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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
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{{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]]
| 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_end1 = 10 April 2022
| president1 = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister1 = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|01|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Tharparkar District|Diplo]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
| nationality = [[Pakistani]]
| party = [[Grand Democratic Alliance|GDA]] (2023-present)
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] (2021-2023) [[Grand Democratic Alliance|GDA]] (2018-2021) [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2013-2018) [[Pakistan Peoples Muslim League|PML]] (2009-2013) [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]] (2002-2008)
| alma_mater = [[Cadet College Petaro]] [[Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences]] [[Jinnah Sindh Medical University]]
| occupation =
[[Politician]], [[Land Lord]]

}}
'''[[Arbab Ghulam Rahim|Arbab]] Ghulam Rahim''' ({{langx|ur|{{nastaliq|ارباب غلام رحیم}}}}; born 1 January 1957) is a senior [[Pakistani]] politician who served as the [[Chief Minister of Sindh|Chief Minister]] of the [[Government of Sindh]] from 2004 until 2007.

After that he also served as a special minister to [[Imran Khan]]<ref name="elected1">{{cite news|date=9 June 2004|url=http://www.oxan.com/display.aspx?g=gp&ItemID=DB110253|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130224723/http://www.oxan.com/display.aspx?g=gp&ItemID=DB110253|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 January 2013|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> on matters of Sindh from 2021 to the dismissal of Khan's Government.

== Early life ==
{{BLP sources section|date=September 2021}}
Arbab Ghulam Rahim was born in the [[Diplo Tehsil]] of [[Tharparkar District]] in the [[Sindh]] province of [[Pakistan]]. Arbab Ghulam Rahim is the youngest of 5 sıblıngs. He was born in a very conservative environment and received his early education ın his village. Then up to 7 grade he studied ın [[Mirpurkhas]], from 8th class he joined the [[Cadet College Petaro]], one of the few reputed ınstıtutıons of the province at that time. After passing out as a House Captain from Cadet College Petaro, he joined [[Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences]] at [[Jamshoro]] to study medicine, but later transferred to [[Jinnah Sindh Medical University]], Karachi. After passing 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 a number of times as Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh|Provincial Assembly]] (MPA) from the constituency [[Constituency PS-60 (Tharparkar-I)|PS-60 (Tharparkar-I)]] in [[Tharparkar District]].<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 [[Pakistan Muslim League (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 Peoples Muslim League]] 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 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 PMLN|work=The Express Tribune|date=26 May 2013|accessdate=26 May 2013}}</ref>

In October 2018, he quit [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] and joined [[Grand Democratic Alliance]] (GDA).<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 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>

On 30 November 2023, he announced to quit [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=Arbab Ghulam Rahim Announces to leave PTI |url=https://dailyausaf.com/en/latest-news/arbab-ghulam-rahim-announces-to-leave-pti.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=[[Daily Ausaf]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

On 14 December 2023, he rejoined [[Grand Democratic Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Siddiqui |first=Tahir |date=2023-12-14 |title=Former CM Arbab Rahim, PMLN's Rahila Magsi join GDA |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1797617 |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=dawn.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
In 2008, he was hit in the head with a shoe thrown 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=9–15 December 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-08 |title=Karachi: Arbab attacked by party activists |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/297126/karachi-arbab-attacked-by-party-activists |access-date=2023-09-01 |website=dawn.com |language=en}}</ref>

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