Sardar Muhammad Umar Gorgaij is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Sardar Umar Gorgaij
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-260 (Quetta-cum-Chagai-cum-Nushki)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Early life and education

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He was born on 1 July 1952 in Chaghi, Balochistan.[1]

He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Balochistan.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-260 (Quetta-cum-Chagai-cum-Nushki) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4] He received 40,773 votes and defeated Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani.[5] In February 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for Postal Services where he served until June 2012.[6] In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as Federal Minister Postal Services where he continued to serve until March 2013.[7]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-260 (Quetta-cum-Chagai-cum-Nushki-cum-Mastungi) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 15,857 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhel.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pakistan Post Office Department". Pakistan Post. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Non-compliance: 212 lawmakers yet to prove they are not dual nationals - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 November 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Balochistan poll scene turns topsy-turvy". The Nation. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  4. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (29 May 2017). "PPP to contest NA-260 by-poll". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 August 2017. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Ashraf" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  8. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.