Zulfiqar Ali Shah Jamote

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Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah Jamote (15 April 1941, in Matiari [1] - 11 March 2011, in Karachi) was a two-time Senator and Federal Minister from Sindh, Pakistan. At the time of his death he was the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (F). [2]

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Family

Jamote hailed from Matiari. He was married and had three children. [2]

Career

Senator

Jamote served as senator from 1985 to 1994 and then from 1991 to 1997. [3] While there he served as the chairman of a number of standing committees including defence, foreign affairs, and labour.

Minister

He served as Federal Minister for Population Welfare during the interim government in 1993. [3]

PML-F

Jamote served as President of PML-F.

Other activities

Jamote served as President of the Safari and Outdoor Club of Pakistan. [4]

Death

Jamote died at a private hospital in Karachi. He was buried in Matiari where his funeral was attended by a large number of people. Shops in Matiari, Oderolal station, Tajpur, Allah Dino Saand and Shahpur Chakar remained closed out of respect. [2]

References

  1. Members 1994-1997 Archived April 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 13 March 2011
  2. 1 2 3 Ex-senator Zulfiqar Jamote passes away Dawn Retrieved 13 March 2011
  3. 1 2 Zulfiqar Ali passes away Archived July 24, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Observer Retrieved 13 March 2011
  4. Ghulam Mujtaba Jatoi Trophy Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 13 March 2011