Ishratul Ibad

Ishratul Ibad Khan
عشرت العباد خان
27th Governor of Sindh
In office
27 December 2002 – 9 November 2016
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Muhammad Mian Soomro (Acting)
Asif Ali Zardari
Mamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterZafarullah Khan Jamali
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain
Shaukat Aziz
Muhammad Mian Soomro (Acting)
Yousaf Raza Gillani
Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
Mir Hazar Khan Khoso(Acting)
Nawaz Sharif
Preceded byMuhammad Mian Soomro
Succeeded bySaeeduzzaman Siddiqui
Personal details
Born (1963-03-02) 2 March 1963 (age 61)
Citizenship Pakistan
 United Kingdom
Political partyMQM (until 2015)
Children4
Residence(s)Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Ishratul Ibad Khan (Urdu: عشرت العباد خان, born 2 March 1963) is a British-Pakistani[1] doctor and politician who served as the 30th governor of Sindh, Pakistan. He took up the post of Governor of Sindh, Pakistan on 27 December 2002, becoming the youngest governor to hold the office.[2] After a fight with his cousin Dr Mohsin (Uncle), on 16 July 2008, he became the province's longest-serving governor.[2] He resigned on 27 June 2011,[3] but his resignation was not accepted by the president of Pakistan. He resumed his official governor duties from Tuesday, 19 July 2011.[4] On 9 November 2016, he was removed as Governor of Sindh and replaced by Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui.[5]

  1. ^ Ashraf, Yasin (25 November 2016). "Medicine man". The Friday Times.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Ishratul-ul-Ebad longest serving Governor Sindh". Geo News. 16 July 2008. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad resigns as Governor Sindh". Geo News. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Ishratul Ibad to resume governorship". Dawn News. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad removed from office". 9 November 2016.