Muhammad Jadam Mangrio
Political careerMangrio was considered a close aide of Pir Pagara.[1] During the Pervez Musharraf government, he was an advisor on fisheries in the provincial cabinet of Sindh under Arbab Ghulam Rahim.[1] He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F) from Constituency NA-234 (Sanghar-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 71,394 votes and defeated Ghulam Muhammad Junejo, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3] During his tenure as MNA, he served as the minister of state for railways in the Ashraf ministry.[1] He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-F from Constituency PS-69 (Umerkot-cum-Sanghar) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 31,408 votes and lost the seat to Syed Sardar Ali Shah.[4] DeathMangrio died aged 63 on 25 November 2020 in Karachi, after contracting COVID-19 which caused complications. He was buried in his hometown of Umerkot.[1] References
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