Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar
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Sardar Ali Mohammad Mahar is a former chief minister of Sindh
. He is from Mahar family. Mahar family is the most respectable and royal family of Ghotki. The tribe claims decent from Mahar, who was a Bhatti Rajput.
The Mahar family figures prominently in the race in Ghotki
. Its members have worked hard to cobble together a group that would jockey for a place in the future parliament. Besides fielding candidates on a National Assembly seat and five provincial seats, the family has also placed candidates in Sukkur
and Shikarpur
districts.
Ghotki and Khan Garh Mahar talukas, is viewed by the Mahar
clan as its safest National Assembly constituency. Both the size of its tribe and the track record of its public services are impressive as far as this constituency is concerned. During his tenure as a provincial chief minister
, Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar also ensured that development work was carried out in the area. Hence, though he is contesting this seat as an independent candidate, he appears set to win. In 2002 also, Mahar won from this constituency as an independent candidate after returning the PPP ticket.
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
. He is from Mahar family. Mahar family is the most respectable and royal family of Ghotki. The tribe claims decent from Mahar, who was a Bhatti Rajput.
The Mahar family figures prominently in the race in Ghotki
Ghotki
Ghotki Ghotki is the capital of Ghotki District in northern Sindh, Pakistan. It was the site of the July 13, 2005, Ghotki rail crash. The town is located at 28°1'0N 69°19'0E with an altitude of 72 metres ....
. Its members have worked hard to cobble together a group that would jockey for a place in the future parliament. Besides fielding candidates on a National Assembly seat and five provincial seats, the family has also placed candidates in Sukkur
Sukkur District
Sukkur district is a district in Sindh Province in Pakistan. It is divided into 4 administrative strata , namely; Sukkur City, Rohri, Saleh Pat and Pano Aqil. Among them Sukkur city and new Sukkur are urban centre while Pano Aqil is famous for having one of largest military cantonment of the country...
and Shikarpur
Shikarpur District
Shikarpur district is a district in the Sindh province of Pakistan. The city of Shikarpur is the capital. It is spread over an area of 2,512 km2, according to the 1998 census of Pakistan it had a population of 880,438 of which 23.51% were urban....
districts.
Ghotki and Khan Garh Mahar talukas, is viewed by the Mahar
Mahar
Mahar is an important social group within the Indian state of Maharashtra and surrounding states. A grouping of related endogamous castes, the Mahar are the largest scheduled caste group in Maharashtra, in which they comprise ten percent of the population .On...
clan as its safest National Assembly constituency. Both the size of its tribe and the track record of its public services are impressive as far as this constituency is concerned. During his tenure as a provincial chief minister
Chief Minister
A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...
, Ali Mohammad Khan Mahar also ensured that development work was carried out in the area. Hence, though he is contesting this seat as an independent candidate, he appears set to win. In 2002 also, Mahar won from this constituency as an independent candidate after returning the PPP ticket.