Nisar Khuhro

Senator Nisar Ahmed Khuhro
نثار احمد کھوڑو
Member of Senate of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2022
Preceded by	Faisal Vawda
Advisor on Works and Services
In office 5 August 2019 – 5 August 2021
Governor	Imran Ismail
Chief Minister	Syed Murad Ali Shah
Advisor on Universities and Boards
In office 5 August 2019 – 5 August 2021
Governor	Imran Ismail
Chief Minister	Syed Murad Ali Shah
Senior Minister of Sindh on Education and Literacy
In office 2013–2016
Governor	Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan
Chief Minister	Syed Qaim Ali Shah
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Food
In office 2016–2018
Governor	Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Mohammad Zubair
Chief Minister	Syed Murad Ali Shah
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Parliamentary Affairs
In office 2016–2018
Governor	Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Mohammad Zubair
Chief Minister	Syed Murad Ali Shah
Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office 2008–2013
Deputy	Shehla Raza
Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office 2002–2007
Governor	Muhammad Mian Soomro Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan
In office 1997–1999
Governor	Kamaluddin Azfar Moinuddin Haider
Provincial Minister Sindh for Planning and Development
In office 1993–1996
Governor	Hakeem Saeed Mahmoud Haroon Kamaluddin Azfar
Chief Minister	Syed Abdullah Ali Shah
Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office 1990–1993
Governor	Mahmoud Haroon
Leader of Opposition	Syed Qaim Ali Shah
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office 2013–2018
Constituency	PS-36 (Larkana-II)
In office 2008–2013
Constituency	PS-36 (Larkana-II)
In office 2002–2007
Constituency	PS-36 (Larkana-II)
In office 20 February 1997 – 12 October 1999
Constituency	PS-31 (Larkana-III)
In office 18 October 1993 – 7 November 1996
Constituency	PS-33 (Larkana-V)
In office 4 November 1990 – 19 July 1993
Constituency	PS-33 (Larkana-V)
In office 19 November 1988 – 6 August 1990
Constituency	PS-33 (Larkana-V)
Personal details
Born	(1950-09-22) 22 September 1950 (age 74) Larkana, Sind, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party
Relations	Nida Khuhro (daughter)

Senator Nisar Ahmad Khuhro (Urdu: نثار احمد کھوڑو) is a Pakistani politician from Sindh, currently serving as a member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2022. He is also the President of the Sindh chapter of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[1]

Early life and family

Born on 22 September 1950 in Larkana, Sindh,.[2] Khuro received his primary education from Pilot Secondary School in Larkana, completed his Intermediate studies at D. J. Sindh Government Science College in Karachi, and graduated from Karachi university. He also pursued vocational education in Frankfurt, Germany.^[citation needed]

His daughter, Nida Khuhro, is a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[3]

Political career

Khuhro is the Provincial President of Pakistan Peoples Party's Sindh chapter since October 2016.[4]

He also served as the Advisor of Chief Minister of Sindh on Works and Services and also on Universities and Boards with the status of a Provincial Minister from August 2019 to August 2021 holding additional charge of the Pro-Chancellor of all public universities in Sindh.[5][6][7]

He has served as the Senior Minister of Sindh on Education and Provincial Minister of Sindh on Parliamentary Affairs and Food from 2013 to 2016 and 2016 till 2018.[8][9][10]

Khuhro was the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2008 till 2013.[11]

He was the Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh twice from 1997 till 1999 and again from 2002 till 2007.[8][12]

Nisar was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Planning and Development from 1993 to 1996.[12]

From 1990 till 1993 he was the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Provincial Assembly of Sindh, serving as deputy of Syed Qaim Ali Shah who was the Leader of Opposition Sindh at that time.[8][12]

Nisar remained a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh continuously from 1988 till 2018 representing Larkana.[12][2][13]

In 2016, he moved the Sindh Hindu Marriage Bill which was later passed to become the first Hindu marriage act in Pakistan.[14][15]

On 9 March 2022, Nisar Khuhro was elected as a member of the Senate of Pakistan on the seat vacated by former PTI senator Faisal Vawda.[16]

References

1. "No room for presidential system in constitution: Khuhro". Dawn (newspaper). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
2. "Nisar Ahmed Khuhro - Member Profile (2013 - 2018)". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
3. "Generation after generation: Nida to carry forward Khuhro's political legacy". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 13 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
4. "Seasoned politician: Nisar Khuhro appointed PPP Sindh president". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 20 October 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
5. "Four ministers, two advisers inducted into Sindh cabinet". Dawn (newspaper). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
6. "Flouting rules: Sindh govt appoints Nisar Khuhro as pro-chancellor of public varsities". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 6 November 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
7. "Sindh government reshuffles provincial cabinet". ARY News. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
8. "Know your Sindh Cabinet". Daily Times (newspaper). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
9. "More teachers to be recruited in Sindh, says minister". Dawn (newspaper). 16 April 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
10. "Winds of change: Sindh cabinet gets seven new faces among 17 members". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 30 July 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
11. "Nisar Khuhro, Shehla Raza elected unopposed". Dawn (newspaper). 7 April 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
12. "Nisar Ahmed Khuhro - Member Profile (2008 - 2013)". Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
13. "Constituency wise detailed Result (1988 - 1997) - Sindh Assembly" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
14. Hafeez Tunio (15 February 2016). "Sindh Assembly becomes first in Pakistan to pass Hindu marriage bill". Express Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
15. "Sindh Assembly approves Hindu Marriage Bill". Dawn. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
16. "PPP's Nisar Khuhro bags Senate seat vacated by PTI's Faisal Vawda". Daily Pakistan (newspaper). 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.