Haleem Adil Sheikh

Haleem Adil Sheikh (Urdu: حلیم عادل شیخ; born 22 February 1966) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023,[5] and had served as Leader of the Opposition of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from January 2021 to July 2023. Sheikh served as the parliamentary leader of PTI in Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to January 2021, and was the president of PTI for Sindh from 21 July 2019 to 25 December 2021.[6]

Haleem Adil Sheikh
Leader of the Opposition Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
26 January 2021 – 26 July 2023
Preceded byFirdous Shamim Naqvi
Succeeded byRana Ansar
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Sindh
Assumed office
2 June 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Preceded byAli Haider Zaidi
In office
21 July 2019 – 23 December 2022
ChairmanImran Khan
Succeeded byAli Haider Zaidi[1]
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-99 (Karachi East-I)
Personal details
Born (1966-02-22) 22 February 1966[2]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (till 2016)[3]
Spouse
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(m. 2018)​
[4]

Political career

Sheikh was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from constituency PS-99 (Karachi East-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

In January 2021, he was appointed as leader of opposition of Sindh Assembly.[8]

Sheikh was arrested 25 Aug 2022 by the Anti-Encroachment Force (AEF) sindh in connection with a land-grabbing case. The AEF produced him in the court of Malir’s judicial magistrate today. [9]

He was released from jail on 9 September 2022 after a court accepted his bail plea.[10]

On July 26th, Sheikh was removed as the Opposition Leader of Provincial Assembly of Sindh. [11]

On 2 June 2023, he was appointed as the President of PTI's Sindh chapter by Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI.[12]

On 30th August 2023, Haleem Adil Sheikh was arrested from outside the court building and Police bundled him off to an undisclosed location.[13]

  • "Mr. Haleem Adil Sheikh", Member Profile, Provincial Assembly of Sindh, retrieved Aug 31, 2022

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References
  1. "PM announces new PTI structure". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 25 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  2. https://www.politicpk.com/profile-haleem-adil-sheikh-mpa-ps-99-karachi-east-i/
  3. "Switching sides: Haleem Adil Sheikh joins PTI". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 21 January 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. "PTI MPA Dua Bhutto declares marriage through social media post". ARY News. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. "PPP govt violates code of conduct in NA-205: Haleem Adil". www.brecorder.com. 15 July 2019.
  6. "PTI announces Sindh office-bearers". The News International (newspaper). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. "Haleem Adil Sheikh appointed as new Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly". The Nation (newspaper). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. "Haleem Adil Sheikh 'tortured and choked' in custody by Sindh police, PTI alleges". Dawn News. 2022-08-30.
  10. "Opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh released from jail". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-09-16.
  11. https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1094434-in-a-first-sindh-assembly-appoints-woman-opposition-leader
  12. "Haleem Adil Sheikh appointed PTI Sindh president". DAWN.COM. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  13. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2433212/police-haul-away-ptis-haleem-adil-sheikh-in-karachi


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