Aftab Shaban Mirani (Urdu: آفتاب شعبان ميرانی) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from May 2014 to May 2018. He served as 18th Chief Minister of Sindh in 1990s.[citation needed]

Aftab Shahban Mirani
آفتاب شعبان میرانی
19th Minister of Defense
In office
19 October 1993 – 5 November 1996
Prime MinisterBenazir Bhutto
Preceded byGhous Ali Shah
Succeeded byShahid Hamid (caretaker)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-202 (Qambar Shahdadkot-I)
In office
12 May 2014 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Political career edit

Mirani served as Chief Minister of Sindh in 1990.[1]

He served as Defence Minister of Pakistan in Benazir Bhutto's government from October 1993 to November 1996.[1]

Mirani was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from the Constituency NA-202 (Shikarpur-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2]

Mirani was re-elected to the National Assembly from the Constituency NA-202 (Shikarpur-I)] in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-202 (Qambar Shahdadkot-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Pakistani rulers who also remained defence ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. ^ "KARACHI: SHC orders survey in land dispute case". DAWN.COM. 24 May 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. ^ Soomro, Rahmatullah (27 May 2015). "Mirani retains NA-202 after re-checking of rejected votes". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ "PML-N takes lead as PTI, PPP trail". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Invalid votes: Court seeks ECP comments on re-election in NA-202 Shikarpur – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  6. ^ "PPPP's Aftab Shahban Mirani wins NA-202 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
Political offices
Preceded by Chief Minister of Sindh
1990
Succeeded by
Preceded by Defence Minister of Pakistan
1993–1996
Succeeded by
Shahid Hamid
(Caretaker)