Hafiz Hamdullah Explained

Hafiz Hamdullah
Office:Chairperson- Senate Committee of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony
Term Start:12 March 2012
Office1:Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start1:12 March 2012
Office2:Provincial Health Minister of Balochistan
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2005
Office3:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:2007
Office4:Spokesperson Pakistan Democratic Movement
Term Start4:2021
Term End4:September 2023
Birthname:Hamdullah Saboor
Nationality:Pakistani
Party: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
Occupation:Politician
Birth Place:Chaman, Balochistan, West Pakistan
Term End1:March 2018
Honorific Prefix:Senator
Mawlānā
Alma Mater:University of Balochistan
Darul Uloom Karachi
Education:Master's in Political Science
Dars-i Nizami

Hafiz Hamdullah Saboor (Urdu: حافظ حمد اللہ صبور) is a Pakistani[1] politician who previously served as the member of Senate of Pakistan, and the provincial health minister of Balochistan.[2]

Early life and education

His father Qari Wali Muhammad worked as a teacher in the education department of Balochistan.

He obtained his Master's degree in political science from the University of Balochistan while in terms of religious education he passed his Dars-i Nizami courses from the Darul Uloom Karachi, an institution affiliated with the Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia, the largest federation of Deobandi seminaries in Pakistan.[3]

His son is serving as an officer in the Pakistan Army.[4]

Political career

He was elected MPA of Balochistan Assembly in 2002 General Elections on Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal ticket, and served as Provisional Health Minister from 2002 till 2005.[5]

In March 2012, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on general seat as Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) candidate.[6]

He is the chairperson of senate committee on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony,[7] and member of functional committee on Government Assurances, Information Technology and Telecommunication and committee on Ports and Shipping.[8] [9]

On 14 September 2023, Hafiz Hamdullah was injured in a blast in Mastung district while travelling from Quetta to Kalat.[10]

On 7 February 2024, unknown gunmen opened fire on Hamdullah's vehicle in Chaman. The gunfire lasted around five minutes. Hamdullah was unharmed by the attack, and the attackers fled following retaliatory firing by his guards. The attack occurred after two bombings in Balochistan province which killed at least 26 people.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 29 October 2019 . IHC restores Hafiz Hamdullah's citizenship . aaj.tv.
  2. Web site: Senate Profile . Senate of Pakistan . 9 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Hafiz Hamdullah's profile . 31 July 2023 . . 11 . PDF.
  4. Web site: Sajid . Islamuddin . 27 October 2019 . Pakistan: Key leader of religious party arrested . 31 July 2023 . . He noted that Hamdullah's son is serving as an officer in the Pakistan army and his father has served as teacher in the education department of the southwestern Balochistan province..
  5. Web site: Member Baluchistan Assembly 2002 . Balochistan Assembly . 9 November 2014 . 9 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109195543/http://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/14 . dead .
  6. Web site: ECP upholds Senate results from Balochistan . Tribune Pk . 5 March 2012 . 9 November 2014.
  7. Web site: Chairmen--Standing Committees on Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony . Senate of Pakistan . 9 November 2014.
  8. Web site: Senator Hafiz Hamdullah Saboor Profile . Pakistann Herald . 9 November 2014 . 9 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141109200047/http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/senator-hafiz-hamdullah-saboor-1363 . dead .
  9. Web site: Senate polls: ECP notifies Balochsitan winners . CNBC Pakistan . 9 November 2014 . https://archive.today/20141109190512/http://www.cnbcpakistan.com/Senate-polls-ECP-notifies-Balochsitan-winners--news-986.html . 9 November 2014 . dead .
  10. News: Zehri . Abdullah . JUI-F’s Hafiz Hamdullah among 11 injured in Mastung blast . DAWN . 14 September 2023 . en.
  11. Web site: 2024-02-07 . JUI-F’s Hafiz Hamdullah survives gun attack in Chaman . 2024-02-07 . The Express Tribune.