At the time of his death on 17 April 2016, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from PS-14 (Jacobabad-II) on the ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party.

After joining Pakistan Peoples Party, he contested the 1988 general election from the NA-156 Jacobabad-I constituency, and defeated heavyweights such as former Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Taj Muhammad Jamali and the former Speaker of National Assembly Ilahi Bux Soomro.

[1][6][7][8] He was a member of the assembly’s standing committees on culture, tourism and antiquities, forest, wildlife, environment, and irrigation at the time of his death.

Before the adjournment, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Nisar Khuhro recalled his political and social services for the people of Jacobabad.

His funeral was held at Qadirpur, his native village which is located in the suburbs of Jacobabad, and was attended by former Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali as well as several MNAs and MPAs from the Pakistan Peoples Party.