Agha Siraj Durrani (born 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in office since 2013. He was the Speaker of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Sindh. His father, Agha Sadaruddin, and uncle Agha Badruddin also served as speakers of the same assembly. He is ethnically

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Political career

Hailing from

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, 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

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. In 1990, during

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government he was imprisoned for some time for corruption charges. 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 The Sindh Muslim Government Law College (Urdu: سنده مسلم گورنمنٹس لا کالج) or S. M. Law College (Urdu: ایس ایم لاء کالج) is one of the oldest law schools of Pakistan, situated in Karachi, Sindh. The college has ...

. During the 1980s, he left for the United States where he ran a hardware business.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Durrani, Agha Siraj Living people Sindh MPAs 2013–2018 Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Sindh) Pakistani expatriates in the United States Pashtun people People from Shikarpur District Politicians from Sindh Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh St. Patrick's High School, Karachi alumni Sindh Muslim Law College alumni 1955 births Pakistani prisoners and detainees