Imran Ismail

Imran Ismail (; born 1 January 1966) 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.

He is one of the founding members of the IPP and was also one of the key founding members of the PTI in 1996. He parted ways with Imran Khan's PTI in May 2023 over the May 9 riots. in Karachi, Pakistan, into the Delhi Punjabi Saudagaran community.

He completed his matriculation from Cantt Public School and later attended Government National College, Karachi, for his undergraduate studies. He pursued further studies in leather and chemical technology from institutions in Italy and the United States, focusing on applied sciences in materials and industrial production. He received 24,821 votes and lost the seat to Kunwar Naveed Jamil.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as candidate of PTI from Constitutuency PS-111 (Karachi-XXIII) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. On 11 August 2018, he was formally nominated by PTI for the same office. On 13 August 2018, he took oath as member of the Sindh Assembly. The same day, he reaffirmed the PTI's commitment to demolish the security walls around Karachi's Bilawal House. On 23 August 2018, he was appointed as Governor of Sindh. 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. On 27 August 2018, he resigned from his Sindh Assembly seat and took oath as Governor of Sindh. On 18 April 2022, Ismail resigned as Governor of Sindh.

In 2022, Ismail was injured during the attempted assassination of Imran Khan.

In 2023, in the aftermath of the 9 May riots which saw violent attacks on military installations and state-owned property following Imran Khan's arrest, Ismail resigned from all positions within PTI and announced his departure from the party during a press conference on 27 May 2023, condemning the violence and stating that the perpetrators "should be punished,” emphasizing that he had no involvement in the unrest.

Other work

Music During his involvement with PTI, Ismail featured in several official party music videos. In August 2017, he appeared alongside Shahzaman and Jawad Kahlown in Rok Sako To Rok Lo Tabdeeli Aayi Re, a PTI anthem released by Az Records that gained over 27 million views on YouTube. Imran Ismail notably contributed by writing the line Rok Sako To Rok Lo and performing in the video, which served as a campaign song for Imran Khan's message of political change. He later featured again in PTI tracks, including Saray Niklo Pakistan Ke Liye released in 2022.