Agha Siraj Durrani

{{short description|Pakistani politician}}

{{use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable

| name = Agha Siraj Durrani
آغا سراج دراني

| image =

| office =

| order = Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh

| term_start = 31 May 2013

| term_end = 25 February 2024

| deputy = Shehla Raza (2013–2018)
Rehana Leghari

| predecessor = Nisar Khuhro

| successor = Awais Qadir Shah

| termstart = 31 May 2013

| governor =

| order1 = Governor of Sindh

| status1 = Acting

| term_start1 = 8 March 2022

| term_end1 = 9 October 2022

| predecessor1 = Imran Ismail

| president1 = Arif Alvi

| primeminister1 = Shehbaz Sharif

| term_start2 = 3 August 2018

| term_end2 = 27 August 2018

| predecessor2 = Muhammad Zubair Umar

| successor2 = Imran Ismail

| termstart2 =

| president2 = Mamnoon Hussain

| primeminister2 = Nasirul Mulk
Imran Khan

| term_start3 = 11 January 2017

| term_end3 = 2 February 2017

| predecessor3 = Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui

| successor3 = Mohammad Zubair Umar{{cite web|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/372856-Muhammad-Zubair-appointed-as-Sindh-Governor|title=Muhammad Zubair appointed as Sindh Governor – Pakistan – Dunya News|publisher=}}

| birth_date =

| president3 = Mamnoon Hussain

| primeminister3 = Nawaz Sharif

| party = PPP (1990-present)

| order2 =

| constituency4 = PS-9 Shikarpur-III

| constituency5 = PS-9 Shikarpur-I

| term_start4 = 13 August 2018

| term_start5 = 27 May 2013

| term_end5 = 28 May 2018

| order4 = Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh

| successor1 = Kamran Tessori

| term_end4 = 11 August 2023

}}

Agha Siraj Durrani (Full Name: Muhammad Agha Siraj Khan Durrani Barakzai) (born 1953) is a Pakistani politician who is the former Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, who remained in office from 2013 till 2024.

He was the Speaker of the 12th Provincial Assembly of Sindh.{{cite news|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1015021|title=Agha Siraj — in the footsteps of his elders|work=Dawn|date=31 May 2013|accessdate=11 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/31/368|title=Member Profile|work=Provincial Assembly of Sindh|accessdate=11 August 2016}} His father, Agha Sadaruddin, and uncle Agha Badruddin also served as speakers of the same assembly.

Political career

Hailing from Garhi Yasin, Durrani first contested elections in 1985 during the Zia regime, in which he lost. He joined the Pakistan Peoples Party and secured a victory in 1988 elections. He is a confidante of PPP chairman Asif Ali Zardari. In 1990, during Nawaz Sharif government he was imprisoned for some time for corruption charges.

Durrani matriculated from the St Patrick's High School in Karachi in 1971, followed by a bachelor of commerce. He also pursued an LLB degree at the Sindh Muslim Law College. During the 1980s, he left for the United States where he ran a hardware business.

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