Ali Mardan Shah

Syed Ali Mardan Shah (10 January 1957 – 19 January 2020) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1988 until his death on 19 January 2020.

Early life

He was born on 10 January 1957 in Umerkot District.

He had a Bachelor of Arts degree from Allama Iqbal Open University in Islamabad.

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance from Constituency PS-53 (Tharparkar-IV) in the 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 13,607 votes and lost the seat to Muzaffar Hussain Shah.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PS-53 (Umerkot-II) in the 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 19,947 votes and defeated ex CM sindh Muzaffar Hussain Shah.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-70 (Umerkot-II) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 41,728 votes and defeated Rajveer Singh, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (F) (PML-F). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-228 (Umerkot) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 27 votes and lost the seat to Nawab Muhammad Yousuf.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-70 (Umerkot-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 44,934 votes and defeated Muhammad Qasim, a candidate of PML-F. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-228 (Umerkot) but was unsuccessful. He received 71 votes and lost the seat to Nawab Muhammad Yousuf.

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-52 (Umerkot-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. and defeated another Ex CM Sindh Arbab Ghulam Raheem with lead of over 22 thousand votes.