Ali Gohar Khan Mahar (; born 1 September 1968) is a

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politician who had been a member of the

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since February 2024 and previously served in this position from June 2013 to May 2018. He had been a member of the

Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, its provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakis ...

from August 2018 till August 2023 and from 1993 to 1999.

Early life and family

He was born on 1 September 1968. He is the brother of Ali Nawaz Khan Mehar and

Ali Mohammad Mahar Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar (Urdu, Saraiki: ; 12 January 1970 – 21 May 2019) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 25th Chief Minister of Sindh from 2002 to 2004 and then as the Federal Minister for Narcotics Control between 2018 ...

Political career

He ran for the seat of the

as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-3 (Sukkur-III) in the

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 90 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Ali Anwar Khan. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

(PML-N) from Constituency PS-3 (Ghotki-III) in the

1993 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle. Prio ...

. He received 26,853 votes and defeated Mehboob Ali Shah, 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). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-3 (Ghotki-III) in the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

. He received 28,472 votes and defeated Umeed Ali Chachar. In June 2006, he was re-elected as District Nazim of Ghotki. He ran for the seat of the

and Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) and from Constituency PS-8 (Ghotki-IV), respectively in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

, but was unsuccessful. He received 569 votes from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) and lose the seat to

. He received 17 votes from Constituency PS-8 (Ghotki-IV) and lost the seat to Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar. In the same election, he was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-200 (Ghotki-I). He received 86,579 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the

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(GDA) from PS-20 Ghotki-III in the

2018 Sindh provincial election Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Sindh to elect the members of the 13th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide 2018 Pakistani general election, general elections and three other provincial e ...

. He was re-elected to the National Assembly from

NA-199 Ghotki-II NA-199 Ghotki-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Assembly Segments Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Ali Mohammad Mahar of PPP won by 77,950 votes. By-election 2003 ...

as a candidate of PPP in the

2024 Pakistani general election General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The ...

. He received 154,832 votes and defeated Abdul Qayoom, a candidate of

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Pakistan also known the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam or simply as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (; ; JUI (F)) is an Islamic fundamentalist political party in Pakistan. Established as the ''Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam'' in 1945, it is th ...

(JUI(F)).

References

Living people Pakistan People's Party politicians Sindhi politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Politicians from Sindh 1968 births Sindh MPAs 1993–1996 Sindh MPAs 1997–1999 Grand Democratic Alliance MPAs (Sindh) Sindh MPAs 2018–2023 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029 Saraiki politicians Ali Gohar Khan {{PakistanPeoplesParty-MNA-stub