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Father
of Dr Sara Chaudhry, Retired Senior Bureaucrat Kunwar Idrees Passed away in
Karachi
On Friday, 3rd
May 2024, Retired Senior Bureaucrat, Former Chief Secretary of Sindh and Former
Minister Kunwar Idrees passed away in Karachi. Kunwar Idrees was surrounded by
his beloved wife and children including daughter Dr Sara Chaudhry who travelled
in emergency from Sydney and met her father while he was admitted in leading hospital.
Kunwar Idrees
was 92 but very active in his whole life. He visited Sydney Australia &
many countries. He wrote few famous books and translated in English few Urdu historic
books. For a very long time, Kunwar Idris was a regular columnist for Dawn. Kunwar
Idrees was belongs from Sialkot, he was born in 1933, Idris had joined the
civil service in 1957. He served as a political agent in the country’s tribal
areas. During his 37-year-long career, he had served as federal secretary and
chief secretary of Sindh.
After
retirement, he was appointed as a Senior Minister in the Sindh Cabinet formed
after the dissolution of Assemblies in 1996.
Besides, he
assumed pivotal roles in organisations such as the Pakistan Automobile
Corporation, Bankers Equity, Al-Ghazi Tractors, Orix
Investment Bank, Hinopak Motors and Pakistan
Automotive Manufacturers Association.
Kunwar Idrees
was laid to rest in a graveyard in Karachi. A large number of high ranked Civil
& Military officers, relatives and family friends attend the funeral
prayer.
We would like
to make a special request to all, please remember Kunwar Idrees in your duas.
The Editorial Board of Sada-e-Watan Sydney, Condolences to Dr Sara Chaudhry, Mr
Rashid Chaudhry and other family
members & friends.
