Muhammad Shaharyar Khan Mahar 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 has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also 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 May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 6 February 1976 in

Shikarpur Shikarpur or Shakkarpur or Sikarpur may refer to the following places: India *Shikarpur, Bihar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) * Shikarpur, Gujarat, a village and Harappan archeological site in Kutch district of Gujarat * Shikarpur, Shimoga, a town in ...

. He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts, a degree of Master of Art and a degree of Bachelor of Laws.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (F) The Pakistan Muslim League (Functional) (, Acronym and initialism, acronym: PMLF, PML-F, PML (F)) is a Nationalism in Pakistan, nationalist and pro-Hurs clan political party in Pakistan. It is one of the List of Muslim League breakaway groups, br ...

from PS-10 Shikarpur-cum-Sukkur in the 2013 Sindh provincial election. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the

Grand Democratic Alliance The Grand Democratic Alliance (; ) is a Regionalism (politics), regional political coalition of seven Sindh-based political parties. It was founded on 23 October 2017 by the Sindh-based Regionalism (politics), regional political parties along with ...

(GDA) from PS-8 Shikarpur-II 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 ...

. On 20 July 2023, he joined

Pakistan People's Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a centre-left political position, it is cu ...

(PPP) along with his father. He was elected to the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from NA-193 Shikarpur 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 138,634 votes and defeated

Rashid Mahmood Soomro Maulana Rashid Mehmood Soomro is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Secretary General of JUI (F) Sindh. He is also known for his leadership role in the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) in Sindh. He is the son of Khalid Mahmo ...

, 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 Sindh MPAs 2013–2018 1976 births Pakistan Muslim League (F) politicians Grand Democratic Alliance MPAs (Sindh) Sindh MPAs 2018–2023 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029 {{Sindh-MPA-stub