Arbab Ghulam Rahim
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Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim (Urdu: ارباب غلام رحیم ) (born on September 15, 1956) remained the Chief Minister of the Government of Sindh during 2004-2007.
He belongs to District Mirpurkhas in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. He belongs to a family that has been in politics in Pakistan from its inception.
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[edit] Political career
Belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Arbab was elected to the Sindh Provincial Assembly during the 2002 elections, and was initially inducted as a provincial minister. Subsequently, he was elected as the Chief Minister of Sindh in 2004 after defeating Engineer Gianchand Meghwar on PS-60 in General elections of 2002.
He has a reputation of using foul language publicly and treating his opponents in rough and arrogant way; In October 2007 he slapped a security guard in public loudly abusing him. [1].
Arbab Rahim is a close aide of PML Q leaders Ch Shujjat Hussain and Ch Pervez Elahi. His opposers call him a "Punjabi Agent"
[edit] Education
Arbab acquired his high school education from Cadet College Petaro, and went on to study medicine at the Sind Medical College in Karachi.
[edit] Shoe Slaps
On 7th of April 2008, Arbab Ghulam Rahim was beaten by shoes from a mob of PPP activists and his former servants. The videos of the attacks are available on youtube [2].
[edit] Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ali Mohammad Mahar |
Chief Minister of Sindh 9 June 2004 - 18 November 2007 |
Succeeded by Abdul Qadir Halepoto |
