Agha Siraj Durrani
Agha Siraj Durrani آغا سراج دراني | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office 31 May 2013 – 25 February 2024 | |
| Deputy | Shehla Raza (2013–2018) Rehana Leghari |
| Preceded by | Nisar Khuhro |
| Succeeded by | Awais Qadir Shah |
| Acting Governor of Sindh[1][2][3] | |
| In office 8 March 2022 – 9 October 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Imran Ismail |
| Succeeded by | Kamran Tessori |
| In office 3 August 2018 – 27 August 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nasirul Mulk Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Zubair Umar |
| Succeeded by | Imran Ismail |
| In office 11 January 2017 – 2 February 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Zubair Umar[4] |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | PS-9 Shikarpur-III |
| In office 27 May 2013 – 28 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PS-9 Shikarpur-I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Agha Siraj Durrani (Full Name: Muhammad Agha Siraj Khan Durrani Barakzai) (born 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the former Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, who remained in office from 2013 till 2024.
He was the Speaker of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[5][6] His father, Agha Sadaruddin, and uncle Agha Badruddin also served as speakers of the same assembly.[5]
Political career
[edit]Hailing from Garhi Yasin, Durrani first contested elections in 1985 during the Zia regime, in which he lost. He joined the Pakistan Peoples Party and secured a victory in 1988 elections. He is a confidante of PPP chairman Asif Ali Zardari. In 1990, during Nawaz Sharif government he was imprisoned for some time for corruption charges.[5]
Durrani matriculated from the St Patrick's High School in Karachi in 1971, followed by a bachelor of commerce. He also pursued an LLB degree at the Sindh Muslim Law College.[5] During the 1980s, he left for the United States where he ran a hardware business.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ arynews.tv (20 April 2022). "Jailed SA Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani Becomes Acting Governor".
- ^ "Agha Siraj Durrani to become acting Sindh governor".
- ^ Imtiaz Mugheri, Dawn.com (11 January 2017). "Sindh governor Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui passes away in Karachi".
- ^ "Muhammad Zubair appointed as Sindh Governor – Pakistan – Dunya News".
- ^ a b c d e "Agha Siraj — in the footsteps of his elders". Dawn. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Member Profile". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- Living people
- Sindh MPAs 2013–2018
- Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Sindh)
- Pakistani expatriates in the United States
- Pashtun politicians
- People from Shikarpur District
- Politicians from Sindh
- Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
- St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni
- Sindh Muslim Law College alumni
- 1955 births
- Pakistani prisoners and detainees