Firdous Shamim Naqvi

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Firdous Shamim Naqvi

Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office 24 September 2018 – 8 January 2021
Preceded by	Khawaja Izharul Hassan
Succeeded by	Haleem Adil Sheikh
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Constituency	PS-101 (Karachi East-III)

Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	PTI (1996-present)

Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi is a Pakistani politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 24 September 2018 to 8 January 2021. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. He has served as a member of the Core Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since 1996. He has also served from 2015 to 2019 in the Karachi Municipal Corporation as Union Council Chairman for UC-18 Karachi East.

Early life and education

Naqvi was born on 10 May 1956 in Faisalabad, Pakistan.^[1]

He received a degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil from the NED University of Engineering and Technology and degree of Masters in Construction Management and Masters in Highways & Design Material from the University of Michigan.^[1]

Political career

He joined PTI as a founding member in 1996 and worked closely with Imran Khan in building the party. Naqvi became a member Central executive of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf when it was founded by Imran Khan in 1996, he was appointed its spokesperson on 2007, Naqvi also chaired party's Manifesto Committee for 2013 elections.Naqvi serves as the member of the Central Executive Committee and spokesperson on Commerce & Industry of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. One of Tehreek-e-Insaf's most prominent members from Karachi. Naqvi still remains Member in Core Committee of Tehreek-e-Insaf since 1996. He was President of PTI Karachi chapter during elections 2018. Under his leadership PTI won 14 out 21 National Assembly seats and 21 out of 44 Provincial Assembly seats. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PS-101 (Karachi East-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[2]

In September 2018, he resigned as president of PTI chapter in Karachi.^[3]

On 5 September 2018, PTI nominated him as leader of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.^[4] On 24 September, he was declared as Leader of Opposition.^[5]

On 8 January 2021, he resigned as leader of Opposition of Sindh Assembly.^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigns as PTI Karachi president | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
^ "Firdous Shamim Naqvi nominated opposition leader in Sindh Assembly | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "Notification - Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi, MPA has been declared as Leader of Opposition, Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
^ "Firdous Shamim Naqvi resigns as Sindh Assembly Opposition Leader". Dunya News. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "Firdous Shamim Naqvi Tenders Resignation To Sindh Governor". BOL News. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

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