Saeed Ghani Khaskheli (Urdu: سعید غنی خاصخیلی; born 8 July 1972) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Labour and Information and Human Resources.[1] He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Previously, he was a member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh from July 2017 to May 2018 and a member of the Senate of Pakistan.

Saeed Ghani
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Labour
In office
5 August 2019 – 11 August 2023
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information
In office
5 August 2021 – 11 August 2023
Preceded byNasir Hussain Shah
In office
5 August 2019 – 3 February 2020
Succeeded byNasir Hussain Shah
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Human Resources
In office
3 February 2020 – 11 August 2023
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Education and Literacy
In office
3 February 2020 – 5 August 2021
Preceded bySyed Sardar Ali Shah
Succeeded bySyed Sardar Ali Shah
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-104 Karachi East-VI
In office
July 2017 – 28 May 2018
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
12 March 2012 – 20 July 2017
Personal details
Born (1972-11-08) 8 November 1972 (age 51)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party PPP (2012-present)

Political career

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He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2012 Pakistani Senate election.[2][3] In July 2017, he resigned from the Senate to run for a seat in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[4]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-114 (Karachi-XXVI) in by-polls held in July 2017.[5][6]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-104 (Karachi East-VI) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

On 19 August, he was inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Local Government with the additional ministerial portfolios of Public Health Engineering and Rural Development, and Katchi Abadies.[8]

On 5 August 2019, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Labour, Information and Archive.[1]

He was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Education and Literacy and Human Resources succeeding Syed Sardar Ali Shah as Minister of Education as the CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah reshuffled the Cabinet of Sindh on 3 February 2020.[9] On 23 March 2020, he was tested positive for COVID-19 but his next test was negative.[citation needed]

On 5 August 2021, he was again appointed as Minister of Information Sindh and was later succeeded by Syed Sardar Ali Shah as Minister of Education. He Belongs to Khashkheli family of Sindh.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cabinet & Functionaries pas.gov.pk".
  2. ^ "PPP, allies sweep Senate polls". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ Guramani, Nadir (20 July 2017). "PPP's Saeed Ghani resigns from Senate seat to join Sindh Assembly". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ Ghori, Habib Khan (10 July 2017). "PPP's Saeed Ghani wins PS-114 by-election, Muttahida runner-up". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ "PPP's Saeed Ghani wins bye-election in PS-114: unofficial results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Election Results 2018". The News. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah picks his 10-member cabinet later he was removed from these posts". DAWN.COM. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  9. ^ "CM Murad reshuffles Sindh cabinet". www.thenews.com.pk. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Sindh cabinet reshuffle: Saeed Ghani appointed information minister | SAMAA". Samaa TV. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2021.