Ghulam Shah Jeelani

Ghulam Shah Jeelani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
2008 – 28 May 2018
Constituency PS-75 (Dadu-II)
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party

Ghulam Shah Jeelani (Urdu: غلام شاہ جیلانی‬‎; born 7 August 1957) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 7 August 1957 in Dadu to Pir Syed Allah Bux Shah Jilani.[1]

He did Master of Arts in International Politics from the University of Sindh.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PS-75 (Dadu-V) in Pakistani general election, 2002, but was unsuccessful. He received 17,317 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of National Alliance.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-75 Dadu-II in Pakistani general election, 2008. He received 35,910 votes and defeated a candidate of a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-75 Dadu-II in Pakistani general election, 2013.[4][5] In July 2016, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed as special assistant to the Chief Minister on the zakat and auqat.[6]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-86 (Dadu-IV) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "PPPP retains majority in Sindh Assembly". The Nation. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "2013 Sindh Assembly election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Winds of change: Sindh cabinet gets seven new faces among 17 members - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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