Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani

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]

Ejaz Khan Jakhrani
اعجاز خان جاکھرانی
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
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

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

Currently he has portfolio of Prison and Interprovincial Coordination.

Early life and education

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

Political career

He was not 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 lost to Elahi Bux Soomro.[6] who received 72,364 votes.

In 2008 he stood again in NA-208 as a PPP candidate and lost.[7] He received 52,813 votes and Fahad Malik received 89,032, 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 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.{{cite web}}: 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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