Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari (born 15 August 1970) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the

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, from August 2018 to July 2022 before being removed via a

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. He had been a member of the

from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the

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from 2008 to 2013. In

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, he was defeated from Rajanpur by a

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backed Independent Candidate.

Early life and education

He was born on 15 August 1980 in

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into a Baloch family of the Mazari tribe to Major (R) Tariq Mehmood Mazari, while his grandfather

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was also a politician, having served as the caretaker prime minister in 1993. He graduated from the

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in 2002.

Political career

Pakistan Peoples Party

He was elected to the

from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as a candidate of

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(PPP) in the

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. He received 78,427 votes and defeated

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. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as an independent candidate in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 73,885 votes and lost the seat to Hafeez Ur Rehman.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

He was elected to the

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as a candidate of

(PTI) from Constituency PP-297 (Rajanpur-V) in the

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. Following his successful election, PTI named him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. On 16 August 2018, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He received 187 votes against his opponent

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who secured 159 votes. On 6 April 2022, a

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was filed against him by his own party due to circumstances arising from the 2022 constitutional crisis in Punjab, Pakistan. The motion was tabled on 29 July 2022, which led to Mazari's removal by 186 votes.

Pakistan Muslim League (N)

On 22 May 2023, he made his announcement to join the

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(PML(N)) after meeting with the Chief Organiser of the PML(N),

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, and the Vice President of the PML(N),

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References

1980 births Living people Dost Baloch politicians Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Punjab MPAs 2018–2023 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs (Punjab) Deputy speakers of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab University of Karachi alumni {{PakistanPeoplesParty-MNA-stub