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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Arbab Ghulam Rahim
| native_name = ارباب غلام رحیم‎
| native_name_lang = ur
| order = 27th
| office = Chief Minister of Sindh
| term_start = 9 June 2004
| term_end = 19 November 2007
| governor = [[Ishratul Ibad|Ishratul Ibad Khan]]
| predecessor = [[Ali Mohammad Mahar]]
| successor = [[Abdul Qadir Halepota]] (caretaker)
| constituency = [[Constituency PS-60 (Tharparkar-I)|PS-60 (Tharparkar-I)]]
| office1 = [[Cabinet of Pakistan|Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Sindh Affairs]]
| term_start1 = 28 July 2021
| term_end3 =
| president1 = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister1 = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|01|01}}
| birth_place = [[Tharparkar District|Dıplo Tehsil, Tharparkar District]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
|nationality = [[Pakistani]]
| party = [[Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf]] (2021–present)
| otherparty = *[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (2003–2008)
* [[Pakistan Muslim League N]] (till 2013)
* [[Grand Democratic Alliance]] (till 2021)
* [[Pakistan Peoples Muslim League]] (till 2013)
| alma_mater = [[Cadet College Petaro]] <br> [[Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences]] <br> [[Jinnah Sindh Medical University]]
| occupation = [[Politician]]
}}
'''Arbab Ghulam Rahim''' ({{lang-ur|{{nastaliq|ارباب غلام رحیم}}}}) (born 1 January 1957) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who served as the [[Chief Minister of Sindh|Chief Minister]] of the [[Government of Sindh]] from 2004 till 2007.<ref name="elected1">{{cite news|date=9 June 2004|url=http://www.oxan.com/display.aspx?g=gp&ItemID=DB110253|title=PAKISTAN: Musharraf reconsiders army pledge|work=[[Oxford Analytica]] ("Arbab Ghulam Rahim was today elected as the new chief minister of Sindh province. Rahim's election follows the resignation of his predecessor, [[Ali Mohammad Mahar|Sardar Ali Mohammed Mahar]], over his failure to quell recent violence between Sunni and Shia Muslims in Karachi.")}}</ref>

== Early life ==
{{more citations needed section|date=September 2021}}
Arbab Ghulam Rahim was born in the Dıplo Tehsıl of [[Tharparkar District]]. Arbab Ghulam Rahim is the youngest of 5 sıblıngs. He was born in a very conservative environment and received hıs early education ın hıs vıllage. Then up to 7 grade he studıed ın [[Mirpurkhas]], from 8th class he joıned the [[Cadet College Petaro]], one of the few reputed ınstıtutıons of the provınce at that tıme. After passıng out as a House Captain from Cadet College Petaro, he joined [[Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences]] at [[Jamshoro]] to study medıcine, but later transferred to [[Jinnah Sindh Medical University]], Karachı. After passıng out from Sindh Medıcal College with a [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree, Arbab contested in the Local government election and was elected as Nazim ın the [[Mirpur Khas District]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://arynews.tv/dr-arbab-ghulam-rahim/|title=Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim|date=15 June 2018|access-date=26 September 2021|work=ARY News}}</ref>

==Political career==
He won elections as a Member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]] (MNA) four times, and as Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Provincial Assembly]] (MPA) from his constituency [[Constituency PS-60 (Tharparkar-I)|PS-60 (Tharparkar-I)]] in [[Tharparkar District]] several times..<ref name="pas">{{cite web|url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/139|title=Arbab Ghulam Rahim-Provincial Assembly of Sindh|access-date=23 September 2021|website=pas.gov.pk}}</ref>

Belonging to the [[Pakistan Muslim League]] (Q), Arbab was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Sindh|Sindh Provincial Assembly]] during the [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002 general elections]] from PS-60 constituency defeating Engineer Gianchand Meghwar, and was initially inducted as a provincial minister of sindh for communication.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/79360/larkana-na-leaders-to-meet-tomorrow|date=26 January 2003|access-date=23 September 2021|title=LARKANA: NA leaders to meet tomorrow|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref> Subsequently, he was elected as the [[Chief Minister of Sindh]] in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/394692/rahim-takes-over-as-sindh-cm|title=Rahim takes over as Sindh CM|date=10 June 2002|access-date=23 September 2021|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref>

After the PML-Q was defeated in the [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008 general elections]] Arbab Rahim left Pakistan to live in [[United Arab Emirates]] in self-imposed exile.<ref name="thenation"/>

On 27 December 2011, Arbab Ghulam Rahim was first appointed as president of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Like-Minded)]] party which was later renamed to [[Pakistan Peoples Muslim League]] in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/694736/arbab-ghulam-rahim-elected-as-pml-q-likeminded-chief|date=11 February 2012|access-date=26 September 2021|work=Dawn (newspaper)|title=Arbab Ghulam Rahim elected as PML-Q likeminded chief}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://dawn.com/2013/03/28/arbab-renames-his-party-as-peoples-muslim-league/|title = Arbab renames his party as Peoples Muslim League|date = 28 March 2013|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref>
Arbab Ghulam Rahim returned to Pakistan on 13 March 2013.<ref name="thenation">{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/13-Mar-2013/arbab-rahim-returns-today|title=Arbab Rahim returns today|date=13 March 2013|access-date=26 September 2021|work=The Nation (newspaper)}}</ref> He later merged his [[Pakistan Peoples Muslim League]] in [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] in 2013.<ref name="merger">{{cite news|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/554612/arbab-ghulam-rahims-ppml-merges-with-pml-n/|title=Arbab Ghulam Rahim's PPML merges with PML-N|work=The Express Tribune|date=26 May 2013|accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref>
Later in October 2013, he quits PML-N and joined [[Grand Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1365553|title=GDA to get registered with ECP, contest general election with full force|date=23 October 2013|access-date=15 September 2021|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}</ref> He later announced to join [[Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf]] on 2 July 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/358039-former-sindh-cm-arbab-ghulam-rahim-joins-pti|date=2 July 2021|access-date=26 September 2021|work=Geo News|title=Former Sindh CM Arbab Ghulam Rahim joins PTI}}</ref> On 28 July 2021, he was [[Imran Khan ministry#Special Assistants|Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Sindh Affairs]] by [[Imran Khan]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/07/28/arbab-rahim-appointed-as-sapm-on-sindh-affairs/|date=28 July 2021|access-date=26 September 2021|title=Arbab Rahim appointed as SAPM on Sindh Affairs|work=Pakistan Today (newspaper)}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In 2008, he was hit in the head with a shoe by [[Agha Javed Pathan]] a supporter of [[Benazir Bhutto]].<ref name=tft-suchgup>{{cite news|url=http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta2/tft/article.php?issue=20111209&page=32|title=Such Gup|work=[[The Friday Times]] (newspaper)|date=December 9–15, 2011|accessdate=2011-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614001705/http://www.thefridaytimes.com/beta2/tft/article.php?issue=20111209&page=32|archive-date=2012-06-14|url-status=dead}}</ref> Arbab rarely goes to the Provincial Assembly, because he accuses the ruling party of trying to disgrace him in the assembly.

== References ==
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