Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani

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Ejaz Khan Jakhrani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-208 (Jacobabad)
Personal details
Born (1967-03-05) March 5, 1967 (age 54)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani (Urdu: اعجاز حسین جاکھرانی; born 5 March 1967) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018. He is associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from the Constituency of Jacobabad of the 14th Assembly.[1]

From 2018 onwards he became advisor to Chief Minister Sindh which is equivalent to Minister.

Currently he has portfolio of Prison and INter Provincal Coordination

Early life and education[]

He was born on 5 March 1967.[2] He earned a Bachelor degree from University of Sindh in 1984.[3]

Political career[]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 40,147 votes and defeated Elahi Bux Soomro.[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7] He received 52,813 votes and defeated Fahad Malik, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[8]

In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for Health[9] where he served until December 2009. In December 2009, he was made Federal Minister for Sports where he continued to serve until February 2011.[10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[11][12][13][14] He received 51,025 votes and defeated Elahi Bux Soomro.[15]

Controversy[]

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested close aide to Jakhrani, Jakhrani, Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Prisons, Zaheer, in Islamabad on allegation of owning assets more than his means.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  2. ^ "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani - Profile, Political Career & Election History". UrduPoint. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  4. ^ "Killings deplored". DAWN.COM. 27 September 2002. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  5. ^ "JACOBABAD: Obituary". DAWN.COM. 9 December 2003. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  6. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "ET issues notice to PPP MNA". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant". DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  11. ^ "PPP candidates for most Sindh seats announced". DAWN.COM. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. ^ "KARACHI: Poll plea dismissed". DAWN.COM. 16 November 2003. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ "Notification of winning PPP candidate result stayed". DAWN.COM. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "SHC stops NA-208 vote verification". DAWN.COM. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  16. ^ "NAB arrests PPP leader Aijaz Jakhrani's close aide in Islamabad". Daily Times. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-07-10.


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