Abdul Qadir Sanjrani

Abdul Qadir Sanjrani
عبدالقادر سنجراٹي
5th Minister of Finance
In office
9 June 1962 – 15 December 1962
PresidentAyub Khan
Preceded byMuhammad Shoaib
Succeeded byMuhammad Shoaib
Minister of Commerce
In office
28 May 1962 – 8 June 1962[1]
Preceded byMd. Hafizur Rahman
Succeeded byWahiduzzaman
Personal details
BornShahpur Chakar, Sindh
Parent
  • Ali Murad Sanjrani (father)

Abdul Qadir Sanjrani (Sindhi: عبدالقادر سنجراٹي) was a Pakistani politician from Shahpur Chakar, Sindh. He served as 5th Finance minister of Pakistan,[2] Health, Social Welfare, Basic Democracies and Local Government minister of West Pakistan.[3][4] He also served as Pakistani ambassador to Kenya.[5] He was elected as Member of Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1970 elections contesting from PS-41 Sanghar at ticket of PML-Q defeating the future CM of Sindh Jam Sadiq Ali's brother, Jam Anwar Ali.[6][7]

Family history

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Abdul Qadir Sanjrani belongs to influential family in Shahpur Chakar.

Abdul Qadir Sanjrani's father Ali Murad Sanjrani K.S, Haji, Zamindar, Factory Owner, Goth Barhun. Born in 1895 at his own village; is well-versed in Sindhi & Seraiki; belongs to a well-known tribe of Sanjrani which came from Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, during the reign of Kalhoras of Sindh, and settled in this village; one of his ancestors was commander of the Talpur Mirs Army.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "PRESIDENTIAL CABINET" (PDF). Cabinet Division - Government of Pakistan. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ Hayat, Usman (2017-12-25). "Why Pakistanis do not love finance ministers". Dawn.com. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  3. ^ "SPEAKER". Pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
  4. ^ West Pakistan Year Book. West Pakistan. Public Relations Department. 1962.
  5. ^ "United Nations Environment Programme - UN Digital Library" (PDF). Digitallibrary.un.org.
  6. ^ "PS-41 Sanghar Election 1970 Full Result Votes Sindh Assembly". Electionpakistani.com.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-06. Retrieved 2022-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan, for International Publishers (Pakistan). 1972.