Documentary on Life of Late Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani
Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani (Urdu: میرہزار خان بجارانی‬‎; 23 october 1946 - 1 February 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was the Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh for Constituency PS-16 (Jacobabad-IV) from his election in June 2013 and the Provincial Minister of Sindh for Planning and Development since August 2016 until his death in February 2018.
A member of Pakistan Peoples Party, Bijarani previously had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1974 to 1977 and a member of the provincial Sindh cabinet, in various positions. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in 1988 and became a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan where he remained from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2013. Between 1988 and 2013, he served in the federal cabinet, in various positions.
Bijarani was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the PPP from Constituency PS-16 (Jacobabad) in the general election of 1977.and became provincial Minister of Sindh. He remained Member of the Sindh Assembly until Zia-ul-Haq declared martial law in the country in July 1977.He actively participated in the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy and remained in jail for several months.
Bijarani was appointed by Benazir Bhutto as acting president of the PPP chapter in Sindh, where he remained from 1986 to 1988.After quitting the PPP in 1988,he was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in the same year. In June 1988, he was inducted into the federal caretaker cabinet and was made Federal Minister for Health, Special Education, Social Welfare, Housing and Works where he served until December 1988.
In August 1990, Bijarani was inducted into the federal caretaker cabinet of caretaker Prime Minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and was appointed Federal Minister for Science and Technology. In October 1990, he was given the additional portfolio of Religious Affairs. He remained at both positions until November 1990.
Bijarani was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time as an independent candidate from NA-157 (Jacobabad) in the general election of 1990, obtaining 81,610 votes and defeating a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.] He was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and was made Federal Minister for Railways in November 1990 where he served until September 1991. From September 1991 to April 1993, he served as Federal Minister for Defence Production.
Bijarani was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-157 (Jacobabad-II) as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) in the general election of 1997, received 41,325 votes and defeated a candidate of the PPP. He remained Federal Minister for Defence Production. He rejoined the PPP in 2001[5] and was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-209 (Jacobabad) in the general election of 2002.[13] with 52,613 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[16]
r Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was elected as next Prime Minister of Pakistan, Bijarani was inducted into the federal cabinet held his previous position as Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination. He continued to serve at this position until the federal cabinet stood dissolved in March 2013 upon the completion of National Assembly's 5 years term.[30]
Bijarani was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the PPP from PS-16 (Jacobabad-cum-Kashmore) in the general election of 2013 with 25,150 votes. He emerged as a strong candidate for the office of chief minister of Sindh, however PPP choose to elect Syed Qaim Ali Shah as the chief minister. On 31 May 2013 was inducted into the Sindh's provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and was made provincial minister of Sindh for works and services.In a cabinet reshuffle in July 2015, his ministerial portfolio was changed to Education, but he refused to take charge of the ministry and resigned from the provincial Sindh cabinet in January 2016. On 30 July 2016, Syed Murad Ali Shah succeeded Syed Qaim Ali Shah as the next Chief Minister of Sindh. In August 2016, he was reinducted into the Sindh's provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and was appointed Provincial Minister of Sindh for Planning and Development.
He was said to a powerful member of the Sindh's provincial cabinet.
Bijrani authored two books "Point of View" and "An advocate of democracy".
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