Ismail Rahoo
Pakistani politician
Muhammad Ismail Rahoo (Sindhi: محمد اسماعيل راهو; 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 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 and Liaquat Ali Jatoi 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, Pakistan to Fazil Rahu.
He has done Bachelor of Arts from the University of Karachi.
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from the Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) in 1988 Pakistani general election as a candidate of ANP, an alliance between his Father’s Awaami Tehreek and other key parties around the country.
He was elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from the Constituency PS-49 (Badin-IV) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 16,312 votes and defeated Sikandar Ali Mandhro.
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