Sanan Khan Qureshi

Sanan Khan Qureshi is a current chairman of a separatist political organization Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz. Sanan leads the JSQM in 2012 after the death of his father Bashir Ahmed Qureshi.

Early life

Sunan matriculated privately and he completed his intermediate exams at the Government Degree College in Ratodero. He was born in a Sindhi Muslim family.

Political career

After the mysterious death of his father and JSQM chairman Bashir Ahmed Qureshi in 2012, Sanan khan lead the party as chairman, he was elected unopposed on 9 September 2012 in intraparty elections. When sanan elected as a chairman he was only 19 years old, that time he said that "My father wanted me to study". Senior party leaders criticized him as a self-appointed chairman and called this decision as an autocratic rule.

Imprisonment

After a violent protest at Bahira Town Karachi's main gate, On 9 June 2021, police arrested Sanan Khan Qureshi on terrorism charges. He was released after 40 days on 19 July 2021.