Arbab Ghulam Rahim ( ur, ; born 1 January 1957) is a
Pakistani politician who served as the
Chief Minister
A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
of the
Government of Sindh
The Government of Sindh ( sd, حڪومت سنڌ) ( ur, ) is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions u ...
from 2004 until 2007.
Early life
Arbab Ghulam Rahim was born in the Diplo Tehsil of
Tharparkar District
Tharparkar (Dhatki/ sd, ٿرپارڪر, ur, ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar district.
The district is the largest in Sin ...
. Arbab Ghulam Rahim is the youngest of 5 sıblıngs. He was born in a very conservative environment and received his early education ın his village. Then up to 7 grade he studied ın
Mirpurkhas
Mirpur Khas (Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...
, from 8th class he joined the
Cadet College Petaro, one of the few reputed ınstıtutıons of the province at that time. After passing out as a House Captain from Cadet College Petaro, he joined
Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences
The Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) ( sd, لياقت يونيورسٽي آف ميڊيڪل اينڊ هيلٿ سائنسز) is a public medical university located in Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
Ever since it started as a ...
at
Jamshoro
Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial cap ...
to study medicine, but later transferred to
Jinnah Sindh Medical University
Jinnah Sindh Medical University (), formerly known as ''Sindh Medical College'', is a medical university in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It gained university status in June 2012.
History
Jinnah Sindh Medical University, formerly known as Sindh Med ...
, Karachı. After passing out from Sindh Medıcal College with a
MBBS degree, Arbab contested in the Local government election and was elected as Nazim ın the
Mirpur Khas District
Mirpur Khas District ( sd, ضلعو ميرپورخاص, ur, ) is one of the districts in the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its capital is Mirpur Khas.
Administrative divisions
The district of Mirpur Khas is sub-divided into 7 tehsils:
* Digri ...
.
Political career
He won elections as a Member of
National Assembly
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(MNA) four times, and as Member of the
Provincial Assembly
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Government & Administration
* Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country
* Provincial city (disambiguation)
* Provincial minister (disambiguation)
* Provincial Secretary, a position in Can ...
(MPA) from his constituency
PS-60 (Tharparkar-I) in
Tharparkar District
Tharparkar (Dhatki/ sd, ٿرپارڪر, ur, ), also known as Thar, is a district in Sindh province in Pakistan headquartered at Mithi. Before Indian independence it was known as the Thar and Parkar district.
The district is the largest in Sin ...
several times..
Belonging to the
Pakistan Muslim League
The Pakistan Muslim League ( ur, ; known as PML), is the name of several different Pakistani political parties that have dominated the right-wing platform in the country.
The Muslim League (a different party) was the party of Pakistan’ ...
(Q), Arbab was elected to the
Sindh Provincial Assembly
The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of ...
during the
2002 general elections from PS-60 constituency defeating Engineer Gianchand Meghwar, and was initially inducted as a provincial minister of sindh for communication. Subsequently, he was elected as the
Chief Minister of Sindh in 2004.
After the PML-Q was defeated in the
2008 general elections Arbab Rahim left Pakistan to live in
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
in self-imposed exile.
On 27 December 2011, Arbab Ghulam Rahim was first appointed as president of the
Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded) party which was later renamed to
Pakistan Peoples Muslim League in 2013.
Arbab Ghulam Rahim returned to Pakistan on 13 March 2013.
He later merged his
Pakistan Peoples Muslim League in
Pakistan Muslim League (N) in 2013.
Later in October 2013, he quits PML-N and joined
Grand Democratic Alliance
The Grand Democratic Alliance ( ur, گرانڈ جمہوری اتحاد) or GDA is a political alliance in Pakistan. It was founded on 23 October 2017 as a movement against the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government in the Sindh accusing PPP regi ...
. He later announced to join
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...
on 2 July 2021. On 28 July 2021, he was
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Sindh Affairs by
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...
.
Controversies
In 2008, he was hit in the head with a shoe by
Agha Javed Pathan
Agha Javed Pathan (Urdu: ) was a political activist from Sindh, Pakistan, who practiced as a doctor in Karachi. He was accused of throwing a shoe at Arbab Ghulam Rahim (former Chief Minister of Sindh Province) in April 2008. He was accused of hit ...
a supporter of
Benazir Bhutto.
Arbab rarely goes to the Provincial Assembly, because he accuses the ruling party of trying to disgrace him in the assembly.
References
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Chief Ministers of Sindh
1956 births
Cadet College Petaro alumni
Sindhi people
Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians
Pakistan Peoples Muslim League politicians
Living people
People from Tharparkar District
Government of Shaukat Aziz
Jinnah Sindh Medical University alumni
Sindh MPAs 2002–2007