Sheikh Salahuddin (Karachi politician)

Sheikh Salahuddin (Urdu: شیخ صلاح الدین; born 29 August 1956) is a Muhajir Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.

Sheikh Salahuddin
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-244 (Karachi-VI)
In office
17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013
ConstituencyNA-244 (Karachi-VI)
Personal details
Born (1956-08-29) 29 August 1956 (age 68)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyAP (2024-present)[1][2]
Other political
affiliations
MQM-L (2008-2018)

Early life

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He was born on 29 August 1956.[3]

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-244 (Karachi-VI) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 174,044 votes and defeated Mir Wali, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-244 (Karachi-VI) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9][10][11] He received 133,885 votes and defeated Khalid Masood Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[12]

References

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  1. ^ Ayub, Imran; Rehman, Atika (21 June 2024). "Miftah Ismail, Khaqan Abbasi launch 'Awaam Pakistan' party". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ Ahmed, Ramiz (21 June 2024). "MQM-P ex-MNA joins Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's party". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "Security concerns hit election campaign in district central". DAWN.COM. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "National Assembly seats from Sindh". Dawn. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Profile". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. ^ "MQM retains hold on Sindh urban pockets". The Nation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. ^ "List of candidates for Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. ^ "PML-N tops list of MNAs with over 100,000 votes". DAWN.COM. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.