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[[File:Zafar Sareshwala.jpg|thumb|Zafar Sareshwala]] | [[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> | '''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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[[Category:Businesspeople from Hyderabad, India]] | [[Category:Businesspeople from Hyderabad, India]] | ||
[[Category:Politicians from Hyderabad, India]] | [[Category:Politicians from Hyderabad, India]] | ||
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