Imran Ismail

Imran Ismail
33rd Governor of Sindh
Assumed office
27 August 2018
President Mamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Preceded by Muhammad Zubair Umar
Agha Siraj Durrani (Acting)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 27 August 2018
Constituency PS-111 (Karachi-XXIII)
Personal details
Born (1966-01-01) January 1, 1966
Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Children 2[1]

Imran Ismail (Urdu: عمران اسماعیل‬‎; born 1 January 1966) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who is the current and 33rd Governor of Sindh, in office since 27 August 2018. Before being appointed Governor of Sindh, he remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh for a brief period in August 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 January 1966[1] in Karachi, Pakistan.[2][3]

He completed his matriculation level education from Cantonment Public School and then joined the Government Commerce College[1] from where he completed his intermediate education.[4] He graduated from Government National College (Karachi)[2] and moved to Italy for a bachelor’s degree in leather technology.[3] However he returned to Pakistan without completing his bachelor’s degree.[5] In 2018, reports surfaced that Ismail had never graduated from any university.[6]

According to documents submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan in 2018, Ismail declared Intermediate education as his highest academic qualification.[5][7][8][9]

He is a businessman by profession and owns a juice factory.[1] In 2010, a police case was registered against Ismail for embezzlement of Rs 4 million. Ismail was declared absconder in the case.[5]

Political career

He is one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in by-election held in April 2015 but was unsuccessful.[10] He received 24,821 votes and lost the seat to Kunwar Naveed Jamil.[11]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as candidate of PTI from Consitutuency PS-111 (Karachi-XXIII) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[12][13]

On 6 August 2018, he was named by Imran Khan as Governor of Sindh.[13][14] On 11 August 2018, he was formally nominated by PTI for the same office.[15] On 13 August 2018, he took oath as member of the Sindh Assembly.[16] The same day, he reaffirmed the PTI's commitment to demolish the security walls around Karachi's Bilawal House.[17] The next day, he denied that he had made this statement and said "I have made no statement about demolishing the external walls of Bilawal House. I cannot even think of doing such a thing".[18] On 23 August 2018, he was appointed as Governor of Sindh.[19] His appointment as Governor drew criticism from academic experts who claimed Ismail, for being intermediate pass only, does not have the necessary academic qualifications for the office by arguing that Governor office makes him the chancellor of all state-run educational institution.[20][5] On 27 August 2018, he resigned from his Sindh Assembly seat[21] and took oath as Governor of Sindh.[22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "PTI's Imran Ismail to run for NA-246". The News. 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 "NA 246: Five facts about Imran Ismail and Kunwar Jamil! - ARYNEWS". ARYNEWS. 8 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Ghori, Habib Khan (25 August 2018). "Imran Ismail likely to take oath as Sindh governor on Monday". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "کراچی: عمران اسماعیل پیر کو نئے گورنر کا حلف اٹھائیں گے". VOA (in Urdu). Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Sindh governor-nominee Imran Ismail is only intermediate pass - Daily Times". Daily Times. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Academic credentials of Sindh governor-designate raise eyebrows | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Sindh's new governor Imran Ismail never graduated from university". Samaa TV. 25 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sindh Governor Imran Ismail only intermediate pass". Geo News. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Sindh Governor Imran Ismail only holds intermediate degree". The News. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (25 April 2015). "50,000 votes transferred from NA-246: Imran Ismail". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Official results announced, landslide victory for MQM in NA-246". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "PS-111 winner Imran Ismail says he will focus on Karachi's water issues". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. 1 2 "PTI finalises Imran Ismail for Sindh governor". The Nation. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Imran Khan decides to appoint Imran Ismail as Sindh Governor". Archived from the original on 2018-08-06. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "PTI nominates Imran Ismail for Sindh Governor". The News. Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  16. ↑ Mansoor, Hasan (14 August 2018). "160 new MPAs of Sindh take oath amid much fanfare". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "Demolish Bilawal House walls or face legal action: Imran Ismail tells PPP". The News. 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  18. ↑ "Imran Ismail clarifies statement on Bilawal House". The News. 14 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  19. ↑ Sherani, Tahir (24 August 2018). "PTI's Imran Ismail appointed Governor of Sindh". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2018-08-24. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "PTI leader Imran Ismail holds intermediate degree". Pakistan Today. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "PTI's Imran Ismail takes oath as Sindh Governor". Samaa TV. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "Imran Ismail sworn in as Sindh Governor". The News. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
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