Dost Muhammad Mazari

Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari
Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office 16 August 2018 – 29 July 2022
Speaker	Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Preceded by	Sardar Sher Ali Gorchani
Succeeded by	Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-297 Rajanpur-V
Minister of State for Communications
In office 22 June 2012 – 16 March 2013
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Raja Pervez Ashraf
Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Power
In office 2008–2012
President	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister	Yusuf Raza Gillani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 2008–2013
Constituency	NA-175 (Rajanpur-II)
Personal details
Born	(1980-08-15) August 15, 1980 (age 44) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	PMLN (2023-present)
Other political affiliations	PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013)
Relations	Balakh Sher Mazari (grandfather) Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari (uncle)

Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari (born 15 August 1970[1]) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, from August 2018 to July 2022 before being removed via a motion of no confidence. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. In 2024 Pakistani general election, he was defeated from Rajanpur by a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf backed Independent Candidate.

Early life and education

He was born on 15 August 1980 in Karachi into a Baloch family of the Mazari tribe to Major (R) Tariq Mehmood Mazari, while his grandfather Balakh Sher Mazari was also a politician, having served as the caretaker prime minister in 1993.[2]

He graduated from the University of Karachi in 2002.[2]

Political career

Pakistan Peoples Party

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5][6] He received 78,427 votes and defeated Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak.[7]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as an independent candidate in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 73,885 votes and lost the seat to Hafeez Ur Rehman.[8]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-297 (Rajanpur-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9] Following his successful election, PTI named him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly.[10] On 16 August 2018, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He received 187 votes against his opponent Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu who secured 159 votes.[11]

On 6 April 2022, a no confidence motion was filed against him by his own party due to circumstances arising from the 2022 constitutional crisis in Punjab, Pakistan.[12] The motion was tabled on 29 July 2022, which led to Mazari's removal by 186 votes.[13]

Pakistan Muslim League (N)

On 22 May 2023, he made his announcement to join the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) after meeting with the Chief Organiser of the PML(N), Maryam Nawaz, and the Vice President of the PML(N), Pervaiz Rashid.[14][15][16]

References

1. "Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
2. "Profile". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
3. "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
4. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (8 May 2013). "Where only chiefs dare". DAWN.COM.
5. "Local giants succumb to voters' wrath". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
6. "How towering figures tumbled". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
7. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
9. "Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari of PTI wins PP-297 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
10. "PTI nominates Dost Mazari for PA deputy speaker's slot". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
11. "PTI and allies sweep speaker, deputy speaker roles in Punjab and Balochistan". DAWN.COM. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
12. "PTI submits no-trust motion against Dost Muhammad Mazari". Daily Times. 6 April 2022.
13. "Punjab Assembly's deputy speaker shown the door". The News. 29 July 2022.
14. "PA ex-deputy speaker Dost Mazari joins PML-N". The Nation. 22 May 2023.
15. "PA ex-deputy speaker Dost Mazari joins PML-N". Dunya News. 22 May 2023.
16. Naqvi, Abbas (22 May 2023). "Dost Muhammad Mazari bids adieu to PTI". Samaa.