Imran Ismail


Imran Ismail is a Pakistani businessman and politician who serves as the current and 33rd Governor of Sindh, in office since 27 August 2018. Before being appointed Governor of Sindh, he remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh for a brief period in August 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 January 1966 in Karachi, Pakistan.|work=Daily Times |date=26 August 2018

Political career

He is one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-246 in by-election held in April 2015 but was unsuccessful. He received 24,821 votes and lost the seat to Kunwar Naveed Jamil.
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as candidate of PTI from Constitutuency PS-111 in 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 6 August 2018, he was named by Imran Khan as Governor of Sindh. On 11 August 2018, he was formally nominated by PTI for the same office. On 13 August 2018, he took oath as member of the Sindh Assembly. The same day, he reaffirmed the PTI's commitment to demolish the security walls around Karachi's Bilawal House. On 23 August 2018, he was appointed as Governor of Sindh. His appointment as Governor drew criticism from academic experts who claimed Ismail, for being intermediate pass only, does not have the necessary academic qualifications for the office by arguing that Governor office makes him the chancellor of all state-run educational institution. On 27 August 2018, he resigned from his Sindh Assembly seat and took oath as Governor of Sindh.