Dr. Arbab Ghulam Rahim (born on September 15, 1957) remained the Chief Minister of the Government of Sindh

Government of Sindh

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 during 2004-2007.

He was born on 15 September 1957.

He belongs to District Tharparkar

Tharparkar

Tharparkar is one of twenty three districts of Sindh province in Pakistan. Its headquarter is Mithi. It is the only fertile desert in the world. The District derives its names from Thar and Parker...

 in the province of Sindh

Sindh

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, Pakistan

Pakistan

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. He belongs to a family that has been in politics in Pakistan from its inception.

After leaving Petaro Cadet College, Arbab Ghulam Rahim decided to study medicine, and graduated as a doctor from the Sindh Medical College, Karachi. However, subsequent to his graduation, he chose to go into politics and has remained a prominent politician in the province of Sindh. He is a member of the Pakistan Muslim League. His family has been in politics for decades. He started his political career when he was in the fourth year of his university education at SMC, when he was elected as Chairman of Zila Council for tharparkar in 1981 under the regime of Gen. Ziaul Haq.

Political career

He won elections as a Member of National Assembly (MNA) four times, and as Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from his constituency in tharparkar Dist. several times. In the 2002 elections, he won his seat from PS-60 constituency and was appointed a minister in the Sindh government

Belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

Pakistan Muslim League (Q)

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, Arbab was elected to the Sindh Provincial Assembly during the 2002 elections, and was initially inducted as a provincial minister. Subsequently, he was elected as the Chief Minister of Sindh

Chief Minister of Sindh

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 in 2004 after defeating Engineer Gianchand Meghwar on PS-60 in General elections of 2002.

Arbab Rahim is a close aide of PML Q leaders Ch Shujjat Hussain and Ch Pervez Elahi.

Education

Arbab acquired his high school education from Cadet College Petaro

Cadet College Petaro

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, and went on to study medicine at the Sind Medical College in Karachi

Karachi

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