PPP leader and former Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani passed away on Wednesday at the age of 72, according to a statement by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah.
In a statement issued by the Sindh CM House, Shah expressed his deep sorrow and grief over the demise of Durrani. Murad called Durrani “a sincere, loyal and principled party leader and said he played an important role in strengthening the Sindh Assembly and stabilizing democracy.”
“Agha Siraj Durrani made public service the lynchpin of his politics,” he said, expressing his condolences to the bereaved family.
“The services of late Agha Siraj Durrani will always be remembered,” he said.
President Asif Ali Zardari also expressed his “deep sorrow” over the demise of Durrani.
“The President paid tribute to his political and public services, highlighting his role in strengthening democracy and service to the people of Sindh,” a Presidency post on the X social media platform read.
Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif also paid tribute to late Durrani for his services as Speaker of the Sindh Assembly and said his contributions to politics and public welfare “will always be remembered”. APPLICATION reported.
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar remembered Durrani as an “experienced parliamentarian and a devoted public representative.”
Dar said in a post on X that he was deeply saddened by Durrani’s passing.
“May Almighty Allah grant him the highest place of Jannah and give strength to his family and loved ones to bear this enormous loss,” he added.
Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab, in a post on
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said Durrani was a “wise and astute politician” and his services in promoting and strengthening democracy would be remembered.
“The void created by the demise of Agha Siraj Durrani will not be filled for a long time,” Sadiq added.
Born in 1953, Durrani completed his matriculation from St. Patrick’s School, Karachi in 1971 and subsequently received his bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Karachi and his LLB degree from Sindh Muslim Law College, Karachi.
Along with his elder brother Agha Salahuddin, he had contested the 1985 non-party elections, held under General Ziaul Haq, in Shikarpur and lost. In 1990, he was arrested on charges of embezzlement in several cases during Nawaz Sharif’s first government and remained in prison for some time.
He had served two consecutive terms as Speaker of the Sindh Assembly, from 2013 to 2018 and from 2018 to 2023.
