Poonjo Mal Bheel
Poonjo Mal Bheel | |
|---|---|
| پُونجو مل بھِیل | |
| Member for the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2024 | |
| Constituency | Sindh |
| Personal details | |
| Party | PPP (2024-present) |
Poonjo Mal Bheel (Urdu: پُونجو مل بھِیل) is a Pakistani politician who is senator-elect for the Senate of Pakistan from Sindh province.
Personal life
Bheel lives in Bheel colony in Umerkot district.[1]
Political career
Bheel had contested earlier as an independent candidate in loval election and won. Later he joined MQM. He served as a MPA in Sindh provincial assembly from 2002 to 2007 on minority seat and again from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, he joined PPP. He quit MQM primarily because of MQM chief Altaf Hussain’s statement advocating the breakup of Sindh and the creation of a new province.[1]
Bheel was elected from Sindh province during the 2024 Pakistani Senate election as a Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians candidate on a seat reserved for minorities.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c "Switching allegiance: MQM lawmaker Poonjo Bheel joins PPP". The Express Tribune. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
- ^ "Pakistan's ruling coalition sweeps Senate elections, PPP wins 11 seats and PML-N six". India TV News. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2026-02-01.