Sharjeel Memon
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sharjeel Memon
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Senior Minister of Sindh
| term_start = 12 March 2024
| term_end =
| governor = Kamran Tessori
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = Murad Ali Shah
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office1 = Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information, Transport, Mass Transit, Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control
| term_start1 = 12 March 2024
| term_end1 =
| office2 = Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information, Transport and Mass Transit
| term_start2 = 23 April 2022
| term_end2 = 11 August 2023
| office3 = Provincial Minister of Sindh for Local Bodies, Archives, Works And Services
| term_start3 = July 2015
| term_end3 = December 2015
| office4 = Provincial Minister of Sindh for Information and Archives
| term_start4 = May 2013
| term_end4 = July 2015
| term_start5 = June 2012
| term_end5 = March 2013
| term_start6 = March 2011
| term_end6 = November 2011
| office7 = Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
| term_start7 = 25 February 2024
| term_end7 =
| constituency7 = PS-50 Hyderabad-IV
| term_start8 = 13 August 2018
| term_end8 = 11 August 2023
| constituency8 = PS-63 Hyderabad-II
| term_start9 = 29 May 2013
| term_end9 = 28 May 2018
| constituency9 = PS-50 (Hyderabad-VI)
| term_start10 = June 2008
| term_end10 = May 2013
| constituency10 = PS-62 Tharparkar-III
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|06|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = PPP (2008-present)
}}
Sharjeel Inam Memon ({{langx|sd|شرجیل انعام ميمڻ }}, born 14 June 1974) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from June 2008 to August 2023. He is presently the chief of the Memon community of Sindh.{{cite web |last1=Correspondent |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=Sharjeel becomes community chief |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1801759 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en |date=30 December 2023 |quote=Sharjeel Inam Memon became chieftain of his community at a convention of the Sindh Memon Ittehad held at his residence on Friday evening.}}
[https://dailynewsicon.com/politics/a-new-dawn-in-governance-sindh-cabinets-oath-ceremony/ Sharjeel Inam Memon] has once again become a member of the Sindh Assembly by winning the elections of February 2024.
Sharjeel Inam Memon has been made a senior minister and given three ministries portfolios of transport and mass transit, excise, taxation, narcotics and control department. in the government to be formed for the 2024 elections.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}
Early life and education
He was born on 14 June 1974 in Hyderabad, Pakistan.{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/323|website=www.pas.gov.pk|publisher=Provincial Assembly of Sindh|accessdate=21 July 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170721095151/http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/323|archivedate=21 July 2017}}
He earned the degree of Master of Arts in economics from the University of Sindh and a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Technology from the Mehran University of Engineering and Technology.
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for PS-62 Tharparkar III in by-election held in June 2008.{{cite news|title=PML-N, PPP make gains|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/309358|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=28 June 2008|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054325/https://www.dawn.com/news/309358|archivedate=7 April 2017}}{{cite news|last1=Shivani|first1=Prem|title=PPP man elected unopposed: Thar by-election|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/308020|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=19 June 2008|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209130020/https://www.dawn.com/news/308020|archivedate=9 February 2018}} In March 2011, he was inducted into the Provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for information and archives{{cite news|title=Information portfolio: Sharjeel Inam Memon takes charge - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/144465/information-portfolio-sharjeel-inam-memon-takes-charge/|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 April 2011|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029014017/https://tribune.com.pk/story/144465/information-portfolio-sharjeel-inam-memon-takes-charge/|archivedate=29 October 2017}} where he continued to serve until resigning in November 2011.{{cite news|title=Shazia Marri made Sindh's information minister|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/675018|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=21 November 2011|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170523182723/https://www.dawn.com/news/675018|archivedate=23 May 2017}} In June 2012, he rejoined the provincial cabinet and was re-appointed Minister of Sindh for information.