Arbab Ghulam Rahim

Arbab Ghulam Rahim

Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim (Urdu: ارباب غلام رحیم ) (born on September 15, 1957) remained the Chief Minister of the Government of Sindh during 2004-2007.[1]

He was born on 15 September 1957.

He belongs to District Tharparkar in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. He belongs to a family that has been in politics in Pakistan from its inception.

After leaving Petaro Cadet College, Arbab Ghulam Rahim decided to study medicine, and graduated as a doctor from the Sindh Medical College, Karachi. However, subsequent to his graduation, he chose to go into politics and has remained a prominent politician in the province of Sindh. He is a member of the Pakistan Muslim League. His family has been in politics for decades. He started his political career when he was in the fourth year of his university education at SMC, when he was elected as Chairman of Zila Council for tharparkar in 1981 under the regime of Gen. Ziaul Haq.

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Political career

He won elections as a Member of National Assembly (MNA) four times, and as Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from his constituency in tharparkar Dist. several times. In the 2002 elections, he won his seat from PS-60 constituency and was appointed a minister in the Sindh government

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.

Arbab Rahim is a close aide of PML Q leaders Ch Shujjat Hussain and Ch Pervez Elahi.

Self-imposed exile

Arbab Rahim is currently living in U.A.E as in self-imposed exile.

Education

Arbab acquired his high school education from Cadet College Petaro, and went on to study medicine at the Sind Medical College in Karachi.

References

  1. ^ (9 June 2004). PAKISTAN: Musharraf reconsiders army pledge, Oxford Analytica ("Arbab Ghulam Rahim was today elected as the new chief minister of Sindh province. Rahim's election follows the resignation of his predecessor, Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar, over his failure to quell recent violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Karachi.")
Political offices
Preceded by
Ali Mohammad Mahar
Chief Minister of Sindh
2004 – 2007
Succeeded by
Abdul Qadir Halepoto

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