Ikramullah Khan Dharejo Explained

Jam Ikramullah Khan Dharejo
Office3:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Term Start3:16 March 2008
Constituency3:PS-22
Birth Date:17 April 1973
Birth Place:Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:PPP (2008-present)

Jam Ikramullah Khan Dharejo is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from February 2008 till August 2023, and again from 2024.

Early life and family

He was born on 17 April 1973 in Adilpur, Ghotki district.

He is the brother of former Provincial Minister of Sindh Irrigation, Jam Saifullah Khan Dharejo.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PS-6 (Sukkur-II) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 29,633 votes and defeated Ali Nawaz Khan Mehar.[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-3 (Sukkur-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] He received 26,348 votes and defeated Ali Gohar Indhar, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F).[4]

In August 2016, he was into provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for co-operatives.[5]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-22 (Sukkur-I) in the 2018 Pakistan General Electionsagainst Ali Gohar Khan Mahar a candidate for Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).[6]

In August 2019 he was re-inducted to the Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah as minister of Co-operatives and an additional portfolio of Industries and Commerce.

In a cabinet shuffle in February 2020, he was given the additional portfolio of Inquiries and Anti-corruption establishment. He was also appointed as PPP Deputy General Secretary Sindh by party leadership.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2008 election result . ECP . 16 September 2018 . 5 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf . dead .
  2. News: List of winners of Sindh Assembly seats. 16 March 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  3. News: Newspaper. the. Sindh Assembly seats. 16 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 14 May 2013.
  4. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 16 September 2018 . 1 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf . dead .
  5. News: Sindh cabinet swells by another 20 members - The Express Tribune. 4 February 2018. The Express Tribune. 8 August 2016.
  6. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .