Shah Nawaz Junejo
Shah Nawaz Junejo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1988–1990 | |
| Constituency | NA-181 (Sanghar-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
Shah Nawaz Junejo was a Pakistani politician. He was associated with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Sanghar in the 1988 Pakistani general election, later served as a minister of state in the first government of Benazir Bhutto, and also remained a senator.
Political career
Junejo started his political career from local government and was elected a district council member in 1962.[1] He joined the Pakistan People's Party in the late 1960s.[1]
In the 1988 Pakistani general election, he was elected to the National Assembly from NA-181 (Sanghar-II). He defeated former prime minister Muhammad Khan Junejo in that contest.[2][3] After his election, he later served as a minister of state in the cabinet of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.[4] He also remained a senator.[1][5]
Junejo remained active in opposition politics during the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy. He imprisoned during the MRD movement.[6]
Personal life
Junejo belonged to Sanjar Khan Junejo village near Tando Adam in present-day Sanghar District.[1] He was the father of Roshan Din Junejo and Muhammad Khan Junejo. His grandson Salahuddin Junejo was elected to the National Assembly in 2024.[5][7][8]
Junejo died of cardiac failure at a hospital in Singapore on 14 July 2005. He was buried at his ancestral graveyard in Sanjar Khan Junejo village near Tando Adam.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Shah Nawaz Junejo passes away". Dawn. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "NA-181 Sanghar II Detail Election Result 1988". Election Pakistani. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Lower Sindh – a storied land of political dynasties". Dawn. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "20th death anniversary of Shahnawaz Junejo observed with reverence". PakBulletins. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- 1 2 "PPP senior leader Roshan ud Din Junejo passes away at 74". The Nation. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bilawal Pays Homage To Shahnawaz Junejo On Death Anniversary". UrduPoint. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Personal Profile: Roshan Din Junejo". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "Personal Profile: Salahuddin Junejo". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 5 April 2026.