Imdad Ali Pitafi is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

politician who had been a member of the

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from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 January 1973 in

Tando Allahyar Tando Allahyar (, ) is a city and capital of Tando Allahyar District of Hyderabad Division located in Sindh, Pakistan. As of 2023 Pakistani census, Tando Allahyar Taluka had a population of 421,923. History Tando Allahyar was founded during ...

. He has a degree of Bachelors of Arts from

Sindh University The University of Sindh (; ; informally known as Sindh University) is a public research university in Pakistan located in the city of Jamshoro in the Sindh province. It is one of the oldest universities in Pakistan and was certified by ISO in 2 ...

Political career

He ran for the seat of the

as a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP) from Constituency PS-52 (Hyderabad-X) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

but was unsuccessful. He was elected to the

as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-52 (TANDO ALLAYAR-II) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-52 (TANDO ALLAYAR-Il) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. In August 2016, he was into Sindh's provincial cabinet of Chief Minister

Syed Murad Ali Shah Syed Murad Ali Shah (; born 8 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician and structural engineer who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Sindh province of Pakistan and a member of the Sindh Assembly. It is his third term as Chief mini ...

and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Works and Services. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-61 (Tando Allahyar-II) in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

References

Living people Sindh MPAs 2013–2018 1974 births Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Sindh) Sindh MPAs 2018–2023 {{Sindh-MPA-stub