Ashraf W. Tabani

{{short description|Pakistani politician}}

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Ashraf W. Tabani (17 December 1930 – 16 July 2009) was a Pakistani businessman and politician who was the Governor of Sindh and the Provincial Minister of Finance, Industries, Excise and Taxation between 1981 and 1984 during Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's term of office as the President of Pakistan.{{Cite web|url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/259678/business-often-sides-with-military|title=Business often sides with military|date=5 August 2007|website=DAWN.COM}} He was born to Tabani business family and belonged to the Gujarati-speaking Memon community.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistanlink.org//Commentary/2010/Feb10/05/04.HTM|title=Commentary|website=www.pakistanlink.org}}{{cite book|title=Pakistan and Gulf Economist, Volume 6, Issues 1-26|publisher=Economist Publications|date=1986|page=145|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LQgXAQAAMAAJ|quote=Mr. Tabani belongs to the Gujrati speaking community which has a strong hold on the commercial sector of the country.}}