Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani
Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani (Urdu: اعجاز حسین جاکھرانی; born 5 March 1967) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018. He is associated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from the Constituency of Jacobabad of the 14th Assembly.[1]
Ejaz Khan Jakhrani | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 2002 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-208 (Jacobabad) |
Personal details | |
Born | March 5, 1967 |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Early Life and Education
He was born on 5 March 1967.[2] He earned a Bachelor degree from University of Sindh in 1984.[3]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 40,147 votes and defeated Elahi Bux Soomro.[6]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[7] He received 52,813 votes and defeated Fahad Malik, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[8]
In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for Health[9] where he served until December 2009. In December 2009, he was made Federal Minister for Sports where he continued to serve until February 2011.[10]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[11][12][13][14] He received 51,025 votes and defeated Elahi Bux Soomro.[15]
Controversy
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) arrested close aide to Jakhrani, Jakhrani, Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh on Prisons, Zaheer, in Islamabad on allegation of owning assets more than his means.[16]
References
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- "ET issues notice to PPP MNA". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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- "Notification of winning PPP candidate result stayed". DAWN.COM. 24 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "SHC stops NA-208 vote verification". DAWN.COM. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- "NAB arrests PPP leader Aijaz Jakhrani's close aide in Islamabad". Daily Times. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2020-07-10.