Hafiz Hamdullah

Hafiz Hamdullah Saboor (Urdu: حافظ حمد اللہ صبور) is a Pakistani[1] politician who previously served as the member of Senate of Pakistan.[2]

Senator
Mawlānā
Hafiz Hamdullah
Chairperson- Senate Committee of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony
Assumed office
12 March 2012
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
12 March 2012 – March 2018
Provincial Health Minister of Balochistan
In office
2002–2005
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
In office
2002–2007
Spokesperson Pakistan Democratic Movement
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Born
Hamdullah Saboor

1968 (age 54–55)
Chaman, Balochistan, West Pakistan
Political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
EducationMaster's in Political Science
Dars-i Nizami
Alma materUniversity of Balochistan
Darul Uloom Karachi
OccupationPolitician

Early life and education

His father Qari Wali Muhammad worked as a teacher in the education department of Balochistan.[3]

He obtained his Master's degree in political science from the University of Balochistan while in terms of religious education he passed his Dars-i Nizami courses from the Darul Uloom Karachi, an institution affiliated with the Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, the largest federation of Deobandi seminaries in Pakistan.[4]

His son is serving as an officer in the Pakistan Army.[3]

Political career

He was elected MPA of Balochistan Assembly in 2002 General Elections on Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal ticket, and served as Provisional Health Minister from 2002 till 2005.[5]

In March 2012, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on general seat as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) candidate.[6]

He is the chairperson of senate committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony,[7] and member of functional committee on Government Assurances, Information Technology and Telecommunication and committee on Ports and Shipping.[8][9]

On 14 September 2023, Hafiz Hamdullah was injured in a blast in Mastung district while travelling from Quetta to Kalat.[10]

See also

References
  1. "IHC restores Hafiz Hamdullah's citizenship". aaj.tv. 29 October 2019.
  2. "Senate Profile". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. Sajid, Islamuddin (27 October 2019). "Pakistan: Key leader of religious party arrested". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 31 July 2023. He noted that Hamdullah's son is serving as an officer in the Pakistan army and his father has served as teacher in the education department of the southwestern Balochistan province.
  4. "Hafiz Hamdullah's profile" (PDF). Senate of Pakistan. p. 11. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. "Member Baluchistan Assembly 2002". Balochistan Assembly. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. "ECP upholds Senate results from Balochistan". Tribune Pk. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. "Chairmen--Standing Committees on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. "Senator Hafiz Hamdullah Saboor Profile". Pakistann Herald. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  9. "Senate polls: ECP notifies Balochsitan winners". CNBC Pakistan. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. Zehri, Abdullah (14 September 2023). "JUI-F's Hafiz Hamdullah among 11 injured in Mastung blast". DAWN.
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