Muhammad Hussain Mehanti | |
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Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Sindh | |
Assumed office 2018 | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Constituency | NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami |
Occupation | Politician |
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