Arshad Vohra

Arshad Vohra
Arshad Vohra
Vice-Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party
	In office; October 2017 – 12 January, 2023
Pakistani Parliamentarian from PS-115 from Sindh
	In office; August 30, 2016 – March 13, 2019
28th Deputy mayor of Karachi
	In office; May 2013 – December 2015
Preceded by	Nasreen Jalil
Succeeded by	Arshad Hassan
Personal details
Born	July 17, 1958; Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (2023-present)
Other political; affiliations	Pak Sarzameen Party (2017-2023)
Residence(s)	D-225, KDA Scheme No. 1-A, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Education	MSc in Textile Technology and Polymer Materials Science and Engineering – University of Manchester; BSc in Chemical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology
Occupation	Businessman, politician

Arshad Vohra (Urdu: ارشد وہرہ; born July 17, 1958) was the vice Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party. He is a former deputy mayor of Karachi and ex parliamentarian of Sindh. He is a professional engineer with a doctorate and a businessman.

Personal life

Vohra was born on 17 July 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan, to a Urdu-speaking Gujarati Sunni Vohra family.

Arshad was elected twice as the chairman of SITE Association, in 2001–02 and 2012–13. He also served as the chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in 2005–2006.[1]

Political career

Provincial Assembly of Sindh

He was elected Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh in May 2013, he resigned from his post after he was nominated deputy mayor of Karachi from MQM.[2]

Deputy mayor of Karachi

He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on August 24, 2016. He took oath in his office on August 30, 2016.[3]

Departure from MQM and joining PSP

In October 2017, Arshad Vohra left Muttahida Qaumi Movement and joined the Pak Sarzameen Party. He said in a press conference, with Anis Kaimkhani, that MQM-P "had no vision" which was a major reason as to why he left MQM.[4]

References

""We plan to make Karachi a smart city" – Dr Arshad Abdullah Vohra, Deputy Mayor, Karachi | Newsline". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
"Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
Dawn.com (August 30, 2016). "MQM's jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
Dawn.com, Imran Ahad | (2017-10-29). "Karachi Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra leaves MQM-P for Mustafa Kamal's PSP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-02.

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[1] ""We plan to make Karachi a smart city" – Dr Arshad Abdullah Vohra, Deputy Mayor, Karachi | Newsline". Retrieved 3 October 2016.

[2] "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[3] Dawn.com (August 30, 2016). "MQM's jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor". Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[4] Dawn.com, Imran Ahad | (2017-10-29). "Karachi Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra leaves MQM-P for Mustafa Kamal's PSP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-02.