{{cite news|title=Sindh cabinet: Sharjeel Memon replaces Marri - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/393410/sindh-cabinet-sharjeel-memon-replaces-marri/|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=14 June 2012|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105162813/http://tribune.com.pk/story/393410/sindh-cabinet-sharjeel-memon-replaces-marri/|archivedate=5 November 2013}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate for PPP for PS-50 (Hyderabad-VI) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=Owais Tappi, Sharjeel Memon win Sindh Assembly seats|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1027002|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209130020/https://www.dawn.com/news/1027002|archivedate=9 February 2018}}{{cite news|title=Hyderabad: Sharjeel Memon retains PS-50 seat|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/59090-hyderabad-sharjeel-memon-retains-ps-50-seat|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=www.geo.tv|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209130020/https://www.geo.tv/latest/59090-hyderabad-sharjeel-memon-retains-ps-50-seat|archivedate=9 February 2018}} He was inducted into the Provincial Sindh cabinet of Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for information and archives.{{cite news|title=Sindh cabinet gets nine more ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/441853|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209130020/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/441853|archivedate=9 February 2018}} In a cabinet reshuffle in July 2015, he was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for local bodies with the additional portfolio of archives and works and services.{{cite news|title=Reshuffle bubble bursts with only switching of duties|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/52408-reshuffle-bubble-bursts-with-only-switching-of-duties|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209130020/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/52408-reshuffle-bubble-bursts-with-only-switching-of-duties|archivedate=9 February 2018}}{{cite news|title=Sharjeel Memon, Nisar Khuhro's portfolios changed as Sindh cabinet reshuffles - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/924484/sharjeel-memon-nisar-khuhros-portfolios-changed-as-sindh-cabinet-reshuffles/|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=22 July 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516081012/http://tribune.com.pk/story/924484/sharjeel-memon-nisar-khuhros-portfolios-changed-as-sindh-cabinet-reshuffles/|archivedate=16 May 2016}}
In December 2015, he was removed from the provincial cabinet while he was outside Pakistan.{{cite news|last1=Ali|first1=Imtiaz|title=Sindh minister Sharjeel Memon removed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1223759|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=2 December 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028093423/https://www.dawn.com/news/1223759|archivedate=28 October 2017}} In October 2017, he was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau on corruption charges.{{cite news|last1=Baloch|first1=Shafi|title=Sharjeel Memon arrested by NAB after hours-long cat and mouse game|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1365702|accessdate=9 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 October 2017}} In February 2018, he was indicted in the corruption case.{{cite news|last1=Baloch|first1=Shafi|title=Shajeel Memon, 11 others indicted in corruption case|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1389559|accessdate=15 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=15 February 2018}} However He was granted bail from Sindh High Court on 25 June 2019. The two-member bench headed by Justice KK Agha and comprising Justice Omar Sial accepted Memon's plea. During the hearing, the Investigation officer had Conceded that It has not been proven that Memon has received kickbacks from the deal, but used his position of power in an unjust manner.{{Cite web |last=Baloch |first=Shafi |date=2019-06-25 |title=Sharjeel Memon granted bail in corruption case |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1490327 |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PS-63 (Hyderabad-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |accessdate=3 September 2018 |work=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=live }}
Sharjeel Memon in September 2018 has presented before the Accountability Court Karachi in connection with the corruption case of 6 billion rupees, however, the hearing of the case was adjourned till 26 September 2018, due to the absence of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor.
While talking to media outside the court Sharjeel Memon said that the recovery of alcohol bottles is my personal matter and the party has nothing to do with it.
СТI will give a reply before the inquiry committee in respect of the inquiry running against me. No message of Bilawal Bhutto's displeasure has been received by me.
An inquiry is underway into whatever happened in Ziauddin Hospital and I will give the reply in this regard before the inquiry committee, he added.
On responding to a query, that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has expressed resentment in connection with the incident at Ziauddin Hospital, therefore, party leaders did not defend him in the media Sharjeel Memon said that he did not get any message of the displeasure of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.{{cite web|work=The Nation |title=Recovery of alcohol bottles is my personal matter: Sharjeel Memon|date=8 September 2018 |url=https://nation.com.pk/08-Sep-2018/recovery-of-alcohol-bottles-is-my-personal-matter-sharjeel-memon |accessdate=2020-06-08 }}
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