Sardar Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar (

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Saraiki: ); 12 January 1967 – 21 May 2019) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 25th Chief Minister of

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from 2002 to 2004 and then as the Federal Minister for Narcotics Control between 2018 and 2019. He remained a member of the National Assembly between 2008 and May 2019 and a member of the

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from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

Mahar was born on 12 January 1967 to Ali Anwar Khan Mahar. He had degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the

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as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 77,950 votes and defeated Gulam Rasool Kalhoro, a candidate of

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(MMA). In the same election, he was elected to the

as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-6 (Ghotki-II). He received 23,667 votes and defeated Ahsanullah Khan Sundrani, a candidate of National Alliance. On 17 December 2002, he became 25th

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where he served until resignation on 9 June 2004. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) in

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. He received 74,714 votes and defeated

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. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) in

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. He received 124,472 votes and defeated Niaz Muhammad, a candidate of

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(MQM). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-205 (Ghotki-II) in

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. Following his successful election, he announced to join

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(PTI). On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister

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. On 4 October 2018, he was appointed Federal Minister for Narcotics Control. He died on 21 May 2019 due to a

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mahar, Ali Mohammed 2019 deaths 1967 births Chief Ministers of Sindh Pakistan People's Party MNAs Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs Sindh MPAs 2002–2007 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Saraiki people Ali Mohammed