Muhammad Mian Soomro | |
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محمد میاں سومرو | |
 Soomro in 2016 | |
| Minister of Privatisation | |
| In office 5 October 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Shamshad Akhtar (caretaker) |
| Acting President of Pakistan | |
| In office 18 August 2008 – 9 September 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Succeeded by | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 16 November 2007 – 24 March 2008 | |
| President | Pervez Musharraf |
| Preceded by | Shaukat Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Yusuf Raza Gillani |
| 4th Chairman of the Senate | |
| In office 9 September 2008 – 11 March 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Mohammad Jamali (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Naek |
| In office 25 March 2008 – 18 August 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Mohammad Jamali (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jan Mohammad Jamali (Acting) |
| In office 23 March 2003 – 16 November 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Wasim Sajjad |
| Succeeded by | Jan Mohammad Jamali (Acting) |
| 26th Governor of Sindh | |
| In office 25 May 2000 – 26 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Azim Daudpota |
| Succeeded by | Ishratul Ibad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 August 1950 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
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| Alma mater | Forman Christian College |
Muhammad Mian Soomro (Sindhi: محمد ميان سومرو; Urdu: محمد میاں سومرو; born 19 August 1950) is a Pakistani politician, banker and senator who has served as Chairman of the Senate, Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan and Acting President of Pakistan. He also served as the 26th Governor of Sindh and as Federal Minister for Privatization.
Born to a Native Sindhi family originally linked to the Soomra dynasty, he served as the chairman of the Senate from 2003 to 2009, the Caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 2007 to 2008, and the acting president of Pakistan from 18 August 2008 to 9 September 2008. Soomro hails from an influential Sindhi feudal family that has been active in national politics since 1923. His father, the late Ahmed Mian Soomro, was Deputy Speaker of the West Pakistan Assembly and a member of the Senate and helped to establish the Senate Committee Systems. He is the grandson of another politician, Khan Bahadur Haji Moula Bux Soomro. He was Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan from 16 November 2007 to 25 March 2008 to oversee the 2008 General Elections and became the 5th Acting President of Pakistan upon the resignation of Pervez Musharraf on 18 August 2008, both by virtue of his office of the Chairman of the Senate.