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In 2018, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Mirpur Khas-I, becoming the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in any provincial assembly of (West) Pakistan.<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> |
In 2018, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Mirpur Khas-I, becoming the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in any provincial assembly of (West) Pakistan.<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> |
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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Revision as of 00:31, 17 June 2023
Hari Ram Kishori Lal | |
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Provincial Minister of Sindh for Minorities Affairs | |
Assumed office 19 August 2018 | |
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Social Welfare | |
Assumed office 19 August 2018 | |
Provincial Minister of Sindh for Prisons | |
Assumed office 19 August 2018 | |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
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 (Template:Lang-ur) is a Hindu politician from Sindh, Pakistan. A five-time legilslator to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, Ram was the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in (West) Pakistan; he served in the Senate from 2012 to 2018.
Early life
Ram was born on 29 May 1952 in Mirpurkhas.[1] A landlord, he did not study beyond high school.[1]
Political career
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][a]
In 2018, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly from Mirpur Khas-I, becoming the first non-Muslim to win a non-reserved constituency in any provincial assembly of (West) Pakistan.[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
Ram has a son.[8] On 21 May 2021, he suffered a cardiac arrest while attending a ministerial meeting.[9]
Notes
- ^ Ram secured 157 votes against a paltry 4, secured by Photo Mal alias Dileep of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[4]
References
- ^ a b "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ Detailed Results of Elections to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. 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 2018-07-29. 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 (2020-06-08). "Minister's son, guard and driver injured in accident". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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