Syed Ayaz Ali Shah Sheerazi

He was born on 20 August 1976.^[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-237 (Thatta-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election.^[2][3] He received 57,195 votes and defeated Abdul Wahid Soomro, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PS-85 (Thatta-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 15,026 votes and lost the seat to Sassui Palijo.^[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-238 (Thatta-II) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.^[5][6] He received 76,812 votes and defeated Arbab Wazir Ahmed Memon, a candidate of PPP. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as an independent candidate from Constituency PS-85 (Thatta-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 52 votes and lost the seat to Sassui Palijo.^[7]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-238 (Thatta-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} He received 88,954 votes and defeated Rameez u din Memon, a candidate of PPP.^[14]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the cabinet of Abbasi^[15] as Minister of State for National Food Security and Research.^[16][17] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Sheerazi ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for National Food Security and Research.^[18]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-231 (Sujawal) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 129,980 votes and defeated Maulvi Muhammad Saleh Alhadad, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).^[19]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-224 Sujawal in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 134,056 votes and defeated Maulvi Muhammad Saleh Alhadad, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).^[20]