Ali Gohar Khan Mahar

Sardar Ali Gohar Khan Mahar (Urdu: سردار علی گوہر خان مہر; born 1 September 1968) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 till August 2023. He previously had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018 and had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1993 to 1999.

Ali Gohar Mehr
علی گوہر مہر
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-200 (Ghotki-I)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-20 Ghotki-III
Personal details
Born (1968-09-01) September 1, 1968
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		Grand Democratic Alliance (before 2023)
RelativesAli Mohammad Mahar (brother)
Ali Nawaz Khan Mehar (brother)

Early life and family

He was born on 1 September 1968.[1]

He is the brother of Ali Nawaz Khan Mehar and Ali Mohammad Mahar.[2]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-3 (Sukkur-III) in 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 90 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Ali Anwar Khan.[3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PS-3 (Ghotki-III) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 26,853 votes and defeated Mehboob Ali Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-3 (Ghotki-III) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 28,472 votes and defeated Umeed Ali Chachar.[3]

In June 2006, he was re-elected as District Nazim of Ghotki.[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan and Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) and from Constituency PS-8 (Ghotki-IV), respectively in 2013 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 569 votes from Constituency NA-201 (Ghotki-II) and lose the seat to Ali Mohammad Mahar. He received 17 votes from Constituency PS-8 (Ghotki-IV) and lost the seat to Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar.[5] In the same election, he was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-200 (Ghotki-I).[6][7][8][9] He received 86,579 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund.[5]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) from PS-20 Ghotki-III in the 2018 Sindh provincial election.[10]

References
  1. "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Wasim, Amir (29 May 2013). "For some, assemblies are a family affair". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. "Sindh Assembly election result 1988-97". ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. "Ali Gohar elected Ghotki nazim". DAWN.COM. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. "2013 general election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. "Tribunal reserves order on NA-200 poll petition". DAWN.COM. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. "Plea dismissed: Election tribunal says voting on Ghotki's NA-200 is valid - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. "Over 13,000 votes cast in NA-200 found defective by tribunal". DAWN.COM. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. "PPPP retains majority in Sindh Assembly". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.


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