Sherbaz Khan Mazari

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Sherbaz Khan Mazari
Leader of the Opposition
In office
17 August 1975 – 5 July 1977
PresidentFazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Prime MinisterZulfikar Ali Bhutto
Preceded byKhan Abdul Wali Khan
Succeeded byFakhar Imam
Personal details
Born(1930-10-06)6 October 1930
Rojhan, British Raj
(now Pakistan)
Died5 December 2020(2020-12-05) (aged 90)
Political partyIndependent (Before 1975)
National Democratic Party (1975–1977)
Pakistan National Alliance (1977–1981)
Movement for the Restoration of Democracy (1981–1988)
ChildrenSherazam Khan Mazari
Sher Ali Khan Mazari
Shehryar Khan Mazari
Murad Khan Mazari
Sherafzal Khan Mazari
Sher Koh Khan Mazari

Sherbaz Khan Mazari (Urdu: سردار شیر باز خان مزاری) (6 October 1930 – 5 December 2020)[1] was a Pakistani politician and a leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.

Career

Mazari entered politics by supporting Fatima Jinnah, sister of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, against Ayub Khan in the Presidential elections of 1965. In 1970, he was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate. He was a signatory to the 1973 Constitution, as head of the independent group in the Assembly.[2]

In 1999, he wrote his memoir, titled Pakistan: A Journey to Disillusionment.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Veteran politician Sherbaz Khan Mazari passes away at 90". Dawn. 5 Dec 2020.
  2. ^ Ibrahim, Nur (January 31, 2012). "An Exercise in Non-Fiction". Harvard Political Review. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ Mazari, Sherbaz Khan (1999). A Journey to Disillusionment. Karachi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-579076-4.
Political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Opposition
1975–1977
Succeeded by