Ishratul Ibad
| Ishratul Ibad Khan عشرت العباد خان |
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| 29th Governor of Sindh | |
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In office 27 December 2002 – 9 November 2016 |
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| President |
Pervez Musharraf Muhammad Mian Soomro (Acting) Asif Ali Zardari Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister |
Zafarullah Khan Jamali Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain Shaukat Aziz Muhammad Mian Soomro (Acting) Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Mir Hazar Khan Khoso(Acting) Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro |
| Succeeded by | Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 March 1963 |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan United Kingdom
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| Residence | Karachi |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website |
governorsindh |
Ishratul Ibad Khan (Urdu: عشرت العباد خان, born 2 March 1963) was the 30th Governor of Sindh, Pakistan. Ishratul lbad is a Pakistan-born citizen and he also holds dual nationality as a British citizen. He took up the post of Governor of Sindh, Pakistan on 27 December 2002, becoming the youngest governor to hold the office. Since 16 July 2008, he has the distinction of becoming the province's longest-serving governor. He resigned on 27 June 2011, but his resignation was not accepted by the President of Pakistan. He resumed his official Governor duties from Tuesday, 19 July 2011. On 9 November 2016, he was removed as Governor of Sindh and replaced by Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui.
Ishrat-ul-Ebad studied in Dow Medical College, Karachi. During his studies, he emerged as a leader of a student organisation, APMSO, a student wing of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). After graduation, he remained the head of the Medical Aid Committee of MQM. Earlier in 1990, he was Minister of Housing and Town Planning in the Government of Sindh. Subsequently, he was assigned the additional portfolio of Environment and Public Health Engineering Departments. In 1993, he left for the United Kingdom on political asylum, where he acquired British nationality during his stay in northwest London
On 22 April 2015, the chief of MQM Altaf Hussain delinked Ibad from the party and asked his party workers not to expect any relief and cooperation from Ishratul Ibad Khan. Under the Constitution of Pakistan, the Governor of a province, as the representative of the President, must remain apolitical and neutral thus cannot be associated with or be a member of any political party.
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