Nisar Khuhro

Nisar Ahmad (Urdu: نثار احمد کھوڑو) is a Sindhi politician who is the President of Pakistan Peoples Party for Sindh. Khuhro is the Advisor of Chief Minister of Sindh on Works & Services and also on Universities & Boards since 2019 with the status of a Provincial Minister. He is also serving as the Pro-Chancellor of all public universities in Sindh.

Nisar Ahmed Khuhro
Advisor on Works and Services (Provincial Minister of Sindh)
Assumed office
05 August 2019
Chief MinisterMurad Ali Shah
Advisor on Universities and Boards (Provincial Minister of Sindh)
Assumed office
05 August 2019
Chief MinisterMurad Ali Shah
Senior Minister of Sindh
In office
2013–2018
GovernorIshrat-ul-Ibad Khan, Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Mohammad Zubair
Chief MinisterQaim Ali Shah, Murad Ali Shah
Provincial Minister Sindh for Food
In office
2013–2018
GovernorIshrat-ul-Ibad Khan, Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Mohammad Zubair
Chief MinisterQaim Ali Shah, Murad Ali Shah
Provincial Minister Sindh for Parliamentary Affairs
In office
2013–2018
GovernorIshrat-ul-Ibad Khan, Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui, Mohammad Zubair
Chief MinisterQaim Ali Shah, Murad Ali Shah
Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
2008–2013
Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
2002–2007
GovernorMuhammad Mian Soomro, Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan
In office
1997–1999
GovernorKamaluddin Azfar, Moinuddin Haider
Provincial Minister Sindh for Planning and Development
In office
1993–1996
GovernorHakeem Saeed, Mahmoud Haroon, Kamaluddin Azfar
Chief MinisterSyed Abdullah Ali Shah
Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
1990–1993
GovernorMahmoud Haroon
Leader of OppositionQaim Ali Shah
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
2013–2018
ConstituencyPS 36 Larkana
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyPS 36 Larkana
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyPS 36 Larkana
In office
20 February 1997  12 October 1999
ConstituencyPS 31 Larkana
In office
18 October 1993  07 November 1996
ConstituencyPS 33 Larkana
In office
04 November 1990  19 July 1993
ConstituencyPS 33 Larkana
In office
19 November 1988  06 August 1990
ConstituencyPS 33 Larkana
Personal details
Born22 September 1950
Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
RelationsNida Khuhro (daughter)

Early Life and Family

Nisar Ahmad Khuhro was born on 22 September 1950 in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan. He got his primary education from Pilot Secondary School in Larkana and passed his Intermediate from DJ collage in Karachi. He has done his graduation from Karachi University.

His daughter Nida Khuhro is also a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

Political career

Khuhro is a Pakistani politician who is the Provincial President of Pakistan Peoples Party Sindh. He is a minister in the Cabinet of Sindh, holds ministerial portfolios of Works & Services and Universities & Boards. He is also the Pro-Chancellor of all public universities in Sindh.

He has served as the Senior Minister of Sindh, also holding ministerial portfolios of Parliamentary Affairs and Food from 2013 till 2018.

Khuhro was the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2008 till 2013.

He was the Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh twice from 1997 till 1999 and again from 2002 till 2007.

Nisar was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Planning and Development from 1993 to 1996.

From 1990 till 1993 he was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Provincial Assembly of Sindh, serving as deputy of Syed Qaim Ali Shah who was the Leader of Opposition Sindh at that time.

Nisar remained a Member of the Provincial Assembly continuously from 1988 till 2018 representing Larkana.

In 2016, he moved the Sindh Hindu Marriage Bill which was later passed to become the first Hindu marriage act in Pakistan.[1][2]

References

  1. Hafeez Tunio (15 February 2016). "Sindh Assembly becomes first in Pakistan to pass Hindu marriage bill". Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. "Sindh Assembly approves Hindu Marriage Bill". Dawn. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

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