Ismail Rahoo

Muhammad Ismail Rahoo is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Agriculture, Supply and Prices, Universities and Board, Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development in office from 19 August 2018 till 11 August 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023.

Ismail Rahoo
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Supply and Prices
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Agriculture
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-74 Badin-V
In office
March 2016 – May 2017
ConstituencyPS-59 (Badin - T.M.Khan-III)
In office
1997–1999
ConstituencyPS-49 (Badin-IV)
In office
1990–1993
ConstituencyPS-49 (Badin-IV)
Personal details
Born (1962-05-20) 20 May 1962
Badin District
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1990 to 1993, from 1997 to 1999 and again from March 2016 to May 2017. Between 1990 and 1999, he served in the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Jam Sadiq Ali and Liaquat Ali Jatoi as provincial Minister of Sindh for mines, minerals and livestock, and excise and taxation, respectively. He served as President of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Sindh from July 2014 to April 2017.

Early life and education

He was born on 20 May 1962 in Badin District, Pakistan to the renowned revolutionary leader of Sindh, Pakistan, Fazil Rahu.[1]

He has done Bachelor of Arts from the University of Karachi.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from the Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) in 1988 Pakistani general election as a candidate of ANP, an alliance between his Father’s Awaami Tehreek and other key parties around the country.[2][3]

He was elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from the Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 16,312 votes and defeated Sikandar Ali Mandhro.[2] Following his successful election, he was inducted into the Provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Jam Sadiq Ali and was appointed as provincial minister of Sindh for mines, minerals and livestock.[3]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) in 1993 Pakistani general election against Sikandar Ali Mandhro.[2]

In 1996, he quit his father’s party Awami Tehreek (Rahoo group) and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4][3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 17,077 votes and defeated Qazi Amjad Abid Abbasi, a candidate of PPP.[2] Following his successful election, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Liaquat Ali Jatoi and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for excise and taxation.[3]

He was arrested following the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état and was imprisoned for two years along with the toppled government.[5][3] Under the new military rule, in June 2002, he was sentenced seven years of rigorous imprisonment. In May 2003, The Sindh High Court overturned the verdict and declared it baseless after Rahoo filed an appeal to challenge his sentence by the military court.

The military government prevented him from running for office in the 2002 general election by keeping him behind bars. While he was not able to contest himself against the regime, his sister contested in the election on his behalf.[3]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PS-59 (Badin-T.M.Khan-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election[6]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PS-59 (Badin-T.M.Khan-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 36,966 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Nawaz Chandio, a candidate of PPP.[7] Rahoo alleged that rigging was done in the constituency and challenged the election. In April 2015, an election tribunal de-seated Muhammad Nawaz Chandio and ordered a re-election in the constituency upon identifying elements of election rigging. Ismail Rahoo won the re-election with a clear margin, defeating the sitting government of Sindh of that time.[8]

He was appointed as President of PML-N Sindh in July 2014.[4] He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PS-59 (Badin-T.M.Khan-III) in by-election held in March 2016. He received 35,880 votes and defeated Mohammad Nawaz Chandio, a candidate of PPP.[9]

In April 2017, he resigned as President of PML-N Sindh citing personal reasons.[4] Reportedly, Rahoo wanted the leadership to play a more active role within Sindh.[10] In May, he resigned from his Sindh Assembly seat and announced to join PPP.[11]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-74 (Badin-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election, defeating Zulfiqar Mirza in a landslide margin. Ismail Rahoo gained 44,953 votes while his runner-up received 28,886 votes.[12]

On 19 August, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Agriculture[13] with the additional ministerial portfolio of Supply and Prices, Universities and Board, Environment, Climate Change and Coastal Development.[14]

References
  1. "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original on 2018-02-22. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  2. "Sindh Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  3. "Third time's a charm: Son of Badin peasant leader returns to Sindh Assembly | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. "Ismail Rahu submits resignation to PA secretariat". The News. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. "Ismail Rahu joins PPP, complains of 'neglect' by PML-N". DAWN.COM. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-29. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-05. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. Khan, Mohammad Hussain (11 April 2015). "Tribunal disqualifies PPP lawmaker from Badin, orders re-election". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2016-12-30. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. "PML-N's Rahu snatches PS-59 from PPP". DAWN.COM. 16 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-02. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  10. "Sarfaraz Jatoi replaces Ismail Rahu as PML-N Sindh president". The News. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. "PML-N's MPA president Ismail Rahu quits Sindh Assembly to join PPP". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  12. "Muhammad Ismail Raho of PPPP wins PK-87 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  13. "Sindh Cabinet constituted with eight ministers, two advisers | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  14. Ghori, Habib Khan (20 August 2018). "New eight-member Sindh cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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