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Honorable
Elahi Bux Soomro
Honorable Elahi Bux Soomro
16th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
	In office; 16 February 1997 – 20 August 2001
Deputy	Chaudhry Muhammad Jaffar Iqbal
Preceded by	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Succeeded by	Chaudhry Amir Hussain
Personal details
Born	15 May 1926
Died	25 January 2024 (aged 97); Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	Muslim League (Before 1962); Pakistan Muslim League (1962–1988); Pakistan Muslim League-; Nawaz (1988–2024)
Alma mater	Forman Christian College; NED University of Engineering and Technology

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Elahi Bux Soomro or Illahi Bukhsh Soomro (15 May 1926 – 25 January 2024) was a Pakistani politician and legislator from Shikarpur, Sindh.^[1] He was the 16th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He belongs to an influential political family of Sindh. He has held several federal ministries, including portfolios of Ministry of Industries and Production, Ministry of Housing & Works, Ministry of Defence Production, Ministry of IT, Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Water and Power. He is one of few politicians who have been very close to Presidents and Prime Ministers of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. He has been a close and childhood friend of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, favourite of Zia-ul-Haq for the post of Prime Minister, the first minister appointed in the cabinet of and by Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi, Benazir Bhutto used to call him "Uncle", a very close aide to Nawaz Sharif and Ghulam Ishaq Khan, and before 2002 elections, the top army officials had announced his name for the premiership. He was a strong candidate for Prime Minister at numerous times in 1980s as well.

Civil servant

Soomro remained Director General of Karachi Development Authority, Managing Director of S.I.T.E, Rector of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Jinnah Medical and Dental College, and above all he has made a record of becoming four times Chairman of Pakistan Engineering Council, each for three-year term. At present he is the Chancellor of the Institute of Business Management Karachi.

Nomination for premiership

Soomro lost the 2002 election, and claimed the election was not fair.

Personal life and death

Elahi Bux Soomro was born on 15 May 1926.^[2] He died from a cardiac arrest on 25 January 2024, at the age of 97.^[3]

References

^ Outlook. Hathway Investments Pvt Ltd. 1997. p. 32.
^ "Illahi Bukhsh Soomro". Tareekh e Pakistan. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Senior politician Elahi Bakhsh Soomro passes away". Pakistan Oberserver. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Yousaf Raza Gillani	Speaker of the National Assembly 1997–2001	Succeeded by Chaudhry Amir Hussain

Political offices
Preceded by Aftab Ahmed Khan	Chancellor of the Institute of Business Management 2013–	Succeeded by

[1] Outlook. Hathway Investments Pvt Ltd. 1997. p. 32.

[2] "Illahi Bukhsh Soomro". Tareekh e Pakistan. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

[3] "Senior politician Elahi Bakhsh Soomro passes away". Pakistan Oberserver. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.

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 | successor = [[Chaudhry Amir Hussain]]
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-| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League-<br>Nawaz]] (1993–2024)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League]] <small>(1962–1993)<br>[[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] <small>(Before 1962)
+| party = [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] <small>(Before 1962)</small><br>[[Pakistan Muslim League]] <small>(1962–1988)</small><br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|Pakistan Muslim League-<br>Nawaz]] <small>(1988–2024)</small>
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-'''Elahi Bux Soomro''' or '''Illahi Bukhsh Soomro''' (born 15 May 1926) is a Pakistani politician and legislator from [[Shikarpur, Sindh|Shikarpur]], [[Sindh]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RjBWAAAAYAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Hathway Investments Pvt Ltd|page=32}}</ref> He was the 16th [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]. He belonged to an influential political family of Sindh. He has held several federal ministries, including portfolios of Ministry of Industries and Production, Ministry of Housing & Works, Ministry of Defence Production, Ministry of IT, Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Water and Power. He is one of few politicians who have been very close to Presidents and Prime Ministers of [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]]. He has been a close and childhood friend of [[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]], favourite of [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] for the post of Prime Minister, the first minister appointed in the cabinet of and by [[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]], [[Benazir Bhutto]] used to call him "Uncle", a very close aide to [[Nawaz Sharif]] and [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]], and before 2002 elections, the top army officials had announced his name for the premiership. He was a strong candidate for Prime Minister at numerous times in 1980s as well.
+'''Elahi Bux Soomro''' or '''Illahi Bukhsh Soomro''' (15 May 1926 – 25 January 2024) was a Pakistani politician and legislator from Shikarpur, Sindh.<ref>{{cite book|title=Outlook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RjBWAAAAYAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Hathway Investments Pvt Ltd|page=32}}</ref> He was the 16th [[Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]]. He belongs to an influential political family of Sindh. He has held several federal ministries, including portfolios of Ministry of Industries and Production, Ministry of Housing & Works, Ministry of Defence Production, Ministry of IT, Ministry of Science & Technology, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Ministry of Water and Power. He is one of few politicians who have been very close to Presidents and Prime Ministers of [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]]. He has been a close and childhood friend of [[Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto]], favourite of [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] for the post of Prime Minister, the first minister appointed in the cabinet of and by [[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]], [[Benazir Bhutto]] used to call him "Uncle", a very close aide to [[Nawaz Sharif]] and [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]], and before 2002 elections, the top army officials had announced his name for the premiership. He was a strong candidate for Prime Minister at numerous times in 1980s as well.
 ==Civil servant==
-Soomro remained Director General of [[Karachi Development Authority]], Managing Director of S.I.T.E, Rector of [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology]], [[NED University of Engineering and Technology]] and [[Jinnah Medical and Dental College]], and above all he has made a record of becoming four times Chairman of [[Pakistan Engineering Council]], each for three-year term. He was the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[Institute of Business Management]] [[Karachi]].
+Soomro remained Director General of [[Karachi Development Authority]], Managing Director of [[S.I.T.E]], Rector of [[Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology]], [[NED University of Engineering and Technology]] and [[Jinnah Medical and Dental College]], and above all he has made a record of becoming four times Chairman of [[Pakistan Engineering Council]], each for three-year term. At present he is the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of the [[Institute of Business Management]] [[Karachi]].
 ==Nomination for premiership==
-Before 2002 elections, the top army officials had announced his name for the premiership but Soomro lost the 2002 election, and claimed the election was not fair.
+Soomro lost the 2002 election, and claimed the election was not fair.
-==Personal life==
+==Personal life and death==
-Elahi Bux Soomro was born on 15 May 1926.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illahi Bukhsh Soomro |url=https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?title_id=2231&dtd_id=2110 |website=Tareekh e Pakistan |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref>
+Elahi Bux Soomro was born on 15 May 1926.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illahi Bukhsh Soomro |url=https://www.tareekhepakistan.com/detail?title_id=2231&dtd_id=2110 |website=Tareekh e Pakistan |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> He died from a cardiac arrest on 25 January 2024, at the age of 97.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senior politician Elahi Bakhsh Soomro passes away |url=https://pakobserver.net/senior-politician-elahi-bakhsh-soomro-passes-away/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |publisher=Pakistan Oberserver |date=25 January 2024}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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+[[Category:2024 deaths]]
 [[Category:Forman Christian College alumni]]
 [[Category:NED University of Engineering & Technology alumni]]