Muhammad Ismail Rahoo (born 20 May 1962) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Agriculture, Supply and Prices, from 19 August 2018 till 11 August 2023. 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. Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1990 to 1993, from 1997 to 1999 and again from March 2016 to May 2017. Between 1990 and 1999, he served in the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister

Jam Sadiq Ali Nawab Jam Sadiq Ali () (ca. 1934– 5 March 1992) was a politician from Sindh, Pakistan. He was the Nawab of Sanghar and Sardar of Junejo tribe and belonged to the ruling dynasty of Samma dynasty, Samaa Ja'ams who ruled Sindh over two cent ...

and

Liaquat Ali Jatoi Liaquat Ali Jatoi (; born 5 January 1948) is a Pakistani politician who was chief minister of Sindh from 1997 until the imposition of Governor’s Rule in 1998. Political career Liaquat Jatoi was first elected to the National Assembly in 1977 ...

as provincial Minister of Sindh for mines, minerals and livestock, and excise and taxation, respectively. He served as President of PML-N Sindh from July 2014 to April 2017.

Early life and education

He was born on 20 May 1962 in

Badin District The Badin District (, ) is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The total area of the district is 6,726 square kilometers.Fazil Rahu Shaheed Fazil Rahoo (; 1934 – 17 January 1987) was a Pakistani political leader and one of the most famous peasant leaders in Sindh. He was born in 1934 at Rahuki village, Badin district of Sindh, which became part of Pakistan in 1947. He stru ...

. He has done Bachelor of Arts from the

University of Karachi The University of Karachi (; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (which is ...

Political career

He ran for the seat of the

as a candidate of ANP from Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) in the

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Ben ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 8,111 votes and lost the seat to Dr Muhammad Ismail, 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 elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) 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 ...

. He received 16,312 vote and defeated Sikandar Ali Mandhro. Following his successful election, he was inducted into the Provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister

and was appointed as provincial minister of Sindh for mines, minerals and livestock. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) 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 ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 15,542 votes and lost the seat to Sikandar Ali Mandhro. In 1996, he quit his father’s party Awami Tehreek (Rahu group) and joined

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). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) 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 17,077 votes and defeated Qazi Amjad Abid Abbasi, a candidate of PPP. Following his successful election, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister

and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for excise and taxation. He was arrested following the

1999 Pakistani coup d'état The 1999 military takeover in Pakistan was a bloodless ''coup d'état'' initiated by the military staff at the Joint Staff HQ working under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharr ...

and was jailed for two years. In June 2001, he was arrested by the

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(NAB) on corruption charges. The NAB had charged him for importing liquor from Rawalpindi to Karachi on bogus import permits, issued by the Sindh Ministry of excise and taxation which caused a loss of Rs 66 million to the provincial exchequer. In June 2002, the NAB fined him of Rs 20 million and sentenced him for seven years rigorous imprisonment. He was also disqualified from holding public office for 10 years. In May 2003, the

Sindh High Court The High Court of Sindh () ( Sindhi: سنڌ ھائي ڪورٽ) is the highest judicial institution of the Pakistani province of Sindh. Established in 1906, the Court situated in the provincial capital at Karachi. Apart from being the highest ...

overturned his conviction after Rahoo filed an appeal to challenge his sentence. According to Rahoo, he could not contest the 2002 general election due to being in detention at that time. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of

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(PML-Q) from Constituency PS-59 (Badin-cum-T.M. Khan-III) 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 ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 19,604 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Nawaz Chandio, a candidate of PPP. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PS-59 (Badin-cum-T.M. Khan-III) 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 36,966 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Nawaz Chandio, a candidate of PPP. Rahoo alleged rigging was done in the constituency and challenged the election. In April 2015, an election tribunal de-seated Muhammad Nawaz Chandio and ordered a re-election in the constituency. He was appointed as President of PML-N Sindh in July 2014. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PS-59 (Badin-cum-T.M. Khan-III) in by-election held in March 2016. He received 35,880 votes and defeated Mohammad Nawaz Chandio, a candidate of PPP. In April 2017, he resigned as President of PML-N Sindh citing personal reasons. Reportedly, Rahu was cautioned numerous times by the PML-N leaders for being inactive. In May, he resigned from his Sindh Assembly seat and announced to join PPP. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-74 (Badin-V) 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 ...

. On 19 August, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister

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and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for agriculture with the additional ministerial portfolio of supply and prices.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rahoo, Muhammad Ismail Living people Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Sindh) 1962 births Sindh MPAs 1990–1993 Sindh MPAs 1997–1999 Sindh MPAs 2013–2018 Sindh MPAs 2018–2023