Jam Sadiq Ali
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{More citations needed|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = Nawab
Sardar
His Excellency
| name = Nawab Jam Sadiq Ali Khan
| order = 20th Chief Minister of Sindh
| image = Nawab Jam Sadiq Ali Khan as CM.jpg
| term_start2 =
| term_end2 =
| predecessor2 = Nawab Jam Kambho Khan
| successor2 = Nawab Jam Mashooq Ali
Nawab Jam Zulfiqar Ali Khan
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| caption =
| term_start = 6 August 1990
| term_end = 5 March 1992
| predecessor = Aftab Shahban Mirani
| successor = Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah
| birth_date = {{birth year|1934}}
| birth_place = Jam Nawaz Ali, Sanghar District, Sindh
| residence = Jam Nawaz Ali, Sanghar District, Sindh
| death_date = {{death-date and age|5 March 1992|1934}}
| death_place = Karachi
| profession = Nawab of Sanghar, Politician
| party = Independent
}}
Nawab Jam Sadiq Ali ({{langx|ur| جام صادق علی }}) (ca. 1934– 5 March 1992) was a politician from Sindh, Pakistan. He was the Nawab of Sanghar and Sardar of Junejo tribe and belonged to the ruling dynasty of Samaa Ja'ams who ruled Sindh over two centuries up to middle of 1700. He died in March 1992, and was succeeded by his son Nawab Jam Mashooq Ali Khan. Nawab Jam Mashooq Ali Khan, who had served as a federal minister and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan multiple times, died in 2018 and was succeeded by Nawab Jam Zulfiquar Ali Khan, who is the current Chief of the Samaa Dynasty, Chief of Juneja tribe and Nawab of Sanghar.
Life
Jam Sadiq Ali Khan was Chief Minister of Sindh from 6 August 1990 to 5 March 1992. He was the Sardar of the Samma Jam and Junejo tribes and the Nawab of Sanghar.{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} During Benazir Bhutto's 20-month Government, Nawab Jam Sadiq Ali served as an adviser but eventually resigned because of differences and was an archenemy of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. After Benazir Bhutto was forced to step down in August 1990 because of corruption charges, he was elected Chief Minister of Sindh.{{Cite news |date=1992-03-07 |title=Jam Sadiq Ali, a Bhutto Foe, 57 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/07/obituaries/jam-sadiq-ali-a-bhutto-foe-57.html |access-date=2024-11-05 |work=The New York Times |pages=32}}
Jam Sadiq Ali died on 5 March 1992 at 57-years-old of cirrhosis at his home in Karachi. The Sindh government then declared three days of mourning, closing government offices and schools.
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| title = Chief Minister of Sindh
| years = 1990–1992
| before = Aftab Shaban Mirani
| after = Muzaffar Hussain Shah
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Category:Chief ministers of Sindh