Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar (

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, Saraiki: ; 12 January 1970 – 21 May 2019) was a

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politician who served as the 25th Chief Minister of

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from 2002 to 2004 and then as the Federal Minister for Narcotics Control between 2018 and 2019. He remained a member of the National Assembly between 2008 and May 2019 and a member of the

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from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

Mahar was born on 12 January 1970 to Ali Anwar Khan Mahar. He had degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the

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as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) 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 ...

. He received 77,950 votes and defeated Gulam Rasool Kalhoro, a candidate of

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(MMA). In the same election, he was elected to the

as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-6 (Ghotki-II). He received 23,667 votes and defeated Ahsanullah Khan Sundrani, a candidate of

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. On 17 December 2002, he became 25th

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where he served until resignation on 9 June 2004. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-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 received 74,714 votes and defeated Sardar Ahmed Ali Khan Pitafi. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-200 (Ghotki-I) but was unsuccessful. He received 32,532 votes and lost the seat to

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. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) in the

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. He received 124,472 votes and defeated Niaz Muhammad, a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-205 (Ghotki-II) in the

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. Following his successful election, he announced to join

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(PTI). On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister

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. On 4 October 2018, he was appointed Federal Minister for Narcotics Control. He died on 21 May 2019 due to a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahar, Ali Mohammed 2019 deaths 1967 births Chief ministers of Sindh Pakistan People's Party MNAs Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs Sindh MPAs 2002–2007 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Saraiki politicians Ali Mohammed