Waseemuddin Qureshi | |
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Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
Constituency | PS-123 Karachi Central-I |
In office 29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | 11 June 1967
Political party | PPP (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | MQM (2018-2023) Muttahida Qaumi Movement (2011-2013) |
Waseemuddin Qureshi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from August 2018 to August 2023 and from May 2013 to May 2018.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born on 11 June 1967 in Karachi.[1]
He has a degree of Bachelor of Laws from Sindh Muslim Law College.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Mutahida Quami Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-98 Karachi-X in the 2013 Sindh provincial election.[2][3] He received 86,049 votes and defeated Shahid, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) from PS-123 (Karachi Central-I) in the 2018 Sindh provincial election.[4] He received 28,161 votes and defeated Faisal Muslim, a candidate of the PTI.
On 21 November 2023, he left the MQM-P and joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 Sindh Assembly election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Newspaper, the (14 May 2013). "Sindh Assembly seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Ex-MQM lawmakers Muzammil Qureshi, Wasim Qureshi pledge allegiance to PPP as party eyes more desertions". DAWN.COM. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.