Liaquat Ali Jatoi

Liaquat Ali Jatoi (Urdu: ﻟﻴﺎﻗﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺗﻮﺋﻰ‎) (born January 5, 1948) is a Pakistani politician who was Chief Minister^[1] of Sindh during 1997–1998.

Jatoi belongs to Dadu District in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. He belongs to a landlord family of Sindh. Abdul Ahmed khan jatoi is his father,He Abdul ahmed jatoi was sleeted the member of National assembly,Abdul Ahmed khan had struggled with Sain G.M Syed and Rasool Bux palijo.

Education

Jatoi did his high school education from Cadet College Petaro, where he studied from 1961–1964 and completed his Matriculation. He completed his Masters in Political Science from University of Sindh in 1970.

Political career

Liaquat Jatoi was first elected to the National Assembly in 1977. However, this Assembly was dissolved by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq within a few weeks of the elections. During Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's rule, Jatoi served as member of the Federal Council (Majlis-e-Shoora) in 1980–81.

Jatoi later on participated in the elections of 1985, 1990 and 1997, when he was elected to the Sindh Assembly as a Member. In 1990, he was chosen as the Provincial Minister for Finance, Excise and Taxation, Government of Sindh. This was the beginning of his alliance with Pakistan Muslim League (N) headed by Nawaz Sharif.

After the elections of 1997, Liaquat Ali Jatoi was chosen as the Chief Minister of Sindh. He served in this position until the end of October 1998, when Governor’s Rule was imposed in Sindh due to the law and order situation.

In 2002, Jatoi was elected to the National Assembly and was inducted into the Federal Cabinet as a Minister. Initially he held the portfolio of Minister of Industries, and was later on made the Minister for Water and Power.

Dadu District emerged in the period of 1998–2007, with Jatoi having no defeat in the history of his politics. However in 2007, when Benazir Bhutto was assassinated, protests took place all over Sindh and Jatoi's house in Dadu was set on fire by the Pakistan Peoples Party activists. Jatoi lost his seat to the Pakistan Peoples Party, due to the sympathy of the people of Sindh on the assassination of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.

During the exile period of Nawaz Sharif, Liaquat Jatoi formed Sindh Awami Ittehad and merged the party with Pakistan Muslim League (N) when Sharif was back in Pakistan.

However in the General Elections of 2013, Jatoi contested elections on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (N), where the Pakistan Muslim League (N) heavy-weight was defeated by fake votes in which many believe to be the most rigged election in the history of Pakistan.

Now he is member of parliament Assembly after winning his case in court Liaquat jatoi was declared winner by Election tribunal on PS 76 on evidence of heavy rigging from Pakistan People's party in general elections 2013, and is chairman of Awami itehad party (AIP)

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