Senator Nisar Ahmad Khuhro ( ur, نثار احمد کھوڑو) is a Pakistani Sindhi politician who has been the

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of the

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since March 2022. He is also the President of

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Sindh Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...

chapter.

Early life and family

Khuhro was born on 22 September 1950 in

Larkana Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Moh ...

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. He got his primary education from Pilot Secondary School in

and passed his Intermediate from DJ collage in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

. He has done his graduation from Karachi University and received his vocational education in

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, Germany. His daughter

Nida Khuhro Nida Khuhro is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh since August 2018. Political career She was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on reserve ...

is also a member of the

Provincial Assembly of Sindh 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 ...

Political career

Khuhro is the Provincial President of

's Sindh chapter since October 2016. He also served as the Advisor of

Chief Minister of Sindh Chief Minister of Sindh (, ur, —), is the elected head of government of Sindh. Syed Murad Ali Shah is a PPP politician and the current Chief Minister of Sindh. The Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief S ...

on Works and Services and also on Universities and Boards with the status of a Provincial Minister from August 2019 to August 2021 holding additional charge of the Pro-Chancellor of all public universities in Sindh. He has served as the Senior Minister of Sindh on Education and Provincial Minister of Sindh on ''Parliamentary Affairs'' and ''Food'' from 2013 to 2016 and 2016 till 2018. Khuhro was the ''Speaker of the

'' from 2008 till 2013. He was the ''Leader of Opposition in the

'' twice from 1997 till 1999 and again from 2002 till 2007. Nisar was the Provincial Minister of Sindh for ''Planning and Development'' from 1993 to 1996. From 1990 till 1993 he was the ''Deputy Leader of the Opposition in

'', serving as deputy of Syed Qaim Ali Shah who was the Leader of Opposition Sindh at that time. Nisar remained a

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continuously from 1988 till 2018 representing

. In 2016, he moved the Sindh Hindu Marriage Bill which was later passed to become the first Hindu marriage act in Pakistan. On 9 March 2022, Nisar Khuhro was elected as a member of the

on the seat vacated by former

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senator

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khuhro, Nisar Ahmad Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh Living people People from Larkana District Pakistani Senators 2021–2027 Sindh MPAs 2013–2018 Sindh MPAs 2008–2013 Sindh MPAs 2002–2007 Sindh MPAs 1997–1999 Sindh MPAs 1993–1996 Sindh MPAs 1990–1993 Sindh MPAs 1988–1990 Leaders of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh 1950 births