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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. 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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- Rehana Leghari
- Murad Ali Shah
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