Gul Nawaz was a prominent member of the Pakistani-Canadian Community.

He was active both in the Mississauga Community generally as well as in Progressive Conservative Party circles.

He was a Licensed Public Accountant and a principal in the firm Nawaz Taub & Wasserman C.A. LLP.

The following bio is from his firm's website:

Mr. Nawaz obtained his C.A. designation in 1973 and was awarded the prestigious Fellowship from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 2000. He has almost 40 years of public accounting experience. Mr. Nawaz is a very active member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario. Mr. Nawaz was one of the 15 members of the Public Accounting Council and Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Application Committee of the Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario. He was on the Application Committee of the Institute. Mr. Nawaz was a member of the Enforcement Committee of the Public Accountants Council for the Province of Ontario and was a member of the Branding Task Force of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Nawaz was President of the Halton Peel CA Association.

Mr. Nawaz was the Chairman of the Finance Committee and member of the Governance Task Force and member of the Representation Committee of the Professional Engineers Association of Ontario. He is currently the CFO of the Mississauga Museum. He was the Chief Financial Officer of the Mississauga Arts Council. Mr. Nawaz has received several awards and recognition from the Senate of Canada, Mississauga Arts Council, Credit Valley Hospital, PMC, Canadian Spectrum, Sheridan and Etobicoke Colleges, STEM, University of Toronto. He is active in different community based organizations and in provincial and federal politics.

Janaza (Funeral)

MP @BradButtMP saying kind words in memory of the late Gul Nawaz at his janaza congregation at ISNA #Mississauga ( Photo courtesy of Urz Heer)

@SenatorSalma saying kind words in memory of the late Gul Nawaz at his funeral at ISNA #Mississauga #cdnpoli ( Photo by Urz Heer)

Councillor @CrombieWard5 saying kind words in memory of the late Gul Nawaz at his janaza at ISNA #Mississauga ( Photo by Urz Heer)

Councillor @RonStarr_Msga saying kind words in memory of the late Gul Nawaz at his janaza at ISNA #Mississauga ( Photo by Urz Heer)

MPP @bobdelaneympp saying kind words in memory of the late Gul Nawaz at his janaza #Mississauga & #queenspark #onpoli ( Photo by Urz Heer)

He died on May 11 2013.

His Janaza ( Funeral ) service was held at ISNA Canada on Monday May 13 2013.

Prominent Local and National politicians attended with messages of Condolence from the Prime Minister conveyed via Mississauga-Streetsville M.P. Brad Butt.

Fellow M.P. Bob Delaney, Member of Provincial Parliament - Mississauga-Streetsville posted this condolence:

    All of us in community and public life in Mississauga are shaken and saddened by the sudden passing of our dear friend Gul Nawaz. His honours, awards, community contributions, board memberships and recognitions make too long a list for this space. Gul was a decent, honest, principled man who never made an enemy. We will miss him. There is an empty place in our hearts.

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