Leghari was born in the village of Rahimabad in Rahim Yar Khan District, Pakistan, the third son of Sardar Gulam Haider Khan Leghari – a landlord of the district and Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Bahawalpur Assembly. He has three brothers: Sardar Sikander Hayyat Leghari (the eldest of all brothers and ex-CSP officer), Sardar Zubair Haider Khan Leghari (the second brother and an ex-army officer), and Sardar Shafiq Haider Khan Leghari (the third and youngest brother, an agriculturist).
