Hawke pays tribute to "pillar of our community"

 Thursday, 21st March 2013

Alex Hawke MP, Federal Member for Mitchell, spoke in the House of Representatives this morning following the sudden death of Crowne Plaza Norwest Managing Director Minhas Zulfiqar in Karachi, Pakistan last night. Mr Zulfiqar was the victim of an aggravated robbery outside of an ATM in that city.

“Minhas Zulfiqar was a pillar of our community, a man who gave of himself for the betterment of all those in our community. Minhas was very generous when it came to community service and worthy causes,”

“Getting to know him personally, he was a warm and peaceful person who was a standard bearer for successful migration from Pakistan to Australia, founding a business, becoming an owner of some prominent hotels in Sydney including the Crowne Plaza Norwest,”

“It was also an institution that he used to successfully fundraise for many charities and do much good for our community. Whether that be the Inala Cherrybrook facility for the disabled community, the flood relief, fundraisers for Pakistan, the Norwest Crowne Plaza hotel was always at the forefront of worthy fundraising and initiatives to do good for our community,”

“This is a great tragedy and I know I speak for all in the Mitchell community when I offer our sincere condolences to his wife Razia, his sons and his extended family.” Alex Hawke said.