Mir Shabbir Ali Bijarani (Urdu: میر شبیر علی بیجارانی; Sindhi: مير شبير علي بجاراڻي؛; born 20 April 1973) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from June 2013 to May 2018. He was also the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Mines and Mineral Development, in office from August 2018 till August 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023.

Mir Shabbir Bijarani
میر شبیر بیجارانی
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Mines and Mineral Development
In office
19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-6 Kashmore-III
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 February 2024 – 25 October 2024
ConstituencyNA-192 Kashmore-cum-Shikarpur
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-209 (Jacobabad-cum-Kashmore)
Personal details
Born (1973-04-20) 20 April 1973 (age 51)
Kashmore, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPPP (2013-present)
Parent

Early life and education

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He was born on 20 April 1973 to Hazar Khan Bijarani in Jacobabad, Pakistan.[1][2]

He has done graduation.[2]

Political career

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He became district nazim of Jacobabad district after defeating Sardar Muqeem Khoso in the local bodies election in 2001.[3] He served as nazim of Jacobabad until the district was bifurcated in December 2004.[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-209 (Jacobabad-cum-Kashmore) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 248 votes and lost the seat to Hazar Khan Bijarani.[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-209 (Jacobabad-cum-Kashmore) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9] He received 54,881 votes and defeated Mir Hassan Khoso, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F).[10]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from PS-6 Kashmore-III in the 2018 Sindh provincial election.[11]

On 19 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Mines & Mineral Development.[12]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-192 Kashmore-cum-Shikarpur as a candidate of PPP in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 124,979 votes and defeated Muhammad Ibrahim Jatoi, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (2 February 2018). "OBITUARY: BIJARANI — A HUMBLE TRIBAL CHIEF". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Four Sindh dist nazims stopped from working". DAWN.COM. 23 December 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  5. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ^ "The debutantes in the National Assembly". DAWN.COM. 2 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "SHC declares KWSB chief's appointment illegal". DAWN.COM. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "PPP candidates for most Sindh seats announced". DAWN.COM. 11 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "National Assembly seats from Sindh". DAWN.COM. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Election Results 2018". The News. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah picks his 10-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 17 July 2024.