Abdul Waseem

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Abdul Waseem
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-243 (Karachi-V)
Personal details
Born (1964-10-06) October 6, 1964 (age 59)
NationalityPakistani
Political party MQM-P (2016-present)

Abdul Waseem (Urdu: عبدل وسیم; born 6 October 1964) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life[edit]

He was born on 6 October 1964.[1]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-243 (Karachi-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 16,7764 votes and defeated Zafar Ahmed Siddiqui, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-243 (Karachi-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He received 192,638 votes and defeated Zahid Hussain Hashmi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "KARACHI: MQM major election winner in city, PPP distant second". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Impressive turnout: Seventy-two National Assembly members-elect bag 20% of total votes". Express Tribune. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  5. ^ "MQM retains hold on Sindh urban pockets". The Nation. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ^ "MQM retains hold on Sindh urban pockets". The Nation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Muttahida fields old, new faces". DAWN.COM. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "MQM wins from NA-241, NA-243, NA-252, NA-255, NA-256 and NA-257". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "MQM wins from NA-241, NA-243, NA-252, NA-255, NA-256 and NA-257". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.