Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar

Who was Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar?

Sardar Ghulam Muhammad Khan Mahar was a Pakistani politician. He was chief of the Mahar tribe, besides this he was a prominent politician and philinthropist of the Sukkur District. His hospitality was exemplary in and around the region. He was first elected as a member of National Assembly of Pakistan in 1964. He became senator in 1973 with the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was elected as Member of the National Assembly in 1977 General elections as PPP candidate from NA-153 Sukkur III, he remained Chairman District Council Sukkur in 1980s. He won General elections of March 1985 as an independent candidate, and remained Minister of State for Health during 22 - 12 - 1986 to 29 - 5 - 1988 in Muhammad Khan Junejo cabinet. He was Minster for Agriculture in Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq era and for the first time in history of Pakistan someone from Sindh was going to become a minster in Punjab but Zia's plane crashed and the procedure was stopped. In 1988 post Gen Zia-ul Haq era elections He was defeated by PPP's candidate Mian Abdul Haq Alias Mian Mitho. He became a member of National Assembly once again in October 1993 by contesting general elections from NA-152 as the candidate of Pakistan Muslim League and afterward he died on April 1995.