Minocher Bhandara (1937–June 15, 2008), commonly known as M.P. Bhandara, was a Pakistani industrialist and politician who served as a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from 1972 to 1977 and from 2002 to 2007.M.P. Bhandara passes away
Published 16 June 2008, Retrieved 5 November 2021

Family

He belonged to the small

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

-speaking

Zoroastrian Zoroastrianism ( ), also called Mazdayasnā () or Beh-dīn (), is an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta and the teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, who is more commonly referred to by the Greek translation, Zoroaster ( ). Among the wo ...

community. Bhandara was the brother of Pakistani novelist,

Bapsi Sidhwa Bapsi Sidhwa (; 11 August 1938 – 25 December 2024) was a Pakistani novelist who wrote in English and was resident in the United States. Sidhwa was best known for her collaborative work with Indo-Canadian filmmaker Deepa Mehta: Sidhwa wrote b ...

. His father owned a liquor shop on the Mall in

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, Pakistan. His son, Isphanyar Bhandara, is the current CEO of

Murree Brewery Murree Brewery is a Pakistani multinational manufacturer of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. It is Pakistan's largest and oldest producer of alcoholic products. In 2015, it produced 10 million litres of beer, along with hundreds of tons of ...

Career

He was the architect and owner of one of the most successful and durable business conglomerates in Pakistan. Amongst his companies was the Murree Brewery, which his father had bought a controlling share in during the

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in the 1940s.

Politics

He leaves behind a legacy of enlightened political activism. Bhandara, was active as a minority representative and served as MNA from November 16, 2002 to November 15, 2007 affiliated with

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League" (officially registered as the Pakistan Muslim League) is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2024 parliamentary e ...

. Before that, he had also served as a member of

from April 14, 1972 to March 7, 1977 during

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (5 January 1928 – 4 April 1979) was a Pakistani barrister and politician who served as the fourth president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1973 and later as the ninth Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan from 19 ...

regime. Minoo also wrote articles in the country's English language newspapers.Father Francis Nadeem, Yeh Des Hamara Hai, Lahore, p. 77

Death

He died in

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, Pakistan on Sunday June 15, 2008 at the age of 71, due to complications as a result of a serious car accident in China several weeks earlier on April 23, 2008.M P Bhandara passes away
Business Recorder, Published 16 June 2008, Retrieved 5 November 2021

References

Pakistani industrialists Pakistani Zoroastrians Parsi politicians 2008 deaths Pakistani MNAs 1972–1977 Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Pakistani people of Gujarati descent 1937 births Parsi businesspeople {{Pakistan-business-bio-stub