Abdul Jalil Memon

Last updated

Abdul Jalil Memon (born in Karachi, Pakistan 21 September 1970 - 28 December 2009) was an agriculturist by profession and an active politician from the District of Thatta, Province of Sindh, Pakistan. He and his family had strong affiliations with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). [1] He was the General Secretary of the PPP in district Thatta. In the 2001 local government elections, he was elected as Nazim, Union Council II, Thatta. He was elected as a Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Sindh on PPP's platform in the general elections held on February 18, 2008. He was later chosen as a member of Sindh Cabinet with the portfolio of Minister for Cooperatives (Department of Cooperative Societies). [2]

Contents

Family background

Memon belonged to a prominent family of Thatta, who has been involved in politics at district, provincial, and national levels for three generations, with strong loyalty for the Pakistan Peoples Party and its founder Z. A. Bhutto.[ citation needed ] His grandfather, Haji Sadiq Ali Memon, a veteran politician and among the earlier members of the PPP, served as Member of National Assembly (MNA) in the 60s and died in 1971 after winning the elections for the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[ citation needed ] His father, Abdul Hameed Memon, was later elected in the by-elections as Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) of Sindh and again in the 1977 general elections on Pakistan Peoples Party's platform.[ citation needed ]

Memon died in a road accident near his home town on 28 December 2009. [3] [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Syed Qaim Ali Shah</span> Pakistani politician (born 1933)

Syed Qaim Daim Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician who served as the elected Chief Minister of Sindh for three terms. His last two terms combined, a total of eight years, makes him the longest serving Chief Minister of Sindh. He is Sindh President of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and was an elected Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) from PS-220 (Khairpur-1).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sassui Palijo</span> Pakistani politician and columnist

Sassui Palijo is a politician and a columnist from Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. Palijo is currently affiliated to Pakistan Peoples Party, served as a Senator on women's reserved seat from Sindh from 2015 to 2021. She is also a two-time Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly from PS-85 (Thatta-II).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2008 Pakistani presidential election</span> Presidential election

An indirect presidential election was held on 6 September 2008 in Pakistan. The Electoral College of Pakistan – a joint sitting of the Senate, National Assembly and Provincial Assemblies – elected a new president after the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf. As required by the constitution, Muhammad Mian Soomro automatically became acting president on 18 August 2008, upon the resignation of Musharraf. The constitution required that a new president be elected by Parliament within 30 days; Soomro was considered loyal to Musharraf, and it was considered certain that he would be replaced in that election.

Abdul Qadir Patel is a Pakistani politician who represents Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the National Assembly of Pakistan. He served as chairman standing committee on Interior in the National Assembly of Pakistan. He elected as MNA in 2018 General elections in Pakistan from NA-248 constituency and served as Minister of National Health in previous cabinet of Shehbaz Sharif. He re-elected as Member National Assembly of Pakistan in 2024 Pakistani general election from newly formed constituency NA-243 taken oath February 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NA-225 Thatta</span> Constituency of the National Assembly of Pakistan

NA-225 Thatta is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso</span> Pakistani politician and the Chief Sardar of Khoso tribe

Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso was a Pakistani politician and the Chief Sardar of Khoso tribe. He was elected as a Member of National Assembly of Pakistan from his hometown constituency of NA-156 Jacobabad-I in 1988. He was also the Sindh provincial minister for fisheries in the 2007 caretaker government. At the time of his death on 17 April 2016, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from PS-14 (Jacobabad-II) on the ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party.[[

Mir Munawar Ali Talpur is a veteran Pakistani politician hailing from Mirpurkhas, Sindh, who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously serve in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and from 2008 to May 2018. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from February 1985 to October 1999. From 1988 to 1990, he served as the Provincial Minister for Irrigation in Sindh.

Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Sheerazi is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and from 2002 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for National Food Security and Research, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.

Sharjeel Inam Memon is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2008 to August 2023. He is presently the chief of the Memon community of Sindh.

Sadiq Ali Memon is a Pakistani politician from Thatta who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2010 to 2012 and a Minister from 2011 to 2012. He was elected to the National Assembly seat in 2013 general elections from NA-237 but was disqualified for being a dual national. He served as a Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Sindh for Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) from August 2021 to August 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rubina Qaimkhani</span> Pakistani politician

Rubina Saadat Qaimkhani is a Pakistani politician, born 5 January 1975. She had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously, she had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

Abdul Sattar Rajper is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2008 to May 2018.

Nawabzada Mir Nadir Ali Khan Magsi is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023. He previously served in this position from 2008 to May 2018.

Shah Hussain Shah Sheerazi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.

Heer Soho is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from August 2018 to August 2023 and frim 2002 to May 2018. She is the present chief of the Soho tribe.

Shahnaz Ansari was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2013 until her assassination.

Jam Awais Bijar Khan Jokhio is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023.

Muhammad Ismail Rahoo is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Agriculture, Supply and Prices, 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.

Nazim Jokhio murder case is a high-profile murder case in Sindh, Pakistan. Jam Abdul Karim Bijar a member of the National assembly (MNA) from NA-236 (Malir-I) torched and brutally murdered Nazim Sajawal Jokhio, in Salar Kot, Sindh on 3 November 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Leadership Profile of Abdul Jalil Memon" . Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  2. ↑ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  3. ↑ "Past Assemblies". Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  4. ↑ "DAWN.COM | Pakistan | Sindh provincial minister dies in road accident". www.dawn.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2022.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.