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Liaquat Ali Jatoi

Liaquat Ali Jatoi
لیاقت علی جتوئ
25th Chief Minister of Sindh
In office
February 22 1997 – October 30 1998
Minister for Finance Excise and Taxation
In office
1990–1995
Minister of Industry and Production
In office
2002–2003
President Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Constituency NA-233 (Dadu-I)
Minister for Water and Power (Pakistan)
In office
30 June 2004 – 15 November 2007
President Pervez Musharraf
Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Constituency NA-233 (Dadu-I)
Personal details
Born 5 January 1948 (age 67)
Karachi
Citizenship  Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party PTI
(2017-)
Other political
affiliations
Awami Ittehad Party (Pakistan)
Relations Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (Uncle)
Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi (cousin)
Parents Abdul Hameed Khan Jatoi (father)
Residence Karachi, Pakistan
Alma mater Sindh University
(BA and MA)
Religion Islam

Liaquat Ali Jatoi (Urdu: ﻟﻴﺎﻗﺖ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﺗﻮﺋﻰ‎) (born January 5, 1948) is a Pakistani politician who was Chief Minister of Sindh during 1997–1998.

Liaquat Jatoi was first elected to the National Assembly in 1977. However, this Assembly was dissolved by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq within a few weeks of the elections. During Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq's rule, Jatoi served as member of the Federal Council (Majlis-e-Shoora) in 1980–81.

Jatoi later on participated in the elections of 1985, 1990 and 1997, when he was elected to the Sindh Assembly as a Member. In 1990, he was chosen as the Provincial Minister for Finance, Excise and Taxation, Government of Sindh. This was the beginning of his alliance with Pakistan Muslim League (N) headed by Nawaz Sharif.

After the elections of 1997, Liaquat Ali Jatoi was chosen as the Chief Minister of Sindh. He served in this position until the end of October 1998, when Governor’s Rule was imposed in Sindh due to the law and order situation.

In 2002, Jatoi was elected to the National Assembly and was inducted into the Federal Cabinet as a Minister. Initially he held the portfolio of Minister of Industries, and was later on made the Minister for Water and Power.


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