Ameen Faheem Politician

Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem (Urdu: مخدوم محمد امین فھیم‎; alt. spelling: Amin Fahim), is a populist left-wing figure and a poet who is the current senior vice-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party. Earning Bachelor of Science in political science from the University of Sindh in 1961, he started his political activism in 1970 and contested successfully in the 1970 general elections and was a close ally of Benazir Bhutto during the 1990s. He is the spiritual figure of the Sarvari Jama'atTemplate:Source? as well as the prominent sufist in his native province, Sindh. After successfully contesting in the 2008 general elections, he notably stepped down for the candidacy of Prime minister office in favour of Yousaf Raza Gillani.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 01, 1939
Birth name	Makhdoom Muhammad Ameen Faheem
Birth place	Sindh , Hala Sindh , British Raj
Religion	Islam
Education	University of Sindh