Preceded by Muhammad Mian Soomro Party Muttahida Qaumi Movement Spouse Shaheena Jabeen | Name Ishratul Ibad Religion Islam Residence Karachi, Pakistan | |
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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 Born 2 March 1963 (age 61) ( 1963-03-02 ) Citizenship Pakistan
United Kingdom Website governorsindh.gov.pk Official website Education Dow University of Health Sciences Similar People Qaim Ali Shah, Imran Farooq, Muhammad Zia‑ul‑Haq | ||
Mahaaz with Wajahat Saeed Khan - Ishratul Ibad Ka Mahaaz - 24 December 2017 - Dunya News
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. On 16 July 2008, he became 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.
Contents
- Mahaaz with Wajahat Saeed Khan Ishratul Ibad Ka Mahaaz 24 December 2017 Dunya News
- Political career
- Eviction from MQM
- Achievements and Developments
- References
Political career
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
Eviction from MQM
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.
Achievements and Developments
Ishrat-ul-Ebad played a pivotal role in defusing tension and violence in the province by holding political talks with members of other political parties. He has played an instrumental role in getting the 22 hostages released from the Somalian pirates captivity with the partnership of Ansar Burney who leads a human rights organisation.
A number of development projects were started during Ebad's time in the office, including Nagan Chowrangi flyover. He is working on a long term project to make Karachi a greener city. The Beach View Park was constructed under his supervision. It was a part of the Grand Recreation Project. This park is spread over an area of 47 acres (19 ha) and constructed along 3.7 km of the coastal driveway.
Also, under his supervision, a park Bagh Ibne Qasim (old name Jehangir Kothari Park near Jehangir Kothari Parade) was constructed, located in Clifton, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The park was established on 27 February 2007. The park is the country's largest park, constructed under Clifton Beach Development Project on 130 acres (0.53 km2) of land. This park replaced old Toyland Theme Park. The park cost PKR 600 million and has been completed in just about 310 working days. It is estimated that more than 10 million people visit this park per year. Prior to the initiation of construction on Bagh Ibne Qasim, 73 acres (30 ha) of land was freed from the grip of land grabbers.