Arshad Abdullah Vohra (Urdu: ارشد عبدُﷲ ووہرہ; born 17 July 1958) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was the vice Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party. He is a former deputy mayor of Karachi and ex parliamentarian of Sindh. He is a professional engineer with a doctorate and a businessman.[citation needed]
Personal life
Vohra was born on 17 July 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan, to a Urdu-speaking Gujarati Sunni Vohra family.[citation needed]
Arshad was elected twice as the chairman of SITE Association, in 2001–02 and 2012–13. He also served as the chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in 2005–2006.[1]
Political career
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
He was elected Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh in May 2013, he resigned from his post after he was nominated deputy mayor of Karachi from MQM.[2]
Deputy mayor of Karachi
He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on 24 August 2016. He took oath in his office on 30 August 2016.[3]
Departure from MQM and joining PSP
In October 2017, Arshad Vohra left Muttahida Qaumi Movement and joined the Pak Sarzameen Party. He said in a press conference, with Anis Kaimkhani, that MQM-P "had no vision" which was a major reason as to why he left MQM.[4]
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