Nayyar Hussain Bukhari
Nayyar Hussain Bukhari | |
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نیئر حسین بخاری | |
Bukhari in 2013 | |
| 6th Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 March 2012 – 11 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Farooq Naek |
| Succeeded by | Raza Rabbani |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 16 November 2002 – 15 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-49 (Islamabad II) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari 23 December 1952 Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | PPP (1980-present) |
| Alma mater | Punjab University Gordon College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Nayyar Hussain Bukhari (Urdu: سید نیئر حسین بخاری; born 23 December 1952) is the senior leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) who served as the 6th Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, in office from 12 March 2012 to 12 March 2015.
A strong proponent of social democracy, he is also the key member of the Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power since 17 April 2009. Bukhari is currently a consultant to Lufthansa airlines in Frankfurt, Germany.