Waseemuddin Qureshi

Waseemuddin Qureshi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-123 Karachi Central-I
In office
29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1967-06-11) 11 June 1967 (age 57)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPPP (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		MQM-P (2018-2023)
MQM-L (2011-2018)

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

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

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).[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

On 21 November 2023, he left the MQM-P and joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2013 Sindh Assembly election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ Newspaper, the (14 May 2013). "Sindh Assembly seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Ex-MQM lawmakers Muzammil Qureshi, Wasim Qureshi pledge allegiance to PPP as party eyes more desertions". DAWN.COM. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.


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