Imran Ismail (Urdu: عمران اسماعیل; born 1 January 1958) is a Pakistani businessman and politician He served as the 33rd governor of Sindh from 27 August 2018 to 18 April 2022. Before being appointed Governor of Sindh, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh for a brief period in August 2018.
Imran Ismail | |
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| 33rd Governor of Sindh | |
| In office 27 August 2018 – 18 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Zubair Umar |
| Succeeded by | Agha Siraj Durrani (Acting) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 27 August 2018 | |
| Constituency | PS-111 (Karachi South-V) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1958 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (1996-present) |
| Children | 2[1] |
Early life and education
He was born on 1 January 1966[1] in Karachi, Pakistan,[2][3] into the Delhi Punjabi Saudagaran community.
Political career
He is one of the founding members of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party and was also one of the key founding member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He parted ways with Imran Khan's PTI in May 2023 over the May 10 controversy.[1]
He ran for a seat in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in the 1997 Sindh provincial election from PS-93 Karachi East-III as a candidate of the PTI, but was unsuccessful. He received 1,302 votes and was defeated by Waseem Akhtar, a candidate of the Haq Parast Group (HPG).
He ran for a seat in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh in the 2002 Pakistani General Election from PS-93 Karachi East-III as a candidate of the PTI, but was unsuccessful. He received 3926 votes and was defeated by Hameed Ullah Khan, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in by-election held in April 2015 but was unsuccessful.[4] He received 24,821 votes and lost the seat to Kunwar Naveed Jamil.[5]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as candidate of PTI from Constitutuency PS-111 (Karachi-XXIII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[6][7]
On 6 August 2018, he was named by Imran Khan as Governor of Sindh.[7][8] On 11 August 2018, he was formally nominated by PTI for the same office.[9] On 13 August 2018, he took oath as member of the Sindh Assembly.[10] The same day, he reaffirmed the PTI's commitment to demolish the security walls around Karachi's Bilawal House.[11] On 23 August 2018, he was appointed as Governor of Sindh.[12] His appointment as Governor drew criticism from academic experts who claimed Ismail, for being intermediate pass only, does not have the necessary academic qualifications for the office by arguing that Governor office makes him the chancellor of all state-run educational institution.[13][14] On 27 August 2018, he resigned from his Sindh Assembly seat[15] and took oath as Governor of Sindh.[16] On 18 April 2022, Ismail resigned as Governor of Sindh.[17]
Ismail was injured during the attempted assassination of Imran Khan.[18]