Khatu Mal Jeewan

Khatu Mal Jeewan is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and member of the Senate of Pakistan.

Khatu Mal Jeewan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2011–2013
In office
1990–1999
Personal details
Born (1956-10-01) October 1, 1956
Umerkot District, Sindh
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Early life and education

He was born on 1 October 1956[1] in Umerkot, Sindh.[2]

He is a doctor by profession and hold MBBS degree.[3] He graduated from the Dow University of Health Sciences.[2]

Political career

He began his political career after joining the student wing of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 1980s.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1988 Pakistani general election as a candidate of PPP[3] on a minority seat.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PPP for the first time in 1990 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He was disappeared during his tenure in 1991 and was forced to quit PPP.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly for the second time in 1993 Pakistani general election and for the third time in 1997 Pakistani general election.[2][3] In 1998, he became federal Parliamentary Secretary for Population Welfare.[3]

After PPP formed government following 2008 election, he was made advisor to Chief Minister of Sindh for Mines and Minerals Development Department in 2008.[2]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 2009 as a candidate of PPP[2][4][3] where he continued until his resignation in 2011.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan on a seat reserved for minorities as a candidate of PPP in 2011.[6][7][5]

He is the only Hindu Dalit politician in Pakistan who elected as a public representative for seven times.[2][8]

References
  1. "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. "Cast(e) aside no more: Hindu representative gets elected for the seventh time - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "Profile". senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. "Malik, Naek, Badr get Senate tickets". The Nation. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. Newspaper, the (18 April 2011). "Dr Asim appointed petroleum adviser". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. (PDF) http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/former-members/13th%20National%20Assembly.pdf. Retrieved 16 December 2017. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. Report, Dawn (25 November 2007). "PPP names candidates for Sindh, NWFP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. "Krishna Kohli first ever Dalit woman nominated for Senate - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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