Abdul Waseem

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.

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
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement

Early life

He was born on 6 October 1964.[1]

Political career

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
  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.


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