Sardar Umar Gorgaij Explained

Sardar Umar Gorgaij
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:2008
Term End:2013
Constituency:NA-260 (Quetta-cum-Chagai-cum-Nushki)
Nationality:Pakistani
Office1:Member of Senate of Pakistan
Termstart1:April 2024
Relations:Samad Khan Gorgage (Son)
Birth Date:1 July 1952 Chaghi District,BalochistanPakistan
Occupation:Politician
Party:Pakistan People’s Party

Sardar Muhammad Umar Gorgaij is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. And currently He is serving Member of Senate of Pakistan from April 2024

Early life and education

He was born on 1 July 1952 in Chaghi, Balochistan.[1]

He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Balochistan.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-260 (Quetta-cum-Chagai-cum-Nushki) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] [4] He received 40,773 votes and defeated Sardar Fateh Muhammad Muhammad Hassani.[5] In February 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for Postal Services where he served until June 2012.[6] In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as Federal Minister Postal Services where he continued to serve until March 2013.[7]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-260 (Quetta-cum-Chagai-cum-Nushki-cum-Mastungi) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 15,857 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhel.[8]

He is currently Serving Frist Time Member of Senate of Pakistan From Balochistan in April 2024 unopposed on Pakistan People's Party ticket

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan Post Office Department. Pakistan Post. 12 August 2017. 7 November 2011. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20111107205738/http://www.pakpost.gov.pk/minister.html. 7 November 2011.
  2. News: Non-compliance: 212 lawmakers yet to prove they are not dual nationals - The Express Tribune. 12 August 2017. The Express Tribune. 10 November 2012.
  3. News: Balochistan poll scene turns topsy-turvy. 12 August 2017. The Nation. en.
  4. News: Correspondent. The Newspaper's Staff. PPP to contest NA-260 by-poll. 12 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 29 May 2017. en.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani . Cabinet division . 4 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Ashraf . Cabinet division . 4 June 2018.
  8. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.

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