Agha Siraj Durrani Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Agha Siraj Durrani
آغا سراج دراني
Order:Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Term Start:31 May 2013
Term End:25 February 2024
Deputy:Shehla Raza (2013–2018)
Rehana Leghari
Predecessor:Nisar Khuhro
Successor:Awais Qadir Shah
Termstart:31 May 2013
Order1:Acting Governor of Sindh[1] [2] [3]
Term Start1:8 March 2022
Term End1:9 October 2022
Predecessor1:Imran Ismail
President1:Arif Alvi
Primeminister1:Shahbaz Sharif
Term Start2:3 August 2018
Term End2:27 August 2018
Predecessor2:Muhammad Zubair Umar
Successor2:Imran Ismail
President2:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister2:Nasirul Mulk
Imran Khan
Term Start3:11 January 2017
Term End3:2 February 2017
Predecessor3:Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
Successor3:Muhammad Zubair Umar[4]
Birth Date:1953
President3:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister3:Nawaz Sharif
Party:Pakistan Peoples Party
Constituency4:PS-9 Shikarpur-III
Constituency5:PS-9 Shikarpur-I
Term Start4:13 August 2018
Term Start5:27 May 2013
Term End5:28 May 2018
Order4:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Successor1:Kamran Tessori
Term End4:11 August 2023

Agha Siraj Durrani (Full Name: Muhammad Agha Siraj Khan Durrani Barakzai) (born 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the former Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, who remained in office from 2013 till 2024.

He was the Speaker of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[5] [6] His father, Agha Sadaruddin, and uncle Agha Badruddin also served as speakers of the same assembly.[5]

Political career

Hailing from Garhi Yasin, Durrani first contested elections in 1985 during the Zia regime, in which he lost. He joined the Pakistan Peoples Party and secured a victory in 1988 elections. He is a confidante of PPP chairman Asif Ali Zardari. In 1990, during Nawaz Sharif government he was imprisoned for some time for corruption charges.[5]

Durrani matriculated from the St Patrick's High School in Karachi in 1971, followed by a bachelor of commerce. He also pursued an LLB degree at the Sindh Muslim Law College.[5] During the 1980s, he left for the United States where he ran a hardware business.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jailed SA Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani Becomes Acting Governor . arynews.tv . 20 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Agha Siraj Durrani to become acting Sindh governor.
  3. Web site: Sindh governor Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui passes away in Karachi . Imtiaz Mugheri, Dawn.com . 11 January 2017 .
  4. Web site: Muhammad Zubair appointed as Sindh Governor – Pakistan – Dunya News.
  5. News: Agha Siraj — in the footsteps of his elders. Dawn. 31 May 2013. 11 August 2016.
  6. Web site: Member Profile. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. 11 August 2016.