Agha Siraj Durrani

Agha Siraj Durrani
آغا سراج درانی
The Honourable; Agha Siraj Durrani ; آغا سراج درانی
Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 31 May 2013
Deputy	Shehla Raza (2013–2018); Rehana Leghari
Preceded by	Nisar Ahmed Khohro
Acting Governor of Sindh[1][2]
	In office; 3 August 2018 – 27 August 2018
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nasirul Mulk ; Imran Khan
Preceded by	Muhammad Zubair Umar
Succeeded by	Imran Ismail
	In office; 11 January 2017 – 2 February 2017
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
Succeeded by	Muhammad Zubair Umar [3]
Personal details
Born	1953
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party

Agha Siraj Durrani (born 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in office since 2013.

He was the Speaker of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[4][5] His father, Agha Sadaruddin, and uncle Agha Badruddin also served as speakers of the same assembly. He is ethnically Durrani Pashtun.[4]

Political career

Hailing from Garhi Yasin, Durrani first contested elections in 1985 during the Zia regime, in which he lost. He joined the Pakistan Peoples Party and secured a victory in 1988 elections. He is a confidante of PPP chairman Asif Ali Zardari. In 1990, during Nawaz Sharif government he was imprisoned for some time for corruption charges.[4]

Durrani matriculated from the St Patrick's High School in Karachi in 1971, followed by a bachelor of commerce. He also pursued an LLB degree at the Sindh Muslim Law College.[4] During the 1980s, he left for the United States where he ran a hardware business.[4]

References

"Agha Siraj Durrani to become acting Sindh governor".
Imtiaz Mugheri, Dawn.com (11 January 2017). "Sindh governor Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui passes away in Karachi".
"Muhammad Zubair appointed as Sindh Governor – Pakistan – Dunya News".
"Agha Siraj — in the footsteps of his elders". Dawn. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
"Member Profile". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

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[1] "Agha Siraj Durrani to become acting Sindh governor".

[2] Imtiaz Mugheri, Dawn.com (11 January 2017). "Sindh governor Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui passes away in Karachi".

[3] "Muhammad Zubair appointed as Sindh Governor – Pakistan – Dunya News".

[Dawn-4] "Agha Siraj — in the footsteps of his elders". Dawn. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[5] "Member Profile". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 11 August 2016.