Sadiq Ali Memon
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sadiq Ali Memon
| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start = 29 February 2024
| term_end =
| constituency = NA-225 Thatta
| nationality = Pakistani
| mother = Shams un Nisa{{Cite web|url=https://newslinemagazine.com/magazine/women-for-all-seasons/|title=Women For All Seasons}}
| native_name = {{nq|صادق علی میمن}}
| office1 = Special Assistant to Chief Minister Sindh for DEPD
| office2 = Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
| term_start1 = August 2021
| term_end1 = August 2023
| term_start2 = 2010
| term_end2 = 30 November 2012
| governor1 = Imran Ismail
Kamran Tessori
| 1namedata1 = Murad Ali Shah
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister of Sindh
| native_name_lang = ur
| constituency2 = PS-84 Thatta-I
| party = PPP (2010-present)
}}
Sadiq Ali Memon ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|صادق علی میمن}}}}) is a Pakistani politician from Thatta who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2010 to 2012 and a Minister from 2011 to 2012. He was elected to the National Assembly seat in 2013 general elections from NA-237 (NA-232 now) but was disqualified for being a dual national. He served as a Special Assistant to the Chief Minister of Sindh for Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPD) from August 2021 to August 2023.
He is a graduate of the Oklahoma State University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/349|title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh|website=www.pas.gov.pk}}
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from PS-86 in a 2010 by-election. He resigned from the Assembly on 30 November 2012.{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Tahir |date=2013-01-16 |title=Notices issued to ECP on plea against by-poll |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/01/16/notices-issued-to-ecp-on-plea-against-by-poll/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PPP from NA-237 (Thatta-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=By-elections: A glance at the three hot seats|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1037583|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 August 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810132749/https://www.dawn.com/news/1037583|archivedate=10 August 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=The Newspaper's|title=Thatta PPP candidates blame rigging for defeat|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1011021|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813150307/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011021|archivedate=13 August 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=National Assembly seats from Sindh|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1011247|accessdate=13 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=14 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123417/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011247|archivedate=7 March 2017}} He was unseated as he was disqualified to continue in office because of his Canadian nationality.{{cite news|title=Sindh: Strongholds and changing political trends – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/593581/sindh-strongholds-and-changing-political-trends/|accessdate=13 September 2016|date=22 August 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213153959/https://tribune.com.pk/story/593581/sindh-strongholds-and-changing-political-trends/|archivedate=13 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=By-elections 2013: PPP, MQM ready for face-off in Aug 22 by-polls - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/592054/by-elections-2013-ppp-mqm-ready-for-face-off-in-aug-22-by-polls/|accessdate=24 August 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=19 August 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824165013/https://tribune.com.pk/story/592054/by-elections-2013-ppp-mqm-ready-for-face-off-in-aug-22-by-polls/|archivedate=24 August 2017}}
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-225 Thatta in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 140,773 votes and defeated Rasool Bux Jakhro a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).
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Category:Pakistan People's Party politicians
Category:People from Thatta District
Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Pakistani emigrants to Canada
Category:Naturalized citizens of Canada
Category:Expelled members of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Category:Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029
Category:Oklahoma State University alumni
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