Khan|first1=M|title=Zafar Sareshwala, then and now|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/11679-zafar-sareshwala-then-and-now-bjp-muslims-gujarat|access-date=4 November 2016|work=The Milli Gazette|date=3 February 2015}}</ref> and chancellor of [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]].<ref name="modisman">{{cite news|title=Modi's man Zafar Sareshwala says UCC will harm Hindus more than Muslims|url=http://www.siasat.com/news/modis-man-zafar-sareshwala-says-ucc-will-harm-hindus-more-muslims-1041772/|access-date=4 November 2016|work=The Siasat Daily|date=15 October 2016}}</ref> A member of the strict [[Tablighi Jamaat]] branch of Islam,<ref name="batsformodi"/><ref name="drifted">{{cite news |last1=Fareed |first1=Mohd Faisal |title=Muslims have drifted from faith: Modi aide Sareshwala |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/muslims-have-drifted-from-faith-modi-aide-sareshwala/ |access-date=11 February 2019 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 April 2015}}</ref> Sareshwala has gained considerable public attention for being a strident supporter and a close confidant of [[Narendra Modi]], the current Prime Minister of India.<ref name="batsformodi">{{cite news|last1=Wajihuddin|first1=Mohammed|title=Zafar Sareshwala: The Muslim who bats for Modi|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Zafar-Sareshwala-The-Muslim-who-bats-for-Modi/articleshow/26290224.cms|access-date=4 November 2016|work=The Times of India|date=24 November 2013}}</ref>

==Biography==
Sareshwala is a mechanical engineer by training and considered an expert in Islamic banking and finance. In 2001, he organised protests in [[Delhi]] against the burning of copies of the [[Qur'an]] by Hindus.<ref name="thenandnow"/> His family businesses incurred huge losses in the [[2002 Gujarat riots]], and he was part of a group of Indian expatriates considering filing against Modi at the [[International Court of Justice]] for his role in the violence.<ref name="batsformodi"/> Sareshwala and Modi subsequently settled their differences, with Sareshwala and his brother meeting cordially with Modi on a visit to London in 2003,<ref name="thenandnow"/><ref name="welcome">{{cite news|last1=Bhatia|first1=Shyam|title=Two Muslim leaders welcome Modi's UK visit|url=http://www.rediff.com/us/2003/aug/17modi2.htm|access-date=4 November 2016|work=rediff.com|date=17 August 2003}}</ref> and developing close business and political ties since then. Sareshwala's decision to move his family back to India from London in 2005 was said to be on the urging of Modi himself, with Modi asking: "Will you continue serving the British as a slave?"<ref name="batsformodi"/><ref name="thenandnow"/> Since Modi's political ascent to Prime Minister, Sareshwala claims that only by engaging with Modi and the [[BJP]] will the interests of Muslims in [[Gujarat]] be advanced, and cites multiple examples of political achievements resulting from his links with Modi.<ref name="batsformodi"/> However, this position has brought intense criticism upon Sareshwala from fellow Muslims and human rights activists, with many critics accusing him of opportunism, and one commentator dubbing him "Modi's PR man in the Muslim world".<ref name="thenandnow"/> Sareshwala receives much hate mail comparing him with Indians who aided the British during the colonial era.<ref name="batsformodi"/>

In 2010 Sareshwala, along with Parsoli and its other directors, was barred from the capital market by the [[Securities and Exchange Board of India]] (SEBI) for share fraud, for a seven-year period. SEBI took this action against Parsoli and its directors after establishing that the company's directors had defrauded shareholders and transferred shares to themselves.<ref name="sharma"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sebi.gov.in/adjorder/uvesadjorder.pdf|title=Before the adjudicating officer securities and exchange board of India [adjudication order no.-SRP/RK/AO: 176/2011]}}</ref> In July 2013 Parsoli's broker registration was cancelled in connection with further violations.<ref name="sharma"/>

Sareshwala's appointment in 2015 as Chancellor of the [[Maulana Azad National Urdu University]] was strongly criticised by Muslim groups and other groups affiliated with the university, who alleged that the appointment was a reward for Sareshwala's support of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the [[BJP]].<ref name="sharma">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiasamvad.co.in/investigation/bmw-man-charged-of-share-fraud-appointed-chancellor-muslim-board-agitated-over-ms-irani’s-choice-5402|title=BMW charged of share fraud appointed Chancellor, Muslim Board agitated over Ms Irani's choice|last=Sharma|first=Deepak|date=24 April 2015|website=India Samvad|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref>

Zafar Sareshwala has three children.<ref name="batsformodi"/>

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