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| office = Provincial Minister of Sindh for Minorities Affairs |
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| office1 = Provincial Minister of Sindh for Social Welfare |
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| office3 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] |
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| constituency3 = [[PS-47 Mirpur Khas-I|PS-47 (Mirpur Khas-I)]] |
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'''Hari Ram Kishori Lal''' ({{langx|ur|{{nq|ہری رام کشوری لال}}}}) is a [[Pakistanis|Pakistani]] [[Hindu]] politician from [[Sindh]]. A five-time legilslator to the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]], Ram was one of the first non-Muslims to win a non-reserved constituency in a Pakistani province in 2018 (alongside [[Giyanoo Mal]], the first being [[Mahesh Kumar Malani]] in 2013).{{Efn|Before the promulgation of the [[Constitution of Pakistan 1973|1973 constitution]] which reserved seats for minorities (non-Muslims were further barred from contesting elections on non-reserved seats in [[1985 Pakistani general election|1985]] which was overturned in [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002]]), non-Muslims which had been elected include: [[Sindhi Hindu]]s Aidansing Nagji Sodho, Dharamdas Motmal, Gulji Ratanji Menghwar, Lilji Akhji Sodho, Rup Chand Chelaram, Rup Chand Seoomal Luhano, Shambhoomal Hiranand Luhano, Sawaising Sonji Sodho, Teoomal Nathromal, Sirumal Kirpaldas as [[List of members of the 4th Provincial Assembly of Sindh|members of the 4th Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] after the [[1953 Sindh provincial election]] (though it is unclear if these were reserved or non-reserved seats); and Buddhist [[Tridev Roy]] as a [[List of members of the 5th National Assembly of Pakistan|member of the 5th National Assembly of Pakistan]] after the [[1970 Pakistani general election]].|name=prev}} |
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'''Hari Ram''' is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of [[Senate of Pakistan]], since March 2012. |
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He served in the Senate from 2012 to 2018. |
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==Early life== |
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Ram was born on 29 May 1952 in [[Mirpurkhas]].<ref name="pas/2018">{{cite web |title=Profile |url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/32/666 |website=www.pas.gov.pk |publisher=Provincial Assembly of Sindh |accessdate=16 September 2018 |archive-date=10 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610150014/http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/32/666 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A landlord, he did not study beyond high school.<ref name="pas/2018" /> |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Ram won four consecutive elections to the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]] in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 as one of the five representatives of the local Hindu community; he did not have any political affiliation.<ref name=":0">''[https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Sindh.pdf Detailed Results of Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104140755/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Sindh.pdf |date=2022-11-04 }}''. Undated. Election Commission of Pakistan</ref> In 2012, he was [[2012 Pakistani Senate election|elected]] to the [[Senate of Pakistan]] from the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) on the sole seat reserved for minorities from Sindh.<ref>{{cite news|title=PPP dominates Senate elections|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/40747-ppp-dominates-senate-elections|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=www.geo.tv|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128154748/https://www.geo.tv/latest/40747-ppp-dominates-senate-elections|archivedate=28 January 2018}}</ref>{{efn|Ram secured 157 votes against a paltry 4, secured by Photo Mal alias Dileep of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/344818/senate-elections-despite-drama-upset-ppp-comes-out-on-top/|accessdate=28 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 March 2012}}</ref>}} |
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In 2018, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Mirpur Khas-I, becoming one of the first non-Muslims to win a non-reserved constituency in any provincial assembly of Pakistan.{{efn|name=prev}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |work=Samaa TV |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |url-status=live |accessdate=3 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=29 May 2021 |title=Pakistan election: Muslim-majority areas elect 3 Hindu candidates in Sindh |newspaper=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/pakistan-election-muslim-majority-areas-elect-3-hindu-candidates-in-sindh-118073101491_1.html}}</ref> He was inducted into Chief Minister [[Syed Murad Ali Shah|Syed Murad Ali Shah's]] cabinet, and made the Minister for Minorities Affairs with the additional portfolios of Social Welfare, and Prison.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah picks his 10-member cabinet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427999/sindh-cm-murad-ali-shah-picks-his-10-member-cabinet |accessdate=19 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=19 August 2018}}</ref> |
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== Personal life == |
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Ram has a son.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=The Newspaper's |date=2020-06-08 |title=Minister's son, guard and driver injured in accident |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1562024 |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> On 21 May 2021, he suffered a [[cardiac arrest]] while attending a ministerial meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-21 |title=Sindh Food Minister Kishori Lal suffers heart attack |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/759031/sindh-food-minister-kishori-lal-suffers-heart-attack/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=Daily Times |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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== Notes == |
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Latest revision as of 13:51, 1 November 2024
Hari Ram | |
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| Provincial Minister of Sindh for Minorities Affairs | |
| In office 19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Provincial Minister of Sindh for Social Welfare | |
| In office 19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Provincial Minister of Sindh for Prisons | |
| In office 19 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | PS-47 (Mirpur Khas-I) |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office March 2012 – March 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
Hari Ram Kishori Lal (Urdu: ہری رام کشوری لال) is a Pakistani Hindu politician from Sindh. A five-time legilslator to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Ram was one of the first non-Muslims to win a non-reserved constituency in a Pakistani province in 2018 (alongside Giyanoo Mal, the first being Mahesh Kumar Malani in 2013).[a]
He served in the Senate from 2012 to 2018.
Early life
[edit]Ram was born on 29 May 1952 in Mirpurkhas.[1] A landlord, he did not study beyond high school.[1]
Political career
[edit]Ram won four consecutive elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in 1988, 1990, 1993, and 1997 as one of the five representatives of the local Hindu community; he did not have any political affiliation.[2] In 2012, he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on the sole seat reserved for minorities from Sindh.[3][b]
In 2018, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Mirpur Khas-I, becoming one of the first non-Muslims to win a non-reserved constituency in any provincial assembly of Pakistan.[a][5][6] He was inducted into Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah's cabinet, and made the Minister for Minorities Affairs with the additional portfolios of Social Welfare, and Prison.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Ram has a son.[8] On 21 May 2021, he suffered a cardiac arrest while attending a ministerial meeting.[9]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Before the promulgation of the 1973 constitution which reserved seats for minorities (non-Muslims were further barred from contesting elections on non-reserved seats in 1985 which was overturned in 2002), non-Muslims which had been elected include: Sindhi Hindus Aidansing Nagji Sodho, Dharamdas Motmal, Gulji Ratanji Menghwar, Lilji Akhji Sodho, Rup Chand Chelaram, Rup Chand Seoomal Luhano, Shambhoomal Hiranand Luhano, Sawaising Sonji Sodho, Teoomal Nathromal, Sirumal Kirpaldas as members of the 4th Provincial Assembly of Sindh after the 1953 Sindh provincial election (though it is unclear if these were reserved or non-reserved seats); and Buddhist Tridev Roy as a member of the 5th National Assembly of Pakistan after the 1970 Pakistani general election.
- ^ Ram secured 157 votes against a paltry 4, secured by Photo Mal alias Dileep of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Detailed Results of Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh Archived 2022-11-04 at the Wayback Machine. Undated. Election Commission of Pakistan
- ^ "PPP dominates Senate elections". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election: Muslim-majority areas elect 3 Hindu candidates in Sindh". Business Standard India. 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah picks his 10-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (8 June 2020). "Minister's son, guard and driver injured in accident". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sindh Food Minister Kishori Lal suffers heart attack". Daily Times. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
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