Khatumal Jeewan | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 2011–2013 | |
In office 1990–1999 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Umerkot District,Sindh,Pakistan | October 1,1956
Political party | PPP (1980-present) |
Khatumal Jeewan is a Pakistani politician who served as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan and member of the Senate of Pakistan.
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]
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 the 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 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 the 1993 Pakistani general election and for the third time in the 1997 Pakistani general election. [2] [3] In 1998,he became federal Parliamentary Secretary for Population Welfare. [3]
After PPP formed government following the 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]