| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
|---|---|
| Term start | 29 February 2024 |
| Constituency | NA-225 Thatta |
| Mother | Shams un Nisa[1] |
| Native name | صادق علي ميمڻ |
| Office 1 | Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for DEPD |
| Office 2 | Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh |
| Term start 1 | August 2021 |
| Term end 1 | August 2023 |
| Term start 2 | 2010 |
| Term end 2 | 30 November 2012 |
| Governor 1 | Imran Ismail Kamran Tessori |
| 1namedata 1 | Murad Ali Shah |
| 1blankname 1 | Chief Minister of Sindh |
| Constituency 2 | PS-84 Thatta-I |
| Party | PPP (2010-present) |
Sadiq Ali Memon (Sindhi:صادق علي ميمڻ; ) is a Pakistani politician from Thatta who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2010 to 2012 and a Minister from 2011 to 2012. He was elected to the National Assembly seat in 2013 general elections from NA-237 (NA-232 now) but was disqualified for being a dual national. He served as a Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Sindh for Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) from August 2021 to August 2023.
He is a graduate of the Oklahoma State University.[2]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from PS-86 in a 2010 by-election. He resigned from the Assembly on 30 November 2012.[3][4][5]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PPP from NA-237 (Thatta-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][3] He was unseated as he was disqualified to continue in office because of his Canadian nationality.[4][8]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-225 Thatta in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 140,773 votes and defeated Rasool Bux Jakhro a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[2]
References
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