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Sanan Khan Qureshi

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Sanan Khan Qureshi
Chairman Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz
Assumed office
9 September 2012
Preceded byBashir Ahmed Qureshi
Personal details
ParentBashir Ahmed Qureshi (father)
OccupationPolitician
Known forChairman JSQM

Sanan Khan Qureshi (Sindhi: صعنان خان قريشي; is a current chairman[1] of a separatists political organization Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz. Sanan leads the JSQM in 2012 after the death of his father Bashir Ahmed Qureshi.

Early life

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Sunan matriculated privately and he completed his intermediate exams at the Government Degree College in Ratodero. He was born in a Sindhi Muslim family.[2]

Political career

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After the mysterious death of his father and JSQM chairman Bashir Ahmed Qureshi in 2012, Sanan khan lead the party as chairman, he was elected unopposed on 9 September 2012 in intraparty elections.[3] When sanan elected as a chairman he was only 19 years old, that time he said that "My father wanted me to study".[2] Senior party leaders criticized him as a self-appointed chairman and called this decision as an autocratic rule.[4]

Imprisonment

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After a violent protest at Bahira Town Karachi's main gate, On 9 June 2021, police arrested Sanan Khan Qureshi on terrorism charges.[5] He was released after 40 days on 19 July 2021.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "ATC sends JSQM Chairman on two days remand". The Nation. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "JSQM votes in Bashir Qureshi's teen son as new party chief". The Express Tribune. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ Staff Reporter (11 September 2012). "Sunan Qureshi anointed JSQM chief". The Nation. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "How to kill a political party". The Express Tribune. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ Report, Dawn (9 June 2021). "Crackdown on anti-BTK protesters triggers strike, rallies in Sindh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Sanan Qureshi, 14 Others Released On Bail In Bahria Town Case | Daily Outcome". Retrieved 24 July 2021.