Syed Javed Ali Shah Jillani | |
Office: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
Term Start: | 29 February 2024 |
Constituency: | NA-204 Khairpur-III |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Party: | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Native Name: | سید جاوید علی شاہ جیلانی |
Term Start1: | 13 August 2018 |
Term End1: | 10 August 2023 |
Constituency1: | NA-210 (Khairpur-III) |
Term Start2: | 2003 |
Term End2: | 18 November 2007 |
Otherparty: | Pakistan Muslim League (F) (2003-2010) |
Constituency2: | NA-216 Khairpur-II |
Syed Javed Ali Shah Jillani is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 and from 2003 to 2007.
He was born on 8 May 1948, in Khairpur Mir's, Pakistan.[1]
He received a degree of Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in 1970 and Masters in Political Science in 1971, both from the University of Sindh.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-216 (Khairpur-II) in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 58,735 votes and lost the seat to Pir Sadaruddin Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML(F)). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-29 (Khairpur-I) but was unsuccessful. He received 19 votes and lost the seat to Syed Qaim Ali Shah.[2]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(F) from Constituency NA-216 (Khairpur-II) in a by-election held in January 2003. He received 128,783 votes and defeated Syed Ahmed Raza Shah Jeelani, a candidate of PPP.[3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(F) from Constituency NA-215 (Khairpur-I) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 34,014 votes and lost the seat to Nawab Ali Wassan, a candidate of PPP.[4]
On 26 December 2010, he re-joined PPP.[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-217 (Khairpur-III) in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 71,916 votes and lost the seat to Syed Kazim Ali Shah, a candidate of PML(F).[6]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-210 (Khairpur-III) as a candidate of PPP in the 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 90,830 votes and defeated Syed Kazim Ali Shah, a candidate of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).[7] [8]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-204 Khairpur-III as a candidate of PPP in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 113,022 votes and defeated Mozzam Ali Khan, a candidate of the GDA.[9]