Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Sheerazi (; born 20 August 1976) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...

since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for National Food Security and Research, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 20 August 1976.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...

(PML-Q) from Constituency NA-237 (Thatta-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 57,195 votes and defeated Abdul Wahid Soomro, a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

(PPP). In the same election, he ran for the seat 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 ...

as a candidate of PML-Q from

Constituency PS-85 (Thatta-II) PS-79 Thatta-III () is a constituency 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 provi ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 15,026 votes and lost the seat to

Sassui Palijo Sassui Palijo ( Sindhi: سسئي پليجو) is a politician and a columnist from Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. Palijo is currently affiliated to Pakistan Peoples Party, served as a Senator on women's reserved seat from Sindh from 2015 to 2021. She is ...

. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-238 (Thatta-II) in

2008 Pakistani general election 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

. He received 76,812 votes and defeated Arbab Wazir Ahmed Memon, a candidate of PPP. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-85 (Thatta-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 52 votes and lost the seat to Sassui Palijo. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-238 (Thatta-II) in

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...

. He received 88,954 votes and defeated Rameez u din Memon, a candidate of PPP. Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the cabinet of Abbasi as Minister of State for National Food Security and Research. Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Sheerazi ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for National Food Security and Research. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency

NA-231 (Sujawal) NA-224 Sujawal () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Members of Parliament 2018-2022: NA-231 Sujawal Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Ali Malkani of PML-Q won by 70,233 votes. Elect ...

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sheerazi, Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Living people Sindhi people Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 People from Sindh 1976 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